Hi all,
I was hoping you could give me some ideas on finding a leak, which I appreciate is akin to the 'how long is a piece of string' question.
I bought a house recently and on removing some hideous woodchip wallpaper, found a dirty great hole above the kitchen window. On top of that there was a hole where the boiler outlet went to the wall - though this was just poor workmanship I think.
Anyway, water was getting in somehow because the hole by the window was damp and under the boiler some water would collect. I filled both holes so the water isn't getting inside anymore but obviously it's just avoiding the problem, since the water will be eating away at the plaster and filler.
Things I've tried so far...
1. Cleaned out a gutter above the boiler flue which was dripping down onto it.
2. Sealed the outside boiler flue with a silicon sealant.
3. Filled in both holes inside (which has temporarily stopped the water getting inside).
For reference sake, the outside of the house is pebble-dash in that particular area, so it's hard to see if there's a crack in the brick work under that...any thoughts on where it could be coming from or what to do would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Alex.
I was hoping you could give me some ideas on finding a leak, which I appreciate is akin to the 'how long is a piece of string' question.
I bought a house recently and on removing some hideous woodchip wallpaper, found a dirty great hole above the kitchen window. On top of that there was a hole where the boiler outlet went to the wall - though this was just poor workmanship I think.
Anyway, water was getting in somehow because the hole by the window was damp and under the boiler some water would collect. I filled both holes so the water isn't getting inside anymore but obviously it's just avoiding the problem, since the water will be eating away at the plaster and filler.
Things I've tried so far...
1. Cleaned out a gutter above the boiler flue which was dripping down onto it.
2. Sealed the outside boiler flue with a silicon sealant.
3. Filled in both holes inside (which has temporarily stopped the water getting inside).
For reference sake, the outside of the house is pebble-dash in that particular area, so it's hard to see if there's a crack in the brick work under that...any thoughts on where it could be coming from or what to do would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Alex.
