We have water coming into our porch - not a huge amount, but enough to make me worry about how much water is coming through the external wall but NOT making it down into the porch, and where it might be going....
The porch is built into the house, i.e. above the porch is the front bedroom. Most walls are cavity but I'm not sure about around the porch, it may just be single skin.
In a storm last week a small area of render fell off (or just a layer of paint? see photo), and parts of the render aren't in great condition, particularly around the sticky-outy-brickline halfway up the house. The windowsill in the front bedroom has the metal bar showing but I don't think this is the source of the leak as there is no sign of moisture anywhere in that bedroom, walls nor floor.
So,
1) What type of render is on the house at the moment? If I wanted it patched up, I have no idea what to ask for
2) Is the render likely to be the problem, or if water is also getting through an external wall is that more serious?
3) What needs doing to the first floor windowsill?
I'm not averse to taking down some of the ceiling plaster in the porch to have a look, but don't really want to be taking up floorboards upstairs or drilling into external walls at this stage.
Inside of porch, small amounts of water seems to seep down most of the left and far walls from the ceiling:
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External walls, not great condition:
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Top layer that came off in a storm:
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The porch is built into the house, i.e. above the porch is the front bedroom. Most walls are cavity but I'm not sure about around the porch, it may just be single skin.
In a storm last week a small area of render fell off (or just a layer of paint? see photo), and parts of the render aren't in great condition, particularly around the sticky-outy-brickline halfway up the house. The windowsill in the front bedroom has the metal bar showing but I don't think this is the source of the leak as there is no sign of moisture anywhere in that bedroom, walls nor floor.
So,
1) What type of render is on the house at the moment? If I wanted it patched up, I have no idea what to ask for
2) Is the render likely to be the problem, or if water is also getting through an external wall is that more serious?
3) What needs doing to the first floor windowsill?
I'm not averse to taking down some of the ceiling plaster in the porch to have a look, but don't really want to be taking up floorboards upstairs or drilling into external walls at this stage.
Inside of porch, small amounts of water seems to seep down most of the left and far walls from the ceiling:
View media item 87882
View media item 87883
External walls, not great condition:
View media item 87886
View media item 87884
Top layer that came off in a storm:
View media item 87887