Please advice Damp appearing around the house and water in the downstairs bathroom

[bobasd]

1. the yard appears to be on two levels - is there a step down to the extension inside the house?
2. there's a sand and cement plinth - probably installed as an attempt to prevent damp.
3. the plinth should be removed or at least cut back 50mm from ground contact.
4. the solid wall pointing is very poor - rake out to 20mm, and re-point with a 3:1 mix of sand and lime.
5. at the entrance door your FFL seems to be at a similar height to the outside ground level. this could lead to penetrating and/or rising damp?
6. the strange pattern of damp and condensation below the outlet in the front room - examine around it for more damp signs. it looks like rising damp.
7. there's also rising damp on the outside corner near the washing machine.
8. do you have suspended floors anywhere?
9. is the property on a hillside

10. the extn roof abutment should have lead flashing - it seems to have a sand and cement fillet.
11. where the fillet ends at the gutter then a Kickout Flashing Rainwater Diverter is needed.

 

[Zaina]

Thank you for the message. Yes there is a step from the garden to the extension inside the house.
Isvthe Plinth the small stairs.
*the solid wall pointing is very poor - rake out to 20mm, and re-point with a 3:1 mix of sand and lime.* which is this, need to find someone that can do the job.
"At the entrance door your FFL seems to be at a similar height to the outside ground level. this could lead to penetrating and/or rising damp?" what is FFL please
Yes there is suspended flooring
yes Belvedere is slightly hilly.
"the extn roof abutment should have lead flashing - it seems to have a sand and cement fillet" need to find someone to inspect will be going to property on Monday will; take better pictures.
"where the fillet ends at the gutter then a Kickout Flashing Rainwater Diverter is needed. thanks for the heads up will need to find someone to help rectify

my brother did state it is rising damp, the one near the front door so bought some DPC chemical to be put in Monday.

 

[bobasd]

dont go willy nilly applying DPC chemicals, hold fire for now until you have more understanding of the nature and extent of your damp issues.
fwiw: why not read back a number of my, or others, previous posts on these issues

the house being at different levels on a hillside will be prone to damp issues, eg rising damp, due to the water table gravity effect on ground water moving down hill.
4. raking out to a min of 20mm is an absolute condition for successful pointing.
3. the plinth is the white painted band of low level mortar.
5. ffl = interior finished floor level.
8. you should have air bricks about every 1.5m around the house - they provide underfloor through ventilation from front to back - i presume the kitchen is a solid floor but does the step-down show vents?
there's a chance that where the joists sit in the walls that they are damp rot affected. any floor movement or musty/mushroom smells are suspect. the underfloor timber should be inspected.

for unfamiliar terms why not use google?

 

[Zaina]

Thanks will read other related posts on this issue.There aren't any floor movements or musty/mushroom smells.
the reason he mentioned DPC is because had a damp specialist company come down and they stated DPC.

I did attempt to google the meaning of the abbreviations but google can give multiple meaning some unrelated, but learning fast thanks

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: The property is a Victorian style, bayed mid-terrace house built of traditional, solid brickwork construction, incorporating an original rear addition kitchen and a more recent rear extension currently utilised as a small lobby area and family bathroom. The main building was of suspended timber floor construction, whilst the rear addition and rear extensions were of solid, poured concrete. The existing Damp Proof Course to the property, although not visible due to external pointing/finishes, is suspected to be the original slate/bitumen type DPC, as is common with a property of this age and style. All rainwater goods appeared to be in good repair. All observations hereafter, are described as though viewing the property from the roadside.

RECOMMENDATIONS: We recommend that the following be carried out to the affected areas only of;

The front living room only
1. To remove skirting and set aside, if condition allows, 2. All defective render/plaster coats to be hacked off back to brickwork where accessible/necessary, 3. To have a new chemical DPC installed, at the appropriate height, dependent on external levels and/or floor type, 4. Followed by a two-coat specialist waterproof render, 5. Followed by a multi-finish plaster coat.


The rear room only:
1. To remove skirting and set aside, if condition allows, 2. All defective render/plaster coats to be hacked off back to brickwork where accessible/necessary, 3. To have a new chemical DPC installed, at the appropriate height, dependent on external levels and/or floor type, 4. Followed by a two-coat specialist waterproof render, 5. Followed by a multi-finish plaster coat 6. To form a trench to the exterior floor/wall abutment, to the required depth, and to back-fill with pea-shingle, also known as a ‘French Drain’.


The rear addition kitchen only:
1. To remove skirting and set aside, if condition allows, 2. All defective render/plaster coats to be hacked off back to brickwork where accessible/necessary, 3. To have a new chemical DPC installed, at the appropriate height, dependent on external levels and/or floor type, 4. Followed by a two-coat specialist waterproof render, 5. Followed by a multi-finish plaster coat.

The rear lobby area only:
1. To remove skirting and set aside, if condition allows, 2. All defective render/plaster coats to be hacked off back to brickwork where accessible/necessary, 3. To have a new chemical DPC installed, at the appropriate height, dependent on external levels and/or floor type, 4. Followed by a two-coat specialist waterproof render, 5. Followed by a multi-finish plaster coat.


The bathroom only: 1
To have a new chemical DPC installed, at the appropriate height, dependent on external levels and/or floor type, injections to be made externally, 2. To make good around waste-water pipework.

Thanks Zaina