Retaining wall draining onto side of house!

[Icantdodiy]

we have a timber frame house so panicking about damp/rot! Retaining wall on the side seems to be letting water accumulate next to the house. How I stop this? Do I put gravel down to soak it or pipes to drain it away? (Previous owner was a bad builder so I don’t trust he knew what he was doing!)

 

[Justin Passing]

OMG , hope you have skinny meter readers.
Should be in Building so reported...
Yeah, I'd be concerned as you are.

 

[noseall]

we have a timber frame house so panicking about damp/rot! Retaining wall on the side seems to be letting water accumulate next to the house. How I stop this? Do I put gravel down to soak it or pipes to drain it away? (Previous owner was a bad builder so I don’t trust he knew what he was doing!)

We always put down smooth concrete with falls, when creating a narrow trap between new buildings.

 

[^woody^]

How is that water going to get into your walls?