I am looking for a solution to fix a rising damp on the wall next to the entry door.
Attaching some pictures of the inside and exterior. You can see that the skirting board has water marks rising from below.
Initially I thought it was the hole around the armoured cable entering the house from outside.
There is also the incoming cable from ground into the meter box. the hole is not fully filled in.
However inside I could also see that the damp is all along that wall not just where the hole is.
The peak is actually slightly after the hole on the ground. I can see a gap between the outside paving and the outer wallbrick.
Can I just fillall the holes and will that stop the damp? What can I use to fill the gap and the hole? Can I use foam or cement? do I need add any other damp protection mechanism?
Any advice appreciated.
Attaching some pictures of the inside and exterior. You can see that the skirting board has water marks rising from below.
Initially I thought it was the hole around the armoured cable entering the house from outside.
There is also the incoming cable from ground into the meter box. the hole is not fully filled in.
However inside I could also see that the damp is all along that wall not just where the hole is.
The peak is actually slightly after the hole on the ground. I can see a gap between the outside paving and the outer wallbrick.
Can I just fillall the holes and will that stop the damp? What can I use to fill the gap and the hole? Can I use foam or cement? do I need add any other damp protection mechanism?
Any advice appreciated.