Wet Wall

[CBW]

It might be covered with the insurance, but is it worth the excess?

 

[Alastairreid]

First thing I would do is get the gutter and roof checked above that area.
May be something quite straight forward.

 

[Kim Marin]

Here is a better view of our wall and we will get the guttering and roof looked at.

 

[^woody^]

Is that black paint really masonry paint? The thing is with painting walls, is that the wall then retains moisture.

That crack will be letting in water - more so than normal due to the paint on the rest of the wall

 

[Alastairreid]

What's the vent for if you have a concrete floor.
Post a pic of the full elevation including roof line.

 

[^woody^]

It's just occured to me that that cracking near to that drain may indicate a leaking drain and foundation movement which would explain both things.