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I have an old detached red brick house that has suspended flooring and there's water related issues in the middle section either side of the front door.
Outside: concreted upto the front door and either side landscaped. There are low air bricks. Guttering is not leaking and running directly in new underground drainage fitted.
Inside Property:
There are no air bricks around the front door area ( where the problems are ) due to concrete. Two walls either side of doorway - right side stairs left side another room where air bricks is.
The brick wall separating the rooms does not have any ventilation gaps / air bricks that leads into the main doorway section.
Also cannot see the air bricks on the inside wall.
Guessing that's there is a cavity wall as polystyrene balls came out when faffing with door architrave and old plaster.
At some point in the past the area has been sodden as part of joist is rotten and appears there's a thin bitumen dpc ( I guess failed ).
The ground further in appears dry but there's some white area - mould or salts?
High rainfall area. This side of property in question gets lots of wind and sunlight daily.
Any suggestions to remedy this at all?
Thank you.
I have an old detached red brick house that has suspended flooring and there's water related issues in the middle section either side of the front door.
Outside: concreted upto the front door and either side landscaped. There are low air bricks. Guttering is not leaking and running directly in new underground drainage fitted.
Inside Property:
There are no air bricks around the front door area ( where the problems are ) due to concrete. Two walls either side of doorway - right side stairs left side another room where air bricks is.
The brick wall separating the rooms does not have any ventilation gaps / air bricks that leads into the main doorway section.
Also cannot see the air bricks on the inside wall.
Guessing that's there is a cavity wall as polystyrene balls came out when faffing with door architrave and old plaster.
At some point in the past the area has been sodden as part of joist is rotten and appears there's a thin bitumen dpc ( I guess failed ).
The ground further in appears dry but there's some white area - mould or salts?
High rainfall area. This side of property in question gets lots of wind and sunlight daily.
Any suggestions to remedy this at all?
Thank you.
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