External wall wet at the foot (Ed.)

[Sambaldry123]

Hi all, first time posting and after some advice. Have moved into a property and the wall in one of the bedrooms is wet coming up from the skirting boards.

 

[Murdochcat]

whats on the other side of the wall?

 

[Sambaldry123]

It's the outside wall

 

[Sambaldry123]

Water is getting in somehow, I just wondered if it's a easy fix and once the leak is found what do I do with the wall, let it dry out ?

 

[Jurassicspark]

Any drains or gutters near that wall which may be leaking?

 

[Sambaldry123]

There is a drip coming through the guttering down to the ground.

 

[JohnD]

Stand back and take a wider pic of the entire wall, roof to ground please.

 

[ree]

OP,
The fitting needs removing, and cleaning. Change the seals while you are at it.
Is the gutter blocked - vegetation of some sort can be seen. In the gutter or on the roof?
If the gutter is blocked then clean it out & water test it with a hose.
Daylight can be seen in a gap between the gutter & the fascia - this is wrong, felt lapping over the gutter should cover that gap.
From the window, a selfie on a batten pic looking down into the gutter would show more.

 

[^woody^]

There is a drip coming through the guttering down to the ground.

Your eaves felt is rotten and the water is missing the gutter. You need plastic eaves protectors fitted.

 

[Sambaldry123]

Stand back and take a wider pic of the entire wall, roof to ground please.

 

[RrogerD]

Hi all, first time posting and after some advice. Have moved into a property and the wall in one of the bedrooms is wet coming up from the skirting boards.

Where on the external pic, is the damp on the other side? I assume you're referring to an upstairs room as you say 'bedroom'?

 

[JohnD]

It looks like there is damp around and above the porch roof, as if water is falling on it and splashing up.

The porch does not appear to have a gutter or downpipe.

The house appears to have a cavity wall so water would not normally pass to the internal leaf, depending on porch construction.

The damp patch on the inside wall is very localised, as if there is a single leak or place of entry, but I can't see a pipe or hole. Does a cable or something pass through the wall at that point?

Is it below a window?

Stand back and take a wider pic of the entire internal wall please.

There appears to be a boiler below. Are any pipes in the wall?