Are there any builder-types out there who’d know how best to tackle the following?
My garage (on the left) has always leaked on one wall, where a sloped concrete path ran down the side of it, above the level of the garage floor.
Underneath the path was effectively ‘hollow’ as shown, creating an ‘overhang’ inside the garage.
As you can see from the first photo, I’ve removed the concrete path and I intend to revert back to a path with steps in it.
My question is:
How should I proceed in order to prevent further leaks into the garage?
Should I:
a.) Use flat paving slabs to ‘bridge the gap,’ then pour a concrete path on top with a gentle downwards slope.
b.) Brick up the ‘gaps’ on the inside of the garage to create a continuous internal wall then fill the void (with what?) Create a concrete path as above.
c.) Tackle it in some other way (please specify!)
Lastly, with any of these options, will I need to tank the inside of the garage in order to make it waterproof?
Thanks in advance.
Pete
My garage (on the left) has always leaked on one wall, where a sloped concrete path ran down the side of it, above the level of the garage floor.
Underneath the path was effectively ‘hollow’ as shown, creating an ‘overhang’ inside the garage.
As you can see from the first photo, I’ve removed the concrete path and I intend to revert back to a path with steps in it.
My question is:
How should I proceed in order to prevent further leaks into the garage?
Should I:
a.) Use flat paving slabs to ‘bridge the gap,’ then pour a concrete path on top with a gentle downwards slope.
b.) Brick up the ‘gaps’ on the inside of the garage to create a continuous internal wall then fill the void (with what?) Create a concrete path as above.
c.) Tackle it in some other way (please specify!)
Lastly, with any of these options, will I need to tank the inside of the garage in order to make it waterproof?
Thanks in advance.
Pete