Idiot first time house owner question!
Today, after hours of torrential rain, we noticed that there was a little (2" x 1" at most) puddle of water on the floor right next to the skirting board, and further along the wall a similar sized patch of wet-ish wall just above the skirting board.
This is an 100 year old terraced house, the wall is the front wall under the bay window. I suspect that it's just the rain leaking in somehow, as that section of wall is nowhere near any pipes, and there's no damp problem in the house. This is a complete guess though!
What do we need to do? A quick Google suggests there are paints you can buy to damp proof the outside of the house, is that likely to do it? And if it doesn't work - proper novice question this - but what kind of tradesman do we call to have a look at brick work and damp?
Any advice from someone who managed to learn how to be a sensible and practical homeowner much appreciated!
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Rain coming in through a wall/floor, what do we need to do?
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Thurlow · 16/09/2015 19:50
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