Restoration & Refurbishment

Which is most likely source of damp smell???

Anonymous user 22/02/2024 - 2.33 PM

Since moving into our house 10 years ago we have had horrible smell - probably damp. We have isolated the smell to the back living areas and kitchen. When having some building work done the builder checked out the main drain for us as there was damp underfloor in that area, turned out cracked drain, and smell has improved quite a bit since this was fixed. Probably that was just part of it. We have a definite damp smell behind our kitchen cupbords and also have stripped floorboards, and naturally (i think) when we take up a bit of floor board there is an earthy smell. We also have a flat concrete roof to our kitchen and an earth floor which has the tiles laid directly on top. We are planning to replace the concrete roof, have the solid floor dug up and any wall insulation needed in a couple of years when we have the kitchen re-done. Are we best just waiting until the kitchen jobs and hoping it sorts it out or is it possible it is the main drain or floorboards not being sealed causing the problem. The main reason we haven't had this investigated is because we're not sure who to ask. Thanks so much in advance if anyone is still reading and sorry for such a long post.