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Damp by back door and bottom of stairs in corner
Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 3.29 PM
So I have 2 areas of concern: 1) I am experiencing rising mould on my internal walls by the back door and spots of mould are also starting to appear on the corner of the internal wall immediately next to the affected area. I noticed in the corner at times it was very wet on the floor (tiled floor) and immediately thought this was due to my back door, so I recently had the back door re-sealed and re-adjusted. The fitter at the time commented that the area was wet. Initially the wetness appeared worse when raining, however this should not be the case now the area has been re-sealed. I noticed this evening there are what appears to be bubbles of water/condensation on the floor by the back door and it has been a dry day today?? Any ideas what the issue could be? 2. Probably 1 year ago my husband covered an external vent that is situated on the upper level external wall with a metal plate. He did this as this vent was on the other side of the wall to a built in cupboard within one of the bedrooms and a cold draft was coming from this area. Approx 6 months ago it became apparent that the internal walls of the cupboard/purpose-built wardrobe were very wet and the sealant had mould spots as well as the carpet area being wet also. Some of the clothes hanging in the wardrobe had also become mouldy. This was primarily in the one corner of the wardrobe closer to the area where the vent is. We thought the possible cause was the closure of the vent and have since removed the metal plate that had been placed to cover it. My concern is that at the bottom of my stairs in the corner (the internal wall to the air vent wall) there are a few spots of damp that became apparent around the same time of the issue with the wardrobe. I also noticed some strange white markings on the external brickwork at ground level. Since the plate has been removed from the external vent the mould at the bottom of the stairs has not gotten any worse, but still evident and neither have the white markings got any worse. My question is, was placing a metal plate over the external vent the root cause to these issues? If so, do I need to do any further remedial works?
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