Damp Proofing

Water ingress or condensation under concrete steps

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 3.25 PM

Hello, we live in a lower ground victorian conversion flat. Our front door is just below the concrete steps going up to the first floor. The surface below the steps forms part of our entryway ceiling (we can see the shape of the steps from below essentially). Whenever it rains or it's more humid, the of our ceiling (right below each step) is completely drenched throughout with water. It doesn't look like a leak as the water is covering each step quite evenly.There is a strong musty smell by our door and some of the plaster near the door now damaged. The steps were waterproofed about 10 years ago and an air brick put in next to our front door around the same time. We are now unsure if the water is condensation (looks like it and in large amount) or water slowly seeping through the steps. If it was condensation, is there a way to fix this by getting the steps redone and waterproofed again? We just want to understand if there is any chance to solve it or if any work will just be expensive and not solve the issue. Thanks