We have a garage , unknown build date. It's front is is at the end of a slope. There is a drain in front of it, which does not extend the whole way across the front of the garage. We recently cleared the dain, so the drain isn't blocked (but isn't fully functional because water can get in to the garage where the drain ends at one side)
The garage wall seems to be constructed from the concrete blocks that are the boundary between our house, and the next,(ie the concrete blocks go from being the boundry wall, to being our garage wall on one side) and the eves of the garage seem to actually extend over into the neighbours property(as well as another property at the back. seems like a very bad idea, but that's what we have). The neighbours do not have a garage on the other side of the wall.
The garage is now leaking on one side, both underneath the new door (because the drain doesn't extend the whole way across the entry) but also it looks like water is seeping through the concrete blocks at the join between the wall we share as the boundary wall with the neighbours/our garage wall, and the front wall of our garage. The roof seems sound.
The wetness is lower down in the wall, and the wall higher up (at the same junction) does not appear damp. We are getting some white mould on that wall and the dampness is causing an issue with storing things in the garage etc.
Has anyone any suggestions?
I know I need to either extend the drain to the very end (if possible), or else create some sort of chanel to redirect the water into the drain,(should sort that issue) but I have no idea what to so about the leak in the concrete wall/garage wall/boundary wall. Would there be any way to seal the join between the garage wall/boundary wall, and the garage front wall? Or any way to seal the blocks?
Given the current situation, any fix is going to have to be DIY based at least temporarily
Thanks for any suggestions
The garage wall seems to be constructed from the concrete blocks that are the boundary between our house, and the next,(ie the concrete blocks go from being the boundry wall, to being our garage wall on one side) and the eves of the garage seem to actually extend over into the neighbours property(as well as another property at the back. seems like a very bad idea, but that's what we have). The neighbours do not have a garage on the other side of the wall.
The garage is now leaking on one side, both underneath the new door (because the drain doesn't extend the whole way across the entry) but also it looks like water is seeping through the concrete blocks at the join between the wall we share as the boundary wall with the neighbours/our garage wall, and the front wall of our garage. The roof seems sound.
The wetness is lower down in the wall, and the wall higher up (at the same junction) does not appear damp. We are getting some white mould on that wall and the dampness is causing an issue with storing things in the garage etc.
Has anyone any suggestions?
I know I need to either extend the drain to the very end (if possible), or else create some sort of chanel to redirect the water into the drain,(should sort that issue) but I have no idea what to so about the leak in the concrete wall/garage wall/boundary wall. Would there be any way to seal the join between the garage wall/boundary wall, and the garage front wall? Or any way to seal the blocks?
Given the current situation, any fix is going to have to be DIY based at least temporarily
Thanks for any suggestions