Suspension of Activities...

[woodbloke]

I'd noticed that there was a leak in the 'shop for a while, so I put a bit of sealant on the outside where I thought it was coming in. The recent heavy rain and driving winds have made the situation much worse so that when I decided yesterday to lift the floor:

this is what the leak looked like. The wet stuff has somehow penetrated the panel in the centre and in the corner it's come up past the damp proof course. I think I'll have to strip off the sealant and joining strips on the outside and remake them. The corner is more easily fixed (I hope) by using some sealant so that the water doesn't run on top of the DPM and then into the base. Going to get a very large tarp over this end of the 'shop this morning so that it should hopefully stand a fighting chance of drying out a bit. Got Newt coming over in about 40mins for a second opinion on the best course of action - Rob

 

[Philly]

Ew! Good to see you've decided to sort it - ignoring leaks doesn't make them go away :lol:
Hope you are back up and running soon,
Philly

 

[PowerTool]

Doesn't look good :shock:

Good luck with the repairs.

Andrew

 

[Paul Chapman]

Good luck, Rob - hope you get it sorted soon.

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[woodbloke]

Pete has just left and we've both had a good look at the problem. Pete's has come up with an excellent suggestion to use some DPM as a skirt to bridge the installed membrane so that's what I'll be doing when everything has had a chance to dry out a bit. We cut away a bit of the internal wall and you can clearly see that the water is being sucked in by capillary action between the base and the panel framework...the Rockwool and green vapour barrier are dry:

Can't put up the tarp at the moment as it's blowing half a gale here at the moment. If anyone else is having these sorts of problems I'm going to document exactly what I do to solve this little problem in the Blog. Anyway, big thanks to Pete for coming round and helping me to get me head round it - Rob

 

[motownmartin]

Good luck Rob, hope it all turns out okay.

 

[Anonymous]

Hate doing this kind of thing -hope you manage it OK Rob and all is well again

 

[kygaloot]

Water is Life and.....

...........Water is the Enemy.

 

[woodbloke]

Pete's (Newt) been round today and yesterday and between us we've hatched a cunning plan to sort out the problem. The tarp is in place and all the wet timber has been stripped off, so it needs to dry out thoroughly now and then the rebuild can begin. Pete has very kindly offered to give me a hand ccasion5: to provide some much needed moral back-up as well as some really expert technical advice on different ways of tackling the problem, so hopefully it'll be sorted soon. Many thanks indeed Pete - Rob

 

[Losos]

Ew! Good to see you've decided to sort it - ignoring leaks doesn't make them go away :lol:

AAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHH - Wish you hadn't said that Philly :lol: I've got one in the roof, it's already dampened the ceiling and now horrible black mould is appearing

It's a ladder job, and I'm just dreading what I find when I get up there still can't argue with your logic "Ignoring them doesn't make them go away" :lol:

 

[DavidE]

Hi Rob, I'm glad to see you're getting on top of the problem. It's great you have got some help through forum contacts.

Cheers
David

 

[Squarethumbs]

Water is Life and.....

...........Water is the Enemy.

Couldnt have said it better myself.

Rob, you have my deepest sympathy you really do. Looks like its spreading at the moment!

Ive been out in the rain since 9:00pm checking me sump pump works as it should before the real rain arrives tomorrow morning. Workshop floors still bloody wet :roll:

Glad youve sussed it and also got you help you need. If I hadnt found this forum I think I'd still be scratching my head. Onwards and upwards.

Good luck

Guy

 

[Digit]

The amount, and variety, of expertise on this forum Guy is staggering!
I think if somebody wanted to put a man into orbit he'd find sufficient information here to do it.

Roy.

 

[Escudo]

Sorry to hear of your problems Rob, I must confess I have a similar issue to deal with.

I don't have a damp course / membrane in my shed and rain / moisture is being soaked up by the floor when it rains very heavily. It's like blotting paper.

I would like to install a damp course. Can this be done retrospectively in a timber building? If so, I wonder what the procedure is and will follow your progress with interest.

Good luck.

Regards, Tony.

 

[Digit]

Can this be done retrospectively in a timber building?

In theory, yes. Depends on how it is attached to its footings etc.
Is it on a concrete base, brick/block strip footings, piles what have you?

Roy.

 

[Newbie_Neil]

Hi Rob

I hope that you get it sorted quickly.

Cheers,
Neil