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Subfloor – damp soil

  • Surface water flowing underneath the building if the subfloor ground level is lower than the ground or paving outside the building perimeter, or if the ground slopes towards the building instead of away from it

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  • High water table or natural spring

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Subfloor – ponding water

  • Surface water flowing underneath the building if the subfloor ground level is lower than the ground or paving outside building perimeter, or if the ground slopes towards the building instead of away from it

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  • Blocked or overflowing stormwater drain or gulley trap discharging water under the house

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Subfloor – damp stains on underside of flooring

  • Leaking water or waste pipe 

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  • Overflow or leak from wet area fixtures such as bath, shower, handbasin, dishwasher, clothes washer, hot water cylinder

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Subfloor – mould areas on underside of flooring

  • Damp subfloor space and/or lack of ventilation

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  • Leaking water or waste pipe 

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Subfloor – timber decay

  • Damp subfloor space, lack of ventilation

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  • Leaking water or waste pipe; overflowing or leaking from wet area fixtures such as bath, shower, handbasin, dishwasher, clothes washer, hot water cylinder

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Moisture entry through retaining foundation walls

  • Ground moisture has moved through a retaining wall as it is unlikely the wall will have been waterproofed, and there is: no perforated drainage pipe at the base of the wall for ground water removal no drainage gravel above the drain, resulting in the drainage pipe becoming blocked with silt no filter fabric between drainage gravel and the drain, resulting in the drainage pipe becoming blocked with silt the drainage behind the wall has stopped working due to the pipe being blocked or the drainage gravel becoming filled with fine soil material

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Moisture entry through basement walls

  • Ground moisture, seen as efflorescence, staining or coating/surface damage on the inside face of a basement wall, moves through the wall from outside

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Waste outlets not draining properly

  • Build-up of soap, hair, grease in waste trap causing blockage

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Overflowing gully trap

  • Downpipe discharging rainwater into gully trap, overloading sewer capacity 

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  • Gully trap is blocked by rubbish, leaves, debris

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Overflowing stormwater drain

Stormwater drain blocked