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No it’s just a concrete slab. How would inside a closed panel even get damp? There are no windows on this wall.

The builder doesn’t “smell anything” if there are issues wouldn’t it be behind the vcl would I need to cut this open to inspect framing?

I had the foreman in and he said he can’t smell anything. So I’d like to gather some evidence. there’s no pipes on that wall I also noticed today I can smell it from my bedroom sockets which is the floor above but a few metres to the right near to the end of the house

Hi all, I’ve noticed damp odours coming from sockets on an exterior wall in my new home. It’s only one wall and it’s about 4 metres. The rest of the house is good. I’m afraid the smell is coming from behind the air tightness memebrane as It must havre some punctures in that area. So I’m thinking is there mould on the studs or insulation? If it were your house what would you do? Where would you start? thanks

So only getting round to this now. I’m going to use an underlay with built in vapour barrier, it’s called Barrier plus and tape the joints. Should I run this tight up to the sole plate? Do I need to worry about trapping moisture and rotting timber frame? thanks Nick

The sane mind would do that but. I’m an ocd maniac who worries about the trapped moisture in the sole plate I also have a very damp slab that’s taking ages to dry out. Thanks for the reply

Any other ideas on how to fix this? Don’t want to make things worse

Thanks for the reply thats what I was thinking to use but I would like to prevent condensation hitting the wall plate and studs. Will this prevent that from happening? I can’t understand why someone would butcher the wall like this removing vcl and insulation etc

You good people are always very helpful. can you please recommend what I could do to fix this mess? it was covered up by skirting board its a harmony timber frame construction if that helps The vapour barrier is missing in this part but its in the rest of the wall

When resealing baths with silicone, do you remove the screen or leave screen and join new to old?

I’m lifting it today! If it’s the underlay stinking. What type of membrane could I use? Would this happen often in new homes I wonder? Ive never heard of someone floor smelling like this.

I’m in Northern Ireland This all started with a funky smell now I’m stressed to bits haha. I’ve noticed the smell is in different areas of the house. I would have thought a DPM failure would be rare? Isn't it very thick plastic. Do most people have to put a membrane down on slab to stop moisture from coming up into laminated

Say they fitted the DPM badly and now I’ve moisture rising through in certain parts of the slab. It being a new build home, what’s normally would be the course of action for this? Thanks lads

Do you think it’s absorbing moisture and then sweating on the underlay? Thanks

So if it is emitting moisture. What’s the fix? Vapour barrier under laminate and forget about it? I’ll check drains again. I do know there’s a toilet pipe running under the slab on that area