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Not sure what you mean

Yeah I thought that . Might just make it or just short

Because the pavers etc. will be higher by 50mm . Gate won’t clear them when open . Least of my problems at the moment ?

Couldn’t wait so went and bought an electric fan heater . Stuck it on a ladder and pointed it at the ceiling . Most of it dried up after a few hours . Meant to rain later so tomorrow i’ll see .... ?

Actually I might bring a hair dryer tomorrow and completely dry out the water tracks . Easier then to see if still leaking

One of those holes at least 10cm deep You can see their position now

Also noticed these hols I drilled for something. Fairly large - so probably used a fixing bolt right through to the concrete block . !!!!!!! will foam fill for now then cement over later

Put polythene etc on top of wall As long as it’s not too windy should hold

Completely opened up this corner . Feels dry inside

Got to site today water tracks in the same place , though lesser . No idea if my ‘covering up’ helped or it was just less rain Anyway - this corner where house joins wall . Would the best way to get that render board right to the wall to angle grind a vertical slit for it ?

Most of the wall has coping . But I will cover that area

44 boards came in at £836 I spent at least £600 on trim!

I can't find all the paperwork ; and I know I ordered a few extra but! 3.6m x 0.184 44 planks so 30m sq approx ( probably more like 40 inc the front bit) It's the trim that costs though!!!

That’s exactly what I thought . Tomorrow I’ll try that . Also need help with the house to wall detail - photos to follow .

But if I implement some form of coping won’t that stop water getting in the wall ? ( assuming that’s the issue ) I shoukd point out that single track mark window is no where near a stone wall ...

The wall is block work then clad in stone both sides. I might screw some OSB strips ontop of it to act as coping...

One concern ( though it appears dry ) is how I finish the build and make a water tight joint against the stone work ( photo with the ladder in holding some DPM against the build and wall ). Will get a better photo tomorrow. In another photo ( with only 1 water track line) is *seems* to track back to the end of a structural steel. Could just be coincidence ......

Ages ago to "save money" I made the coping. Unfortunately they seem to be falling apart so will need to be replaced in the future.

The 2 leaky windows today Also my attempt to eliminate ( or proof ) where the water is getting in . Was going to re fit my flashing but bitumen is all over my neat grove !

Yeah . Might be worth a punt

I’ve emailed the new roofer whom I trust - to take a look .

And I’ve got no wine ?

No idea mate ! I’m spent ?

I know I know ! Want to blame condensation- but in my heart think it’s a leak ! Might try my PIR experiment and also flash that far wall then see . What a bitch ! 6 months to be no further - keeps me awake at night ?

Dumb question. I've seen LOTS of condensation before in the basement area i.e. droplets on the concrete ceiling with no track marks, On these window corners as a test ; if I foam gunned come PIR to the problem areas and indeed even up the inside of the upstand. *In theory* after rain etc. if I removed the stuck PIR and no water tracking was visible on the concrete then that would confirm it's a condensation issue where the concrete reaches dew point. Dumb idea? or just incorrect!