Brickwork staining - does this look like a problem with mortar or an internal leak?
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2022 10:04 am
I've noticed this brickwork staining on the outside of our house - underneath the upstairs main bedroom. This photo has been taken today.
The white stuff on the bricks has always been there, but looking at older photos, it is now more/has grown compared to a couple of years ago.
Here is a closer image. There is a radiator under the window in the bedroom, but there is no staining or water ingress on the interior, and when measuring it seems the middle of the staining isn't where the heating pipes are (they are in the floor of the bedroom.
Does anyone have any idea what could be causing this, but more importantly what type of tradesperson/expert we need to instruct to come take a look please?
Getting a bit worried that there is a leak. But hoping it's just failed mortar that can be replaced?
Also, it rained last night.
Many thanks
The white stuff on the bricks has always been there, but looking at older photos, it is now more/has grown compared to a couple of years ago.
Here is a closer image. There is a radiator under the window in the bedroom, but there is no staining or water ingress on the interior, and when measuring it seems the middle of the staining isn't where the heating pipes are (they are in the floor of the bedroom.
Does anyone have any idea what could be causing this, but more importantly what type of tradesperson/expert we need to instruct to come take a look please?
Getting a bit worried that there is a leak. But hoping it's just failed mortar that can be replaced?
Also, it rained last night.
Many thanks