Rising Damp Mentone
The damage this has caused will be expensive to repair. The window will have to replaced, garden bed excavated, sections of concrete slab footing and wall replaced. Inspection and testing determined that:
Over time soil has been added to the common driveway garden bed outside this wall.
There is likely a defect in the foundation allowing moisture to enter due to the raised garden bed.
Onset of concrete cancer over a long period of time has soil and pests getting inside the house.
