ᐅ Garage base absorbs water – a defect?

Hello everyone,
I have a question. The base of my garage absorbs water when it rains (see picture).
Is this a defect or is it normal? Can the facade be damaged as a result?
I only have this issue on the west side, where the paving is directly adjacent.
On the south side, which has a gravel strip, there is no issue. The house itself is also not affected.

Attached is the picture.

It seems the base waterproofing is missing there, which is compensated by the gravel on the other sides.

Eventually, the plaster will crack at that spot.

FlorianA schrieb:
Is this a defect or normal? Could the facade be damaged because of this?
I only have this on the west side. Here the paving is directly adjacent.

Hello!

According to the photo, this is clearly a construction defect and not normal.

As Sebastian mentioned, the base waterproofing is either missing or has been improperly applied/executed.

It appears that standing water cannot drain away and then penetrates the facade/wall structure. Through capillary action, the water is drawn upwards.

The facade will definitely suffer damage, and later so will the masonry—100% for sure.

Please contact the builder. In my opinion, prompt action is necessary to prevent further damage.

Best regards,
Thorsten

That doesn’t sound good.
I found another picture. Is this dark coating what is meant by waterproofing?

Hi Florian,

this cannot be assessed – from the picture, I cannot tell what materials were used there.

The situation needs to be professionally inspected on site.
The fact is that water is rising through almost the entire width of the wall. There can be many reasons for this.

No need to panic now – winter is over, and frost damage will no longer occur.

Best regards,
Thorsten