Gżira Flat: An Indoor Stain Traced to a Façade Crack Above the Awning

Gżira Flat: The symptom

A growing damp patch on an internal wall near the living area.

Our route to the source

Thermal imaging outside showed a wet zone behind the retractable awning. Above it, a façade crack was acting like a channel, pulling rainwater in behind the bracket line and into the wall. On the roof, we also found membrane fatigue near the AC area.

The plan

• Seal and flash above the awning, including bracket penetrations.
  
• Re-membrane vulnerable roof patches.
  
• Re-inspect after the next heavy rain to confirm the dry-down pattern.
  

Façade and roof interfaces are classic ingress points—our [Thermal Imaging] makes them obvious.