Recent content by dgm1592

Yeah thats really good especially for the less informed like myself!!! Thanks for all your advice on this subject

When you say there should be a ventilation gap at the eaves do you mean in the soffits? I know that the previous owner has fitted round vents at 1 ft intervals in the soffits on either side of the house, I do not believe they are blocked but I will check. This is what I cannot understand the...

Dont know if they were or not......they were in the house when I moved in a year ago I think the guy here before me fitted them. If I got hold of them in the bathroom I could easily push them up into the loft so there was no seal. I have an extractor fitted in the bathroom but we have not...

Ok, so I should let the fan run but close the loft hatch door whilst its running?? After reading other posts about similar problems I have found that I had 3 downlights loosely fitted into the bathroom which I guess could have caused steam to rise into the loftspace, so I have sealed these. My...

last week I discovered that the roofing felt in my loft had droplets of water all over it and the water was dripping down onto my stored belongings. The water was basically all over the felt across the roof and not in one confined area. At first I thought my roof was leaking but someone told me...

Thanks for the reply.....if that is the case then its a big relief!! I have spent an hour covering all my stuff over with plastic sheeting as it is forecast to rain!! I have never noticed this before is it likely that this has been caused by the very cold weather and having the central heating...

I went up into my loft today to get the xmas decorations down and discovered that my roofing felt was damp to the touch and wet in places. If I touched it my fingers were wet. I also noticed it had been dripping water all over the stuff I have stored in the loft. Although we have had significant...