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Chimneys need capping , they allow more rain than simple ventilation can cope with .Remember there used too be heat rising daily from...

Of course open unused chimneys cause damp. Stick a bucket or container outside and see how it fills up in the rain - that's how much...

@ree Thanks so much for your reply! Yes there looks to have been fireplaces in the 2 FF bedrooms however these have been closed up...

Thanks! Yes that is the side of the closed off flue with vent. What could cause a DPC to become bridged within that location with it...

Looks more like rising damp from a bridged dpc, assuming the picture shows the side of the closed off flue. The vent and open pots would...

Hi All I’m looking for some advice, we have just bought a semi detached 1940s house and we have 2 chimney breasts in the living/dining...