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1. when you say previous damage to the front wall, what damage? The top section of the white painted detailing around the front window was broken away and exposed. This was re-rendered and re painted 2. why have a planter arrangement so tight to the structure? The planter is trapping...

Thanks again for the reply. Yeah the water seemed to be confined to an area about 300mm wide and at a height of 800mm from floor level. There is no sign of any dmap, new or historical at a lower level than that. I have hedgetrimmed the bush back to give clearance of about 100mm between...

Do you think that is what will be causing problems? I am happy to get rid, but to confirm, can water in that quantity travel 'up' the wall as the base of the tree is about a meter below where water the damp patch is? Or will having a tree brushing alongside the external wall cause moiture...

Hi, Thanks for the reply. There is no visible damage to the house behind the tree. There are a couple of hairline cracks in the masonry paint slightly above where the tree is, could these enable enough water through to penetrate the wall? This is the wall which bears the brunt of any...

Hi I have had a damp problem in my front room since I moved into my house a few months ago. There had been some damage to the external face of the house but this was sorted a few months ago and I had presumed continuing problems had been due to residual damp left in the thick stone walls...

Cheers all, Ill wait for the timber to be fully fry and then remove the mould and treat, thanks for the tips.

I have superficial mould growth on my loft timbers due to what I believe is lack of ventilation. I live in a mid terrace with large loft conversion and it seems there are no eaves vents coupled with insulation stuffed down between rafters by previous owner of home. Getting some vent tiles fitted...

Thanks for the reply Will the timbers need treating once the ventilation is sorted or will any mould stop growing once air is flowing through? I will check for eaves vents, if there are none are ventilation tiles suitable? THis is a mid terrace, 180 year old house.

Hi all When I moved into my home about 6 months ago there was small amounts of white mould on the rafters in my loft, just running alongside the underside of the felt. Over the winter this has appeared to get worse. Picture below hopefully The mould appears to be very superficial and is...