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An enlarged pic shows gaps in damp proof sheet in corners

Bungalow extended 4 yrs ago, purpose built chimney for wood burner. Fire place built with old bricks & stone, and hearth with old bricks & 400 yr old stone flags. Inglenook style, Back of hearth along wall edge is damp. No signs of rising damp, just a strong smell after heavy rain. ( &...

Nige F. Thank you very much........ things are at last looking up. The roofing company have gone over the loft with a fine tooth comb........... Half the roof has white felt the other half black. So there is a small amount of condensation.......... but not much. They have found...

Thanks Nige F, We have thought about the cause being water getting into the fascia box, because that was insitu before the walls were rendered. so theres an area of old untreated brick behind it. But how would it get wet . Again the damp meter has been inside that fascia in...

Hi,....... thank you.. Your thoughts are most welcome. But since we have had these flash storms in the last two / three weeks this place is really wet. On Thursday evening we pushed our son into the loft ...again with the damp meter. It appears that the wet / damp area now extends...

Also added several roof pics..... including lead at gutter.

Thanks ............. have at last sorted out a few pic's. The internal wall with Elec box to one side is damp at the coving edge ... this is about 2ft in from the corner where two walls join more or less under the valley. The other internal is the end of the 14inch adjoining partion...

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Thanks............. Yes it was a very well known & well thought of local company that replaced the lead. Including putting a larger saddle on the top. They even checked where the walls join........... We have had 4 different firms at this roof. The last lot again could find no signs...

Hi, Thanks............Dont think its condensation. Had this problem since 2009, theres no mould or black areas. Just a strong damp smell after it rains, and for days after till we dry out a bit. There is a radiator below one area. As for sending a pic theres nothing to...

Main roof replaced & joined onto a new extension 3 yrs ago. Old part of the property has 14 inch thick walls, the new part as per building regs..... the building is now L shaped. Where the two areas meet we have a problem. Inside the hall at the top of the wall are two damp patches...