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Its even worse than I thought because of this never ending wet period that drags on and on. I can't believe how quickly this wood has rotted. I shall have to paint it with Ronseal rot wood hardener and fill it.

Well after removing the putty to give the water a bottom drain, and a few dry windy days for the water to disappear I am astonished to find water is just as bad. So basically this water likes to travel upwards and defy the laws of physics.

Well, I think what I'll do is just try and get out the residue that holds the water and replace with new wood ledges and keep open to allow water run off (as it did with the pcv glass)

Well, I have removed the still not set putty from the bottom of the window to let any trapped moisture drain (gravity) and yet the water retention is now worse than ever. When the old pvc windows were just sat in the frame heald with small nails, there was no water ingress at all. I may remove...

Well I lined all the upstairs external walls on a Victorian semi with no cavity wall. So far it has been great on all walls that used to attract condensation. However, the outside wall on the inside of a wardrobe cupboard is now damp to the touch with black mold patches starting. It has been dry...

Ok, so it seems that nobody can help with this. Again, why would a single isolated bead of water appear with no apparent evidence of it's journey ? I just give up with it. The thought of digging all that horrible stuff out again depresses me.

Well, some months on and the putty looks horrible. There has been a lot of wet weather in Cheshire so it seems the putty at the bottom of the window is trapping moisture behind the glass that has dissipated down into the wood which is actually starting to rot! I'm absolutely gutted as I didn't...

Better than nothing. I might use pva glue too.

Well it's got worse so have had to patch temp with another piece of card as can't face it before the new year.

After pointing outside, and stormdying over it there is still moisture coming in. Running a dehumidifier doesn't help much. I have to fit the skirting so will put some thermal lined paper behind it to stop any moisture getting to the wood. I can live with the small damp patches out of sight.

I have noticed Jackdaws nesting for the first time in our chimney but there are two pots, one for the current open fire downstairs and the other for upstairs (the studio room in question which used to have an open fire) They have nested in the unused pot. I can see that the salts may come...

I have covered the recessed walls with the lini8ng paper and it has made a huge difference. The walls and room are no longer cold. Just can't fathom why the chimney breast which has a cavity behind it has damp. I was going to leave the chimney breast and paper with normal lining paper using...

Only a multimeter. And I can't open the boiler as not qualified.

It just kept going and the display on the boiler showed the radiator blinking indicating it was on. The flomasta was completely turned off, with nothing showing on the display so it was definitely off. The boiler was serviced only last month with no issues. It's a Glowworm Ultimate 30c

I have one of those horrible little Flomasta remote thermos controller boxes with the tiny spongey buttons. It's very complex to program so I only have it set on manual on/off. I have just ran the heating for a few mins and turned the box off which shows nothing on the led display. The heating...

You mean the old plaster ? Do you still agree that pouring sloppy plaster will work ?

I have half a bag of finishing plaster left, could that do it ?

My thinking was that the anti mould thermal paste coupled with the application of the Erfurt 4mm Insulated lining paper would suffocate the mould, but a good clean with some kind of decent killer sounds like a sensible option. A set of drawers sits in front of that area which I believe adds to...

Ok, thanks. I was hoping to keep the paper but I could cut a neat patch around it out. The only trouble is I would have to re paper the whole ceiling as I don't have that paper to replace it. The paper does feel slightly damp though as the loft is quite high in humidity (especially as I have...

It will be condensation for sure but the Stormdry certainly won't do any harm keeping external moisture out, especially on the spalled bricks. It's also an extra protection against the cold as wet bricks allow the walls to get colder. Its a solid wall as the house was built in 1883. As for the...