Hi all!
We've had a steadily growing damp patch for a while on a 1st floor chimney breast (disused) of our 1930s semi-detached. Had a damp survey - definitely water ingress from the chimney stack. Had the flashing redone, and the chimney repointed. We might need a new flaunch, but our roofer said it was fine.
We've had a dehumidifier in the room for about 3 weeks since the chimney fix, the air moisture level is about 40 or so. We know it'll take a while for the chimney breast to fully dry out, as it'd been in a not great state for a while, but the damp patch is still slightly growing here and there. Is that to be expected? I've attached two pics from 5 days apart - the damp patch is very spotty and only growing spot by spot, it seems. But we're just trying to figure out if that suggests the chimney isn't fixed, or if it's normal while the chimney breast is drying out?
Appreciate any advice or thoughts!
We've had a steadily growing damp patch for a while on a 1st floor chimney breast (disused) of our 1930s semi-detached. Had a damp survey - definitely water ingress from the chimney stack. Had the flashing redone, and the chimney repointed. We might need a new flaunch, but our roofer said it was fine.
We've had a dehumidifier in the room for about 3 weeks since the chimney fix, the air moisture level is about 40 or so. We know it'll take a while for the chimney breast to fully dry out, as it'd been in a not great state for a while, but the damp patch is still slightly growing here and there. Is that to be expected? I've attached two pics from 5 days apart - the damp patch is very spotty and only growing spot by spot, it seems. But we're just trying to figure out if that suggests the chimney isn't fixed, or if it's normal while the chimney breast is drying out?
Appreciate any advice or thoughts!