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Hello all,
The other day I drilled holes and nailed in the old picture rail just under the ceiling. All seemed fine until I got home a day later and noticed a damp wood smell. I can see some of the wood is a little damp in areas. I noticed some of the rail over the living room door the other day had a slight bit of dampness, that seems to be dry now. Now I have noticed the rail above the kitchen door is slightly dam and there is dampness on the left architrave mainly in the middle.
I should have used a pipe detector before nailing in the picture rail though I really don't think there are water pipes in the walls as all my water runs under the floorboards. There are visible water pipes from the loft in the bathroom cupboard. I have seen old black metal paipes in the walls though I'm pretty sure these are decommissioned electrical pipes. The walls seem to be dry. you can see the fairly damp areas where the wood is darker.
Can anyone shed any light on this issue?
The other day I drilled holes and nailed in the old picture rail just under the ceiling. All seemed fine until I got home a day later and noticed a damp wood smell. I can see some of the wood is a little damp in areas. I noticed some of the rail over the living room door the other day had a slight bit of dampness, that seems to be dry now. Now I have noticed the rail above the kitchen door is slightly dam and there is dampness on the left architrave mainly in the middle.
I should have used a pipe detector before nailing in the picture rail though I really don't think there are water pipes in the walls as all my water runs under the floorboards. There are visible water pipes from the loft in the bathroom cupboard. I have seen old black metal paipes in the walls though I'm pretty sure these are decommissioned electrical pipes. The walls seem to be dry. you can see the fairly damp areas where the wood is darker.
Can anyone shed any light on this issue?