My problem touches on building, chimneys, roofing etc. I very much hope someone can help. Thanks for reading and if moderators wish to move to a more appropriate area then no worries and thanks.
1998 - My parents fitted a gas hob into the fireplace in the kitchen and fitted an extractor (no chimney lining) to take cooking fumes up the chimney
February 2012 - Our new kitchen was fitted and we were told we could not extract up the chimney, so our builder drilled through the side of the chimney, just above a new extractor, and fitted an exhaust to the side of the house.
Christmas 2012 - In the horrendous weather of that year unpleasant brown liquid seeped around the board where the extractor is fitted and run into our kitchen. It smells ghastly, (rather like you might imagine water would smell if it had dribbled over 14 years of cooking deposits in a chimney )
Christmas 2012 to July 2014 - The problem remained but was tolerable. We saved for a new roof and chimney removal (which needed doing anyway)
July 2014 - New roof fitted, assumed all was groovy, however, unpleasant smell still appears. I think it is worse when windy
There is a vent on the first floor bedroom which smells, and the area around the extractor smells.
My current inclination is to firstly remove the vent in the first floor bedroom and have a look. If I learn nothing, I plan to remove the chimney from the new roof down to the floor of the attic and have a look. My final plan is to rip out the extractor and mounting panel and push one of my children up the chimney with some Cillit Bang.
As you may gather, I am very much clutching at straws and would really appreciate any advice
Thanks in advance
Tom
1998 - My parents fitted a gas hob into the fireplace in the kitchen and fitted an extractor (no chimney lining) to take cooking fumes up the chimney
February 2012 - Our new kitchen was fitted and we were told we could not extract up the chimney, so our builder drilled through the side of the chimney, just above a new extractor, and fitted an exhaust to the side of the house.
Christmas 2012 - In the horrendous weather of that year unpleasant brown liquid seeped around the board where the extractor is fitted and run into our kitchen. It smells ghastly, (rather like you might imagine water would smell if it had dribbled over 14 years of cooking deposits in a chimney )
Christmas 2012 to July 2014 - The problem remained but was tolerable. We saved for a new roof and chimney removal (which needed doing anyway)
July 2014 - New roof fitted, assumed all was groovy, however, unpleasant smell still appears. I think it is worse when windy
There is a vent on the first floor bedroom which smells, and the area around the extractor smells.
My current inclination is to firstly remove the vent in the first floor bedroom and have a look. If I learn nothing, I plan to remove the chimney from the new roof down to the floor of the attic and have a look. My final plan is to rip out the extractor and mounting panel and push one of my children up the chimney with some Cillit Bang.
As you may gather, I am very much clutching at straws and would really appreciate any advice
Thanks in advance
Tom