Recent content by danjgrant

So we’re about 4 weeks removed from our chimney being repointed and I’m pretty convinced it’s still getting worse. I’ve scraped away some of the paint (found some mould where the paint layers had separated from the ceiling, lovely). Most of the affected area was present on an internal wall...

Go for it mate, we’re all friends here

Will do mate, thanks for your help. It's appreciated. We've actually had our flue with with our log burner recently swept but haven't given thought about doing that with the vented ones upstairs which would be smart. Thanks again. Will post pictures within the next few.

We still have the scaffolding up so I plan to have a look to check the guttering actually so I can absolutely take some pictures. We sometimes have water overflowing the gutter on that side of the house when it rains heavily (not next to the chimney but still). One fireplace on the ground floor...

Hey mate. Yeah we’ve just had our pointing redone on the chimney which is where they think the issue was. It genuinely got done less than a week ago so really just a case of waiting to see if it dries up now. Fingers crossed!

I’ve taken some pictures in the loft to see what you think. I hope that’s okay. (No light up there so forgive the flash). I tried to take pictures of the stack and also the back of the ceiling of the room I was talking about. Admittedly some of the insulation does feel somewhat damp (or cold...

Thanks for the reply. That’s what I thought. In one bedroom it’s very obviously on the wall but here it’s on the ceiling mainly. Would you mind explaining what you mean by dog legs in the loft so I can check. The only dog legs I know are on the golf course!

Hi, Hoping you can help guide me with some of your thoughts with a damp problem I’m having in two upstairs bedrooms off the chimney. This seems to have been more of a problem in one room than the other for some time although in our other room the paint was cracking around this area which makes...

Through the research I’ve done that seems to be a possibility. What’s the solution to something like that?

It’s the same room mate. No pictures of the other room.

Hi, As somebody who’s completely uneducated in this particular problem I’d appreciate some support. Cheers in advance. Having a damp problem in two upstairs rooms either side of our chimney. (Pictures) Nothing downstairs. Has seemed to seasonally come and go as rain is more consistent but...

Hi all, I need to replace the window sill cover around our bay window as many of the parts are cracked or damaged. Not sure if this is how it should’ve been done but it’s what I’ve got. You can see in the picture below there’s a wood batten fitted and then the plastic sill over the top...