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Here are some pics looking from above, im not able to get under the floor until the weekend to fully inspect and take more pics. Front of hearth showing dampness on floorboards Showing damp and rotten end of joist resting on back of the hearth Thank you for taking the time to reply and...

I would really appreciate some advice please. The house is a 1930's semi detached and the fireplace is unused and bricked up with no sign of dampness on the walls. The problem is, we have lifted the laminate floor to discover the floor boards surrounding the old hearth are very dark and damp...