Recent content by Devlam

Thanks for the reply. We always thought it was rain coming down the chimney, but we had a cassette stove put in and when that was done the chimney was lined. Presumably any rain that got into the chimney would now run down and collect in the lining? I took up some floor boards in one of the...

Hi - first post here and I'm very much not a buildings expert, but thought I might seek some advice trying to id the root cause of a damp issue I have had for some time. I have a detached Edwardian house with a Chimney breast running up right through the middle of the house, i.e., there are...