Recent content by gcoops

I'm guessing the gable wall has a breathable membrane between the plasterboard and the tiles stopping water coming in but allowing vapour to go out. But can't be sure.

I have recently moved into a dormer chalet style 4 bedroom house - the kind where 2 of the bedrooms and a bathroom are built into the roof with large eaves cupboards running along both lengths of the house. The windows are in the gables either end. Downstairs is constructed of a brick cavity...