Recent content by Neil1978

Hiya mate, No, the chimney breast is not in use and yes it is on an external wall. I have had a quick look from the ground and the flashing does seem to have come away slightly from the chimney. I will put up some pictures now. Thanks alot Neil

Thanks again John, I shall check the pipes tomorrow, thanks for the help. I shall post the result! Ha.

Cool, I shall have a look now.

Yeah that's what I originally thought and we had a quick look but it's dry all around the box and we could not understand if it was the cause why it would be on the other wall too? As for the washing we do but not for months and it's worse than ever at the moment mate. Cheers for this

It's boxed in water pipes mate but it doesn't seem like it's them as the damp is on both walls and only appears when it rains. Bathroom is on the same floor the other side of the house.

Hiya everyone, Thanks for the feedback so far, had another damp guy here this afternoon and he says its definitely damp and mentioned the salts in the wall? In reply to everyone's posts I'm going to try and have a look at the chimney tomorrow if I can borrow some ladders. And the house...

Hiya everyone, Hope someone can help us as we are at a loss. Basically we have 3 damp patches on a couple of walls downstairs (2 around 1 meter high, the 3rd near the bottom of the adjoining wall), either side of our chimney breast and one on the adjoining wall. The damp problem is a lot more...

Hiya everyone, Hope someone can help us as we are at a loss. Basically we have 3 damp patches on a couple of walls downstairs (2 around 1 meter high, the 3rd near the bottom of the adjoining wall), either side of our chimney breast and one on the adjoining wall. The damp problem is a lot more...