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both chimneys are open on the ground fllor and have vents fitted about 300 mm above floof level upstairs, all have pots/cowls on the tops

Yes both chinmeys are vented. One other thing is that as the damp has got worse it is coming further down the wall, which makes me assume it is coming from the rook space ??

hi, I have recently bought a 1930s detached house which I am renovating. When we stripped back all the wall paper the tops of the upstairs chimney breasts, they both had signs of damp. The house has has loose rockwool insulation retro fitted to the cavities and also has about 300 mm deep...

Thanks for the replies so far, i feel re-assured thats it's not just me thinking it is over the top. Its a little complicated because my builder is a friend and is basically of the opinion I am having to pay extra for something I do not need. They have done a lot of much bigger jobs and the...

Hopefully this is the right place to ask the question - apologies if not. A SE has spec'd UB's for enlarging an window opening between an existing ground floor room and an extension but my builder is querying them as they seem very large and over spec'd. The proposed span is 2.5 m with...