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After the new year our plans are going in for a 2 storey extension that will be adjacent to the problem room. Yes, it is an upstairs bedroom, the expansion tank is plastic and no sign of leaks. So roof will be getting replaced. Hoping the original welsh slate can be saved and reused. might...

Ive been reading up on those 'hydro' salts. My chimney breasts have wooden battens as angle beads, its a 1930's house. The readings in these are very low compared to the plaster which as you suggest probably contain all the salts. Thanks for the advice, Jack

A couple of ridge tiles had cracked on my hip end and water was running down tmbers and onto disused chimney. Black mold and severe dampness were obvious to about 1/3 way down breast. I have now repaired tile and it feels drier but a bit of staining remains. this was a fortnight ago and I...

I didnt purchase the meter to monitor the wall dampness closely but just to give me an idea to whether the walls are drying out or maintaining their dampness. It is quite inmportant to me to identify which areas need attention.

Hello, Ive think ive rectified a few problems in my house that have caused damp problems. Ive gone and bought myself a damp detector with a digital display. So now im probably going to be completely obsessive and spike my walls everywhere!! :roll: I would just like to know what an...

Hello everyone again! Yes, I am the original poster!!! Hopefully I can put an end to this topic as I didnt expect it to go on as long as it has. Thanks for all the responses. I will be fitting cowls. I have looked at the chimneys in my village, Approx 70% of pots have cowls plus all the...

Just before you posted I had a look and there are 4 pots, 2 are standard with mesh on top, 1 I cant see from the ground but pot has definately been removed and the last one I can just make out has a small metal cowl, I imagine this one to be the gas. I will pop up and have a good look...

The house is an ex-council house (1920-30s). Had a few damp problems and suffers from heat loss. Just trying to improve as many of the problems as possible. Was hailstoning the other night when I was putting my boy to bed and could hear hails pinging down the fireplace in his room, thought...

Hi, I need to cap off a couple of chimney pots. Can anyone recommend whats best to use? Ive been looking at the C-caps. Anyone used these? Also I have 2 chimney breasts, downstairs a gas fire and a removed fireplace(vented), upstairs I have 2 disused fireplaces. As a complete novice...

Thats why in my original post I asked if there were any ways around the vent ( is there some sort of anti-draught fitting Etc..) Cold air blowing in, warm air being sucked out! It doesnt matter how the chimney works, im losing heat and need to rectify it safely and without causing further...

Hi, Im now in my 1930 ex council house and before we start on our extension in the new year I need to make the house as comfortable as possible during the harsh winter as the house is exposed!!! Im replacing some of the windows this week(currently single glazed Ally), Ive insulated the loft...

thanks for the advice, As far as plastering goes, what sort of finish on the wall would be needed for a plasterer to skim and get a good finish? Should I just aim to get the plasterboard a couple of mm back from the existing wall? I am planning on re-plastering the whole wall.

Hi, Im about to re-instate a stud wall to seperate 2 rooms. I dont know what the previous wall was like but the boxed in joist on the ceiling and on one wall is 145mm thick. As far as matching the thickness of the wall to the boxes(to make plastering easier), I was thinking of 2 x 12.5mm...

Thanks for the sound advice stu, Maybe I am best just getting moved in and when the heating has been running for a few weeks the majority of damp should go. As peter suggested maybe i should remove a brick and check th cavity is clear. On eother question, How exactly does a...

Haha I wasnt surprised by the advice, but there is quite a lot of damp in the house. I was going to move in, get the central heating going and see the extent of the damp. The house has been sitting for a while with a ridge tile missing, no felt or insulation etc.. So the DPC was going to...

I have had 2 damp prevention companies around to diagnose te damp, both of which said a DPC injection is needed. However, one said it is a soid wall and only needs injecting from inside, the other said it was cavity wall and needed injecting from outside also!! Thought I would just ask on...

Hi, Just had an offer accepted on a house that is a 1930's ex-council house. Has a bit of damp here and there but I wanted to know what the wall construction is likely to be as I need to inject a DPC. On outside external walls there are air bricks level with interior floor level. Does this...

Hi, Just moved into my new house (1930's Ex-council). Has a history of a bit of damp and I will be injecting a DPC this week. When it eventually dries out and rendered I wanted to install a real wood floor. Under the carpet which is still down are Marley tiles. According to the surveyor he...