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Thanks for the reply. Oh no, I get that completely. I think the cause was the flue pipe bodge job and the guttering. I've fixed the guttering and I am taking the flue out and replacing the brick work around it tomorrow. I can't see anything obviously wrong in the vacinity. When I take the...

The cooker is (unfortunately) electric, for now. This is where an old gas fire was. I have a plumber coming .. whenever they reply to me .. so I'll get them to inspect it then. I'd prefer it if they just took it out. The long term plan is to get a log burner put in, so I don't think there is...

Right, So this weekend I managed to hack back the plaster on the interior. On the right hand side of the pillar, that was behind the now removed stone shelves, the wall has direct plaster onto to the breeze block. We noted that there is a a vey clear and evident line of salt, after hacking...

Ok that's good to know. The area of render around the gutter is pretty discolour and patchy, so I'll probably do that then. ok great, can I use any mortar for that, or should it be lime?

Thanks for the reply. Well the render is patchy and discoloured in those areas, so I guess I'll strip that back, in that area, replace the bellcast and re-render. Would I need to leave the block work exposed for it to dry out fully when I take the old render off, or should I be okay just...

Thanks again for your help. I will get you those, I should be able to hack off some of the plaster and render and get you those photos this weekend. The pointing is indeed very soft around the drain. The blocks are cold but won't they dry in time now the leak has been repaired or not? Ok...

I'll do both of these. The interior floor is concrete. There are none low down below or at the floor level, there is a like a vent/grill on the outside at about knee cap level - it looks like sort of like a boiler exhaust - but there is no boiler or appliance on the inside at that point. The...

No, that's very helpful, thanks for your reply. So presumably the concrete blocks are there for a reason vs using breeze blocks, or is it just an aesthetic thing? The damage is on the interior side of the same wall. But there seems to be evidence of damp for a 6 meters or so. Roughly 3 meters...

Hi, I am trying to determine what the method of construction is of this exterior facing wall, so I can then figure out what the possible causes of damp on the inside is. The building is an 1980's extension to a much older stone built detached property. The extension has stone on the front but...