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Definitely open holes at the top. Also as there are no chimney pots the water is pretty much going straight into the chimney. I do not have a vent in the kitchen, but will cowls over these holes help keep the inside dry? What sort of cowls would you recommend to use if the chimney flue is no...

hehe yeah I spotted that graze with the little opening. Do you think this will be an issue with letting rain-water in? We actually do have a problem with squirrels chewing at the waste food bin lids down below ;)

Ok so had this looked at whilst I was away. The guy replaced the broken tile which looked like it was definitely letting water in. Some of the render had fallen off some time ago and must have cracked the tile. He said the felt under the tile (into loft) was pretty damp. Could this broken tile...

Hey Ken, Thanks for the observation. That is actually my neighbours chimney, just to show they have something covering (gas terminal) they actually still have an old asbestos flu running into the chimney in the kitchen, so must still be in use. Here is an image of my one. As you can see both...

Yeah that would be ideal. It's in a right state. Though there are about 6 buildings on site and the cost would be huge. So patch and repair is the only option for now.

Hey Ken, thanks for the feedback, yes it definitely looks that way. They are sending a guy to have a look soon. I'm not sure if those two cylinders are open exposing the chimney to the elements (and god knows what else) or if they are filled in perhaps with concrete? Do you think it's possible...

Ok cheers datarebal. I found some tiles on ebay though its up to building management if they want to purchase them. Good to know I dont need a chimney put in as that would cost too much. They're now sending a guy in to inspect it so it will be interesting to see what he finds up there.

Ah yes I see what you mean, so lead may be underneath the broken tile? Unfortunately these dutch tiles are hard to find, so every time they need to replace one they have to remove it from somewhere else on the roof.

Hey datarebal, good observations! I didnt realise the foil looking repair job. Must have had damp issues in the past. I thought that was a bit of old plasterboard though you could be right it might be a bit of the render. Will have another look when its less windy ;) Yeah someone else suggested...

Hi All, I originally posted this in the plastering forum though feel it more appropriate here. I had my kitchen re-skimmed after stripping the wallpaper and the old paint on the original plaster. All the plaster is bone dry except for where the old dis-used flu chimney meets the ceiling. There...

Hey roy, cheers for the reply. Yes true! I'm not sure what is on top of that chimney. I'm going to take a look at the other flats to see if theirs are the same. My neighbour next to me appears to not have a cowl either. I wonder if they have just cemented over the holes or something?

I did patch up the blown out plaster with bonding over the exposed brick, though those areas are bone dry. The dark patch at the bottom is bonding and not damp ;) So I got some pictures of the chimney earlier. Not sure if there is anything visibly wrong with the lead seal. Though I did notice...

Good point! I'll check the bottom tomorrow, though it might just be some patchy shading in skim.

Hey guys! Thanks for your feedback, really helps me get to the bottom of this as I can't really move on with the kitchen until this damp issue is ressolved. KenGMac: Great questions! I will forward these to the building management as I don't have access to the loft hatch (they just put a new...

Hi all, I had my kitchen walls and ceiling skimmed about two weeks ago. Everything is bone dry except for the old stove chimney area in the corner. It still seems a little damp. It has been raining pretty heavily recently. I am on the top floor flat, so does this appear to be some sort of damp...

If the top layer of plaster comes off easily with a scraper under it meaning it has blown, I would get all that off first and just use bonding on any areas of the sand cement that need repair. Then just use heavy diluted pva and skim over that. Be careful with kitchen wall paint as some of it...

Thanks Fred, thats a big help. I was thinking the same thing so will definitly go that route :)

Still getting this issue. The strange thing is it occurs on some of the skirting in small areas. Could this be something coming from the wood itself? Some sort of sticky sap?

Just to confirm this was asbestos!! I had it tested and then had a registered company remove it. They had to literally chisel it off the floorboards! If anyone spots this stuff on their floor have it tested and never assume it is just paper before removing!

Hi all, I removed some sort of polytex from the kitchen ceiling. Most of it was on top of lining paper and it all came off very easily. Unfortunately there were areas where the polytex was applied on to the painted layer under the lining paper (they must have tore off the lining paper to fill...