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The point is to have airflow so if under the fireplace leads to a cellar with good air circulation that could work but you'd still need vents somewhere at the top of the flue if the chimney has also been capped and sealed at top...

Open the windows! But some condensation on inside of windows even double glazing isn't a problem really. Just shows a sig difference in temperature between outside and inside You can use a dehumidifier You can use thick curtains so more warmth is inside the room Other thing is most double...

What was behind the phone socket that you removed? If it was a wire through the wall to the outside this could be bridging any cavity and/or causing a cold spot and the damp? Solve the problem if you can Good luck

If the damp is not just on external walls but also internal/party wall and most near the chimney breast then that could be at least part of source of problem ... doesn't suffice to cap a chimney - if no ventilation you can apparently get condensation. If there was a chimney breast that's been...

Good luck! Lining paper however waterproof was never going to solve whatever is the cause of the damp behind it tho was it? Polystyrene is not entirely waterproof so not a surprise moisture has got through it Condensation happens from lack of ventilation open the windows use a dehumidifier add...

I was advised to try using zinser coverstain by a local builder (this was by the west coast where they had lots of driven rain and damp issues) and found same advice on surveyor.tips website (page no longer works unfortunately). At the time I also posted here and whilst there were plasterers...

I had same issue in an upstairs room where chimney breast had been removed. Remember if hydroscopic salts from plaster/chimney it's getting moisture from the air in the room so solution is easy stop the moisture getting to the plaster. Paint over and 1m either side with an oil based paint like...

If there's algae think you need to treat with a fungicide to remove it? You could also look at using something like emperor masonry paint which (so the manufacturers claim) can go on top of existing paint (haven't used it myself but says can go on top of existing exterior paint on their...

Managed to get photos from window above various cr*p haf accumulated fortunately was able to clear using a docapole and gutter clearing attachment

Thanks we did have a problem with guttering before because there was some stuff accumulated in it but now cleared it out (using a docapole from window above) and gutters all working fine

Hi I've bought a property, the survey said minor pointing repairs needed, had a 'specialist' company round specialist in exterior decorating and brickwork, who said whole wall needs repointing (2.5k plus cost of scaffolding C. 35m2 in South london). The guy didn't even go up a ladder to feel...

Thanks looked to me like water was coming out of the bottom of the gutter and also (last video) drips through the joint to next section. That's why I thought must be failing. There's less of a gap/visible light for the section nearer than further a long

Hi got some guttering originally installed only 3 years ago July 2021 seems to be failing underneath and at joint to next section. Any thoughts/ideas why it would have failed so soon or have I just been unlucky (Trying to get roofervwho installed to replace as think should be covered by...

Hi Woody Thanks for that I think the rationale was walls are meant to be vertical structurally and aesthetically he only means the top few courses The wall will be supporting the roof structure I guess. So at the least I 'think' it needs looking at close up to see if the pointing/mortar...

Hi all, am looking at buying a property built c 1900-1910 where some courses of bricks next to a former chimney breast appear to be deflecting inward. Survey [level 3] says "To the rear wall, there is evidence that makes us consider that there was a chimney stack, which has been removed and...

" Is the flue ventilated top and bottom? It needs to be. If the chimney served an upstairs and a downstairs fireplace, each will have its own flue. The old fireplace may have had builders rubble hidden behind it. Dig this out." thanks JohnD. No ventilation that I can see either in the bedroom...

Thanks, Noseall. Can you say more about what sort of 'SBR slurry' and 'prepared render backing' is needed? If I ve understood you right it's moisture from inside the room, even tho I keep it well ventilated. What about covering with a oil based paint primer? [suggested here...

Hi all posting in case any of the experts here can help. Attached are photos of some damp patches upstairs in a bedroom - I painted the wallpaper about a year ago, the area affected is where a chimney breast used to be. Using one of those meters wiith electric prongs the readings are c. 10-15%...

"The main cold issue is just in this one room, and it also has a couple of damp spots also" I was looking into this myself [cavity wall vs IWI] and in at least a couple of places it reminded me that damp insulation is no insulation....so sort out the cause of your damp spots first..... if...