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No unfortunaely not :cry: I am still gatting damp patches around the stacks and havent a clue where its coming from( flashing, brickwork etc). I am suspecting the flashing is letting water in somewhere very slowly. i will have to go up again and have another look

Hi Yes, there is a layer of gloss on the ceiling and wall around the chimney which I painted when we first moved in. :cry: I put a coat on to stop the staining which was there. The ceiling is actually plaster with the wooden slats which are probably very old and I have heard they are like...

Hi. Is it artex? If it is, it can be skimmed over with plaster. I would ring around for quotes or if you know a plasterer even better. Or you can rip the whole ceiling down and fit new plasterboard to the joists and then again skim over with new plaster. This can be vvery messy and and...

Hi Thanks alot. Loads of good ideas there!!!! :D

Hi One of my guttering downpipes has no gulley and obviously when it rains, the water just falls to the open ground. when it rains hard the water will gather on the driveway at the front of my house. I know this is bad for the foundations. Any ideas ofthe best soakaway solution to this problem...

Hi Been up in the roof space. No signs of staining or water coming in from the tiles. Also no markings on the felt. Two layers of brickwork on the chimniey stacks that can be seen do look a little dark as if they are a little damp?? so maybe they it is the stacks soaking thru to the ceiling...

Hi, thanks for the reply. One chimney is open at the bottom and the other is vented at the bottom. The open fireplaces are not in use and hasn't been for years. The two bedrooms which the chimney is adjacent to are also vented. The two tops of the chimney stacks are capped with cowls so to...

Hi I need some advice please. I have lived in my house for around five years and my two chmney stacks( 2 metres in height) are leaking. I cannot find the cause if my life depended on it. After a new roof was put on after living there for a year and countless roofers going up there to have a...