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Any recommendations for a cheap multimeter? I need it to check the cables that lead to an old extractor fan in my loft which I want to remove. Also, as I'm basically a novice, any tips on removing old cables safely would be very handy.

I might just do the pointing and see how it goes then. Thanks for the help, everyone.

How do I go about swapping the pipes for solvent weld ones? Can I just pull out the visible part and attach a new one or will I have to pull out the horizontal section of piping that's in the wall and replace that too?

I'm hoping it is just the pointing, and it looks like that needs doing even if it isn't the direct cause of the problem. Also, if I take the hopper off what's the best way of screwing it back on? Rawl plugs back in the existing holes then screw into them or something else?

I'm out at work at the moment but I took this one when I did the others a few days ago. You can see the pointing on it pretty well and I didn't think it looked to bad. Yes, the hopper on this photo is roughly level with the very top of the wall where the damp is appearing, which is what made me...

The damp's recent. We bought the in August 2014 and had damp proofing put in two rooms, including this one. At the end of the room that I've shown here they injected the stuff that goes into the walls, but only up to just below the dado rail that you can see. There was no mention of damp being...

Thanks for the replies - what does it mean to "life the boards"? The room was getting rising damp around the bottom, so we had damp proofing put in when we bought the house (August '14).

If that pipe has come loose what's the best way of fixing it? Chiseling it out and replacing it?

There's no problem with anything backing up in the pipes that I can see. I'll have to check for overflowing but I guess that's a possibility. If that is the case, is it best to take it off, re-point and put it back on?

It looks a bit worse than it is here 'cause of the flash, but it's appearing between the join in the wallpaper. It looks like it's then running down to just below the dado rail. There's a damp course fitted into the wall that comes up to just below the dado rail, roughly where the damp ends.

Thanks for the reply. Is there a definite way of checking for drain leakage? As far as overflowing goes, I guess I could just turn all the taps on and see what happens. I figured this might be a combination of overflowing and damaged pointing but I'm certainly no expert on what I'n looking at...

I'm getting some penetrating damp on an interior wall. In pretty much exactly the same spot on the outside wall is this. The top brown pipe comes down from the guttering around the roof and the others carry waste water from the bathroom - not sewage, just the stuff from the sink and bath. Is...

Sounds like it's going to be fun!

Good to know it's not a problem then. I'm in an old urban area and when the house was built the air must have been thick with industrial smoke so it makes sense.

Thanks for the replies, I figured it might have been something like that. Looks like I'm just going to have to get the dust mask and goggles out and clear it all up. Cheers everyone

Is it anything that's likely to be evidence of a problem or is just a case of clearing it all up?

I don't know about it having been replaced the roof has certainly been there for some time. I figured it would be from the underside of the roof, but would it be some old form of insulation that has been replaced? Thanks for the help

I've paid very little attention to my loft space since buying the house last year, but I'm looking to put some boards up there for storage. I stuck my head up there yesterday and was surprised to notice that there is a lot of debris sitting on top of the insulation. I can't quite work out where...