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Thanks for your reply Ted. The chimney stack in question is not is use and blocked off at the bottom. We are thinking the best way forward now would be to get a roofer up there to check it out. Interesting what you say about the D&D dabs. It does look like them.

Thanks again John. Yeah, the two round spots do seem quite odd the way they have formed and both very similar. I really want to see what it's like on the roof.

Hi Woody, Thanks for your reply. Interesting that you say we wouldn't get condensation in summer. So from your opinion would you start with inspecting the roof and top of the chimney? What it is that is wrong with his reference to cold-bridging on the flue stack? Thanks

Hi John, Thanks for the feedback. It's greatly appreciated. Sorry the photos aren't good quality. So even if there is no leak coming in, the lack of venting could cause patches like these to appear and then disappear? Normally, would the first action be to fix the air flow, or would the...

Hi, I'm about to buy a house. The home survey reported: "Using my moisture meter I tested the chimney breast to the ground floor and first floor and through the loft space. The chimney breast to the front of the house was dry on all elevations. The rear bedroom chimney breast tested positively...