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Possibly could have been some cosmetic product, but that was a week before the marks showed up. I've managed to clean them off with some washing up liquid and the marks are mostly gone, though if you look very carefully you can see them still Haven't done any polishing or spraying of anything...

I had to go out just before noticing the blotches. When I got back in the evening the oil/grease marks had 'soaked in' kind of and were of a darker nature with no shine. No odour, bathroom adjoins to this wall but not where the stains are (as these are located under the windowsill, so on an...

Bought an old end of terrace (1906) house about 8 months ago. All of a sudden this morning I noticed some strange oily spots appear under the windowsill. This is an external wall and generally the room is pretty well ventilated. Gets warm in that room, at the back of the house, during the...

Hi there, I can see the sealant coming away slightly on one of the ends of the tub where it meets the wall/tiles. The other 2 seals seem fine. So I've removed the silicone across the edge of the bath where the taps are and have left the rest alone. Can I just re seal the one edge or do I need...

Ceiling is fine, pretty sure there's no guttering on that external facing wall on the downward slope of the roof

Yeah could be, so you think it's water coming all the way down from the chimney pot? What about the mark on the front of the breast in the first picture?

Here's a video showing the inside of the chimney breast

Hi there, yep took it off and there's only a small opening - can just about fit my hand in the hole and up slightly. Doesn't feel wet inside (just dirty & grubby as you'd expect). It hasn't rained in a while where I am either

The washing dries in the small room upstairs, with a dehumidifier turned on as well. Don't believe it's concrete floor, pretty sure it's all floorboards, then underlay, then carpet The carpet is not damp between the radiator pipe and the water mark Floor to celling pics as requested are...

No the pots aren't capped off at all

Hi there, Recently I noticed that there are some water marks on the paintwork of one of the downstairs chimney breasts in my end of terrace house. Both breasts face the pathway on the outside of the house, i.e. not adjoined to the neighbouring property. Note that there's no issues on the breast...