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Thank you John

I am attaching photos of the damp patches and the chimney in the loft, photo of an old fashioned fireplace in the bedroom where there is damp. The chimney then drops down to the hall where there is a log burner that is in regular use. Then exterior photos of the chimney. Hope this can help...

I am extremely grateful to you for your comments and advice. I had the brickwork re-pointed a few years ago albeit I didn’t get the chimney stack done. There are several areas of damp on one wall in a bedroom and a wall in the main bathroom. Each of these walls have the chimney running along the...

John Many thanks for your advice. I will look at it all again. Thank you again. Alan

I have a single brick built farmhouse around 150 years old and a number of bricks on a gable end are crumbling. I believe this is the cause of some internal damp patches in two upstairs rooms. Is there another option to replacing the bricks as no doubt to do so would disturb internal plasterwork.