We are still struggling with damp patches on the chimney breast wall downstairs and upstairs in a bedroom above the wall downstairs. They are always in the same place. We have had a chimney sweep to clean and check the chimney and all seems ok but the damp continued. Then we had a ventilating cowl fitted to the chimney but still we're getting damp patches.
At the bottom, the fireplace has been almost bricked up but there is a small rectangular hole that has been left which we have left open. A piece of furniture is in front of that hole but we thought we had left enough space for air to get behind it and ventilate.
So my question is ...should we move the piece of furniture or should be block the hole up altogether because I'm now very confused! It's a big piece of furniture ( a dresser) so we don't want to move it unnecessarily. Any advice would be much appreciated.
At the bottom, the fireplace has been almost bricked up but there is a small rectangular hole that has been left which we have left open. A piece of furniture is in front of that hole but we thought we had left enough space for air to get behind it and ventilate.
So my question is ...should we move the piece of furniture or should be block the hole up altogether because I'm now very confused! It's a big piece of furniture ( a dresser) so we don't want to move it unnecessarily. Any advice would be much appreciated.