Hey everyone, my mum lives in an old flat roofed house, I think they were put up during the war time as temporary accomodation but then they just kept using them, only picture I have to show the type of house is this one
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/2972/73541526.jpg
It is an end terrace and she has always had problems with mould spots on the wall upstairs towards the ceiling, she was told this was not damp but it was condensation and she needed her roof redone, she paid I think £1500-£2000 to get this done about 5 years ago but it never solved the problem.
She didnt have anymore money to look into the problem any further so she has just been cleaning with bleach and repainting but obviously this is just hiding the problem.
Recently a small section of the exterior render (unsure of exact finish on the brick) has fallen off and exposed some of the red brick, when I tap some of the wall on the outside it sounds hollow so I am wondering if this could be the problem?
Sorry about the long post but we have had a few people look at the problem over the years and no one seems to have any idea what is up.
Any help about this would be appreciated.
David.
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/2972/73541526.jpg
It is an end terrace and she has always had problems with mould spots on the wall upstairs towards the ceiling, she was told this was not damp but it was condensation and she needed her roof redone, she paid I think £1500-£2000 to get this done about 5 years ago but it never solved the problem.
She didnt have anymore money to look into the problem any further so she has just been cleaning with bleach and repainting but obviously this is just hiding the problem.
Recently a small section of the exterior render (unsure of exact finish on the brick) has fallen off and exposed some of the red brick, when I tap some of the wall on the outside it sounds hollow so I am wondering if this could be the problem?
Sorry about the long post but we have had a few people look at the problem over the years and no one seems to have any idea what is up.
Any help about this would be appreciated.
David.