wet patches on the ceiling of the hallway next to exterior.

[busymum]

Hello,
I have noticed wet patches on the ceiling of the hallway next to exterior walls. The patches seems to be appearing along the whole hallway ceiling/wall (at the top floor only)
The fascias and soffits were replaced October 2011. I did not notice anything last winter.
Please can you advise who should i contact to come and check how this problem can be fixed?

Thanks

 

[Alastairreid]

You need to discount condensation 1st

Can you post a picture?

 

[busymum]

HI
i have loaded a few pictures in the album "ceiling".
do you think it is condensation?
//www.diynot.com/network/user_album_update.php?album_id=14922

 

[Nige F]

It`s most likely in the roof ,on underside of the felt - dripping down it`s not condensation from inside the room . Be very careful who you get in . : If you can get in the roof and post pictures of the area above the patches - you`ll probably get a full, free , diagnosis from the guys here - and probably a remedial action too

 

[busymum]

thanks.
I will go to the loft on Saturday and take some pictures

 

[busymum]

Hi

i have taken a few pictures and loaded in the album.
//www.diynot.com/network/user_album_update.php?album_id=14922

please let me know if you would like more

many thanks

 

[Burnerman]

From what I can see, the roof seems to be in very good order - tile nibs sitting nicely on the slaters laths etc.
Is any of the insulation wool damp to the touch?
Can I ask how old the house is? Its just I would have expected to see underfelt there.....but obviously not.
It could just be a condensation issue after all.
John

 

[Nige F]

No felt ! . Well the patches on the ceiling - although small - made me think water from the roofspace but there is classic condensation mould marks too . In the loft there appears to be some old watermarks on the rafters

 

[busymum]

Hi

the house is from 1935. I did see a small gap between the tiles, it did not seem to have come up in the picture
could the small gap be causing it?

 

[Burnerman]

There will always be small gaps to be seen around tiles, and its only in extreme wind and weather conditions that rain could be blown upwards.
Usually this is taken care of courtesy of the underfelt which your house doesn't have.
I'm sure that isn't the problem here though.
Is the insulation wet to the touch?
John

 

[busymum]

Hi

today my husband went to the roof and he noticed that the roofline is cracked.
i have added a pic in my pic folder, could this be the reason for the water in the ceiling?

//www.diynot.com/network/user_album_update.php?album_id=14922


thanks