Damp.........
alisonrose3764
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Hi - I wonder if anyone can help.
I have a top floor flat - I moved in and had it painted - this showed up huge damp patches on the chimney breast and acutally inside the chimney which has just been painted I had a round damp patch which was wet to touch and a little oily looking - the chimney was sealed off - so I had an air vent put in the chimney, dampsealed everything and had it repainted.
Also had a roofer in who repaired the pargins around the existing chimney.
Today I have just noticed the round oily stain is back, slightly wet to touch - painful - does anyone have an idea what this could be.
The roofer had a look at the outter wall while he was working and said he did not see any issues with the brickwork so I don't think its an external leak in the wall or anything.
Sorry to rattle on - any ideas?
I have a top floor flat - I moved in and had it painted - this showed up huge damp patches on the chimney breast and acutally inside the chimney which has just been painted I had a round damp patch which was wet to touch and a little oily looking - the chimney was sealed off - so I had an air vent put in the chimney, dampsealed everything and had it repainted.
Also had a roofer in who repaired the pargins around the existing chimney.
Today I have just noticed the round oily stain is back, slightly wet to touch - painful - does anyone have an idea what this could be.
The roofer had a look at the outter wall while he was working and said he did not see any issues with the brickwork so I don't think its an external leak in the wall or anything.
Sorry to rattle on - any ideas?
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pargins ? is that roof tiles put upright. if it is you might be much better off with lead flushing.
hi - the air vent is actually in the chimney - i think the people before me just had it closed off - literally with just a slab of cement - so the roofer cut a hole in it and placed an air vent in it - i can feel the air come down the chimney - does that make sense?
Its nothing to do with the fact that I had a candle going in the alcove all last night is it - would that heat the air in the chimney space and cause the condensation? Or is that too girly for words!
Does the actual chimney pot have a cap on it or some form of water proof vent, you should be able to see this from outside the building?
Def no flashing issues - no leaks. Just this little circle of damp - its a perfect circle - the same size as the vase I had my candle in which makes me think its something to do with that!
Hi - no smell - have had a good old sniff!
Can actually see up the chimney - there is a bit of light up there-chimney is capped off - when we had the roofer over he had a really good repair session up there.
I think its the bloody candle I really do but wanted to check.