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Wall Bleeding!

  • 26-11-2007 9:57pm
    #1
    jetlagged
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59 ✭✭


    Hi everyone,
    I'm looking for a bit of help on this..have a wall in an old victorian house thats bleeding. It was plasterboarded during the summer, and now after getting some wet patches it is dripping. The wet patches are around 4 foot off ground level, and the wall is at the backside of a chimney breast. As far as I can see the chimney is well pointed up around it(redbrick) on the roof. The chimney is no longer in use and is plastered up. I dont think it could be condensation. Could it be wet and damp accumulating inside the chimney from rainfall? How would I block the flues up? Mushroom vents?


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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 31,118 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    You should have some vents at the bottom of the chimney breast, it is common for blocked up chimneys to show damp like this when not properly vented, also you need to place a cap (plus vent) over the top to stop the rain falling down inside it.


  • #3
    jetlagged
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59 ✭✭jetlagged


    ta for that dolanbaker, I'll give it a shot and see what happens. Can u get the caps common enough do u know?


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