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Hi Just wondering if someone can help with my understanding on this? I have Virgin media broadband but I also have a 20 year old ish Dect phone twin set, (rj11) one in the kitchen and one in dining room but the router is in the lounge. I think I would need a new dect phone , which I think is plugged into the router but I don’t really want the phone in the lounge, can route the phone to any other room. thanks in advance Mike

I’ve been wearing a mask, when I realised. It’s just so very hard! thank for the replies Mike

Hi just trying to drill some vent holes into the soffits , house built in 1958 they never seem to bother then. what I’m drilling into is Rock Hard and I’m on my third hole cutter! After 20 or so holes! any idea what the material is? It’s white sheet about 4mm thick which has what looks like a cardboard backing. I can only assume it was installed when the house was built. any ideas thanks in advance Mike

Managed to get some more photos today but from inside the loft, unfortunately I can’t get close because of the old water tank. I did try some weeks ago but the space is really tight. The centre rafter, referred to earlier seems to be the same colour as the rest in the area. There is evidence of a bees nest in that area, as you can see. so anyone got any thoughts? thanks in advance Mike

Hi redherring No help on getting that removed, sorry. l must admit that I was think that it would not help much! But I have the damp anyway, see my other thread. thanks for the reply though. Mike

Jayc Any problems with damp? mike

Got that I was just wondering if this would be a better solution?

Hi sorry I was trying to start a new topic anyway anyone any thoughts about this? fill a blocked chimney void with foam. I know the void is quite large but if you did in small doses it would certainly be filled, using small two tank system. But what are the consequences ? thanks in advance Mike

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As my old IPad doesn’t want to send photos to my new one! I’ll post another pic from that. this is what it looked like after the chimney was removed, ie the first attempt to repair. Hope this helps. Mike

Hi. thanks for the reply, some more details. A persistent damp patch over the last 5/6 years. Outside bedroom upper wall faces south, clear view of the sun, no shadows. Chimney up from the lounge below, goes up on the outside of the bedroom through the hipped tiled roof. Lower outside part of the chimney goes through a lower floor extension, no damp there! Some years ago, an inspection of the upper chimney and apron were in poor condition therefore it was decided to remove both (apron & chimney). Roofing Contractor did both but seeming did a poor job in replacing the roofing felt. The dampness persisted!! It was decided to redo the roof 2 years ago, tile and felt were removed new felt batten and replace tiles. This again to no avail, dampness still there!! Again, redoing the hip but going further around the hip to include the hip ridge tiles, this time we included a dry verge (if that’s the right term) under the bottom row of tiles, into the guttering. The outer layer of bricks from the chimney, on the outer bedroom wall were also removed as the pointing and bricks were poor. This required a new lintel and wall of bricks these were then covered with a waterproof render. Leaving a small cavity, in the chimney, upto the level of the inner ceiling rafter. This again to no avail, dampness still there!! It is now proposed to look at the ridge tiles beyond the point of the hip. The dampness is mainly centered between the two windows and not much below the window. My current contention is that the water is running down the centre roof rafter and over the wall plate, into the inner wall. The other thought is condensation in the Chimney but it seems that this would require a great deal of moisture, as the inner wall is showing some 28/30% on a meter. The fireplace in the lounge has been blocked via a Balloon but this was well after the dampness started. Albeit the fire in our time here has never been used. Hope this helps. thanks in advance mike

Yes, will be back shortly MIKE

Just wondering if someone could help? As you can see from the photo the wall between and just below the window sill is damp. This is the upper part of an old chimney, which is closed off and the external part has been removed and the roofing partially renewed. Also the outer part of the chimney (bricks) have been removed and replaced with waterproof render. The central part of the dampness reads some 25/28% on a dampness meter ! Can anyone shed any light on this? thanks in advance mike.

The Yellow Bus co. In Bournemouth closed last week after 120 years. survived two worlds wars a couple of stock market crash’s and the pandemic. But not Putins special operation Mike

Further thoughts would be a power supply! number of issues first being house runs on extension leads. I think at present we are using 11, don’t ask!!! mike