malcolm
& Clementine the cat
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Just an update on the damp. I think you guys are right - there's a water leak.
All of the other damp patches went away after removing the modern paints. The damp went away in this corner too when the heating was on in the winter but returned in the summer and is halfway up the walls again. There is a poorly installed underground water pipe below the adjacent room. I'll disconnect it and route the water from the main supply.
It's good to not touch things for over a year to see if things really do dry out.
All of the other damp patches went away after removing the modern paints. The damp went away in this corner too when the heating was on in the winter but returned in the summer and is halfway up the walls again. There is a poorly installed underground water pipe below the adjacent room. I'll disconnect it and route the water from the main supply.
It's good to not touch things for over a year to see if things really do dry out.