Hi,
I am currently trying to help my Mum decorate her lounge. I have stripped the top surface of the wall paper off so that the paper backing can be removed with a steamer.
On the outside and inside (where it meets the main wall again) corners of the chimney breast near the top I have noticed that there are a couple of pink or orange stains on the paper close to the ceiling. The chimney has been boarded up for decades now and when questioning my mum the small vent in the skirting has been closed.
Could it be moisture causing the problem inside the chimney and the slowly seeping through to mark the paper?
If it is caused by damp what can be done to solve it? I have opened the vent again so that air can circulate (and spiders).
Any advice or guidance would be gratefully recieved.
Thanks
I am currently trying to help my Mum decorate her lounge. I have stripped the top surface of the wall paper off so that the paper backing can be removed with a steamer.
On the outside and inside (where it meets the main wall again) corners of the chimney breast near the top I have noticed that there are a couple of pink or orange stains on the paper close to the ceiling. The chimney has been boarded up for decades now and when questioning my mum the small vent in the skirting has been closed.
Could it be moisture causing the problem inside the chimney and the slowly seeping through to mark the paper?
If it is caused by damp what can be done to solve it? I have opened the vent again so that air can circulate (and spiders).
Any advice or guidance would be gratefully recieved.
Thanks