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wall has "spots" on it

  • 05-01-2011 1:06am
    #1
    IRISHROVER98
    Closed Accounts Posts: 89 ✭✭


    i noticed yesterday that my sitting room wall has a whole load of spots on it that if i remove them the paint comes off the wall. what is causing this/ there is an open fire and gas heater in the room. this hasnt happened before.


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  • #2
    Joe7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 74 ✭✭Joe7


    Whoever built the house/plastered the wall/painted it.

    There be your culprits! (sounds like damp, you might have a leaking pipe, is there a nearby radiator?).

    Gas heaters can cause a lot of condensation (damp) AFAIK. Make sure the room is ventilated, for your own sake (carbon monoxide).


  • #3
    IRISHROVER98
    Closed Accounts Posts: 89 ✭✭IRISHROVER98


    the radiator is on the wall to the left as u walk in the room. the wall with the problem is to the right by the window. the gas heater is on alot during the day. the problem is only on one side of the room. no pipes near the wall


  • #4
    Buford T Justice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,259 ✭✭✭Buford T Justice


    can you post a pic of these 'spots'


  • #5
    gsxr1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,167 ✭✭✭gsxr1


    this is impossible to solve without pics or even seeing the problem as a whole.

    could be a number of things


  • #6
    IRISHROVER98
    Closed Accounts Posts: 89 ✭✭IRISHROVER98


    how do i put a photo on here


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  • #7
    gsxr1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,167 ✭✭✭gsxr1


    IRISHROVER98 wrote: »
    how do i put a photo on here

    goto www.Imageshack.us

    Upload the pic. wait 15 secs

    on the next screen copy and paste the direct link

    onto your reply here.

    http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/3185/dsc01218hf.jpg


  • #8
    IRISHROVER98
    Closed Accounts Posts: 89 ✭✭IRISHROVER98


    http://img714.imageshack.us/i/dsc0071pz.jpg/



    here is my problem


  • #9
    Buford T Justice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,259 ✭✭✭Buford T Justice


    Is that a plastered block wall? Looks like a leak to me, or excessive moisture in the blocks.


  • #10
    IRISHROVER98
    Closed Accounts Posts: 89 ✭✭IRISHROVER98


    plumber friend said its due to the attic not properly insulated and there is no leak


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