In a bit of a quandry with this one.
Bought a drafty old house a few months ago and to keep it warm have been regularly using the open fire in the lounge.
The chimney breast goes up through DD's room and there is a regular strong smell of smoke in there although I can't see anything.
A chimney sweep came round a few weeks ago and was a bit stumped. He said the chimney and flue seem ok but possibily smoke is seeping through the brickwork somehow. He wouldn't give me a definitive answer of whether I should be using the fire.
I am obviously concerned about lighting the fire although desperate for its heat.
There is a CM alarm in DD's which has never gone off but is that a reliable indicator of toxic poisons?
I also seem to have a permanent headache which I put down to stress but am now worried it's something more sinister