Damp - please help, recommendations!!

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Im in Damp Despair. We've been trying to ignore our house's damp patches but can't anymore.

I've tried researching but just find cowboy after cowboy.

Please does anyone in the South East / Bucks / Berks have any recommendations of reliable, trustworthy, not rip-off expensive specialists to diagnose and treat damp???

Will be eternally grateful!

Apologies - double posted by mistake !

the usual causes of condensation, damp and mould in UK homes are draping wet washing around the home and over radiators, and insufficient ventilation,

Do either of both of those apply here?

Hmmm we do dry clothes on a rail in the kitchen but only after spinning & not near the wall in question . Never dry anything in the other room that has damp

tightly tape clear plastic to the damp wall. Does water collect on the room side or just in the wall side?

How do you ventilate?

piglet would putting Sellotape on the wall work? Or tape cling film?

You normally use an A4 sized piece. A clear plstic magazine wrapper may do. Leave it for a day or more.
It must be flat and tight to the wall.

most damp is from condensation.

The damp/mouldy patch will appear in the coldest spot in the house (eg bedroom top corner outside wall) regardless of where the damp is sourced.

One load of washing drying (even if well spun) produces something like 5 litres of water.

The problem is much worse if the house is well sealed. If you have double glazing and well sealed doors etc, the damp air has nowhere to go.

If it is an old house that has been 'improved' then it may have effectively cut off all the little draughts that used to keep it ventilated.

If you google you will find lots of tips.
basically:
extractor fans, cooker hood, trickle strips in windows and stop dryong washing indoors, or do it in one room with door shut and dehumidifier

HTH