How would you deal with a damp cupboard?

[LittleMyDancing]

There's one cupboard in my kitchen that gets very damp. I used to keep food in it (flour, rice etc) until I realised how bad it was and everything went mouldy.

I've now switched it round so the pans and plates etc are in there, but would like any tips for keeping it a bit less damp in there. Anyone got any ideas?

We can't do much about it as it's a rented house and the damp problem is one that is more deep seated than just a cupboard, iyswim.

borrow a dehumidifier?

empathies, we've got the same problem in the middle bedroom and use the dehumidifer the landlords left.

yes, this might be one of those threads where you post and then think 'erm, perhaps a dehumidifier' and then that's sort of it, really......

damp is so blinking annoying - have throw away three bags of flour, two of sugar, some apricots and some salt. and I've gone out and bought all the tupperware Ikea can offer, and am about to become super organised housewife and put everything into tubs.

this has never happened to me before. I might join Fly lady.

on second thoughts, that'll never happen

our whole house is like this so you have my sympathy.everything is covered in moulddc books,my shoes,funiture,a brand new pillow on the floor for a sleepover was mouldy after a week!,a buggy,etc etc etc

it's rubbish, isn't it?

we used to get our books nibbled by mice in our old house, when I was little, too!

We have a few dampish corners....found these brilliant things in the hardware shop that take away the moisture. Not sure what they are called but they are kind of plastic boxes with lids, you put these chrystal things on the top tray and the moisture turns the chrystals to water (or something like that!) anyway after a month or so i go round and empty out all the water and fill up with chrystals again, they are really good. I used to get a horrid black mouldy patch in my outdoor porch but now i use these i don't get it at all

We have lots of damp bits (so to speak) in our house too. If it's just a small space, I find this seems to work well - same sort of thing as blossomsmine describes, except to recharge it, you just put it in the microwave for 8 mins on full power to drive off the moisture.

Thanks for the tips, think I'll invest in a few of those dehumidifer thingies and see if it helps.

All my perishables are now sealed in IKEA tubs, carefully marked. I feel like a good housewife.

That's if you don't look at how dirty the rest of the house is, that is!

The egg thing looks good!! Might get one of those, but abit more pricey than the other things i was going on about, they really do work, so give them a go!

Is there low level ‘heater’, analogous to a greenhouse heater?

If it's one particular cupboard, it will have a cause.

Most likely it's the cupboard above where you boil the kettle, or it's the one with a leaking pipe above or behind it.

Is it on an outside wall?

Is it under the bathroom?

Is it by the sink or washer?