9am viewing tomorrow, quick fix ideas for less morning window condensation

[Lottie4]

We have our first viewing tomorrow at 9am. We are in an older house and even though it's double glazed we still wake up to lots of condensation which is going to look awful for a viewer. Have just wiped windows over twice and they are still damp. There is no damp on/in the walls.

Has anyone any ideas on how we can reduce this a little? Should vents be open/closed overnight? Should I keep heating on low constantly today or on and off as we normally do.

Haven't put the washing machine on this morning, so there won't be any clothes drying overnight. Also, I won't have a shower tomorrow am, hubby is having a shower at work and daughter early this afternoon to reduce too much steam. Am thinking about pizza, chips & salad tonight so we don't have veggies steaming away. Any other ideas, or are these pointless?

This lady sounds like a real possibility as she's been waiting for an older two bed house (which we have) in the area and they only come up once a year.

Get up at 5am and after wiping turn a hairdryer on the windows?

open all windows tonight before bed for a few minutes.
again after wiping them down tomorrow morning. the windows will then be clear after a few minutes.
(you should do that anyway every day, viewing or not)

good luck!

Or this, if you can get to a Lakeland.

Open the bedroom windows every morning after getting up and throwing the duvet off to air the bed. Close them after breakfast when the beds are done.

Do you have a bathroom extractor fan and an extracting cooker hood? They are for just the things you describe. Water vapour will stay in the house until it is taken out or it finds something to condense on.

i use cheapo moisture trap on window sills they seem to work, you have to keep on replacing the crystals inside they're relatively cheap. you can buy them at homebase/wilkinsons/lakeland

Thanks for your replies. Have opened the windows a little now and will do so again later on, will make sure all the vents are open. We don't have a bathroom extractor, but always leave vents open and open window immediately after a bath or shower.

Having lived in old houses all my life I am an expert on this

As Coco says, ventilation anf heating on is most important. Old houses can take weeks to dry out, so you need to do this all the time, not just night before.

Windows open when you have a shower if your extractor fan is not up to much. After showering use a squeegee to remove excess water from the shower walls and door (also reduces need to clean shower door / water marks).

When removing condensation from windows, use a squeegee rather than a cloth. We got a device from B&Q (by Kaarcher I think?) that squeegees and sucks up the water at the same time - amazing results, you'd never know windows were wet 5 mins before. A normal cheapo squeegee from Asda is just as good though.

Hope your lady likes the house!

Thank you. Even if she doesn't like the house, chances are it will be a few months before another one comes up and I know there is nothing else around which ticks the boxes for her. She is also anxious to get away from noisy neighbours and this is something we can guarantee, as well as an older style.