Damp/condensation

[ButchCassidy]

We have a new build with no bath room windows.
Just wondering best ways to keep the house free from damp and condensation.
We don't have any as of yet but want to prevent it if possible.
We don't have a tumble dryer and keep kitchen door shut when cooking.

Any tits welcome

Tips tips tips not tits

a condenser dryer will actually help lots when the weather is poor. drying clothes on radiators in our house really made the damp / mould a lot worse.

could you have an extractor fan put in the bathroom?

we ended up buying dehumidifiers to help too.

I think we have an extractor fan in the bathroom. I will check.
I'm going to try and dry all clothes outside (weather permitting)
Our last home was awfully damp and I really don't want to end up in that situation again

i would hope in a new build you wouldnt get much damp but i guess you just dont know.

hopefully have a good extractor fan which id just leave on whilst in shower and maybe half hour after.

if in the UK, surely it must have an extractor fan? (Although this design is INSANE, opening windows doesn't use electricity but you can't because you don't have any).

normal length showers, i.e 5 minutes. Fan on for 30 mins after with door closed.

lids on pans when cooking, open a kitchen window.

never dry washing on radiators. Plan washing by the weather forecast. If you can't do that, get a dryer.

ventilate and heat. Windows open for 10 mins every morning minimum.

a new house has a lot of water that will need to evaporate.

Check the internal timer on the bathroom extractor fan. Builders tend to let it time out after 5 minutes. You need to move the timer with the tiniest screwdriver you found in a Christmas cracker round until it stops 30 minutes after you finish the shower. There was a diagram inside mine and you may find a diagram if you search online for the model number.

You can get extractor fans which run off a humidistat. I got my landlord to fit one in my last flat and it was BRILLIANT. I found that it ran for very different times depending on the temperature and weather, and it really massively reduced the mould and damp issues.

Thanks for all the helpful suggestions.

the tit is the person who designed this house BTW - I hope you can modify it at some point.

I don't like drying clothes in the dryer. We use a dehumidifier when the weather is bad. It does a good job of getting the clothes dry and collects an unbelievable amount of water, it is in our downstairs shower room though.