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Damp, mould and mushrooms

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gigi556 · 05/08/2020 22:19

I'm so stressed. I found a mushroom growing in our bathroom the other day and then another one in my sons bedroom a day or so later. His bedroom is next to the bathroom. We also recently discovered some mould on the chimney breast below the bathroom in our kitchen. My husband thinks it's caused by broken water seals and that's fixable. I'm just stressed that with dampness so bad it's grown mushrooms that we have a bigger problem than we realized and that we need to rip out the whole bathroom to remedy. In addition I think we have a separate issue in the kitchen that we knew about when we bought it. We installed new air bricks and sorted a broken gutter but we still have a terrible musty smell in there. I know we need to improve ventilation and air the house etc. I guess I'm just stressed that there's tons of damage and mold and fungus in our floors and walls that we can't see. Do we need to pay out for a damp survey? We had one done when we bought the property which identified the issues in the kitchen that we fixed except it recommend a damp proof course on our back wall which we haven't done - would mean ripping out the kitchen and also have been told that these damp proof course are a load of bollocks and not necessary. Don't know what to do and just so stressed.

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DespairingHomeowner · 05/08/2020 22:22

I don’t have much experience but you have my sympathies. Could you physically remove the mould/mushrooms & bleach away while you work out what to do, it may make you feel better ...

justoverthehorizon · 05/08/2020 22:26

How old is your house?

snowspider · 05/08/2020 22:30

Think it is very difficult to advise, depends on the age of your house, materials it's built with and general maintenance. But if mushrooms and fungus are growing it is wet so needs to dry out via ventilation and heat and no more wet accumulating as you know. I would say don't panic. You need to identify the places where it is wet so if you can remove some skirting/ boxing in places where it could be wet. See if you have leaks.

PigletJohn · 05/08/2020 22:54

if its a bathroom, start with a plumber. Leaks are highly likely

You also mention a gutter. Are you sure there is now no water leaking or running down the walls? When did it stop?

As it's summer now, you can open the windows for best ventilation and drying out.

Is this on the ground floor?

justoverthehorizon · 05/08/2020 23:11

www.heritage-house.org/damp-and-condensation/managing-damp-in-old-buildings.html
you may find this helpful.

gigi556 · 06/08/2020 07:39

It's over 100 years old. Mid Terrace Victorian. I've absolutely removed the mushrooms. Just totally freaked me out. I've dealt with mold from poor ventilation before but you start to google and think OMG 😱 Does my entire house need ripping out and gutting 😭😭😭 It doesn't help that we also have a rodent problem. Makes you feel like you are living in some dingy student digs and we are super clean/tidy people. Feel like packing up and moving but no one would buy this place without sorting the issues out. The joys of home ownership!

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