Can anyone recommend a good damp seal paint?

[willFOURbagsbeenough]

Just that really.

Thanks in advance.

I think they are a false economy op. What's the damp issue? Might be better to tackle that?

Fix the problem first.

Then probably Zinsser 123.

It’s a built in wardrobe, mould in the top corner of the exterior wall where it meets with next doors wall. It’s a rented house and the landlord has no interest in doing any repairs so unfortunately the source won’t be fixed. The mould patch is about the size of my hand, slightly bigger. I was planning to clean the mould with HG cleaner. Dry out the cupboard completely with my dehumidifier and then paint the whole inside with damp sealer and then continue to run a dehumidifier in it. My clothes are cold and feel damp. I had taken them out and stored them in plastic drawers but the room is small and there just isn’t the room for that. It was silly when there is a whole cupboard there to store my clothes in.

Zinsser but it is better used after the source of the damp has been solved to stop the old damp patch coming back through.

I like this www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Mould-Protect-Emulsion-Paint---White-2-5L/p/122439 for condensation mould. I've been using the Screwfix version of the zinisser damp seal for other areas of the house, but if the source is next door,I doubt either will be a great solution.

Sounds like condensation, not damp, so damp seal paint won't make any difference at all.

Use the HG spray, then leave the wardrobe doors open or at least ajar as much as possible, if you can't do that try those little disposable damp catcher tub things as they will work in enclosed cupboards. Make sure the room is heated and ventilated and that air can circulate in the wardrobe.

Do you think the dehumidifier will keep at bay enough to keep my clothes dry? Or should I get some plastic bags/boxes to put my clothes in inside the wardrobe?

I'd use a tube heater in it once dried out, we have a lobby that has a similar problem (also a rented house so we can't fix the source of the problem). We used a dehumidifier, then sealed with a damp sealant (an Aldi special) and now have a tube heater running all the time out there which has worked a treat.

Tubular heater

Thanks @bloodywhitecat!

@willFOURbagsbeenough

Do you think the dehumidifier will keep at bay enough to keep my clothes dry? Or should I get some plastic bags/boxes to put my clothes in inside the wardrobe?

Don't put stuff in plastic in the wardrobe, you'll get even more condensation.

Key to reducing condensation are insulation (which you can't do in a wardrobe!), ventilation and heating, so it's the second two that are most important here.

Do you dry washing in the room or indoors at all?

Washing is dried downstairs in a laundry room with a dehumidifier.

Other end of the house so it isn’t condensation from the laundry rising or anything.

Totally opened this thread thinking that “damp seal” was going to be a new haute trend paint colour (I thought a dark mink grey colour.... like wet seals....arf arf)

Sorry! Hope you find your solution!

How does the wall look on the outside? Are the gutters clear, could it be overflowing/broken gutters causing water to flow down the wall outside?

Totally opened this thread thinking that “damp seal” was going to be a new haute trend paint colour (I thought a dark mink grey colour.... like wet seals....arf arf)

I suppose I could match a paint to the mould?

I would need a very long ladder to get up and check the guttering, which I don’t have. I can’t see anything looking like it’s blocking it from the ground and no water dripping that I can see. There are gutter clearing companies locally though so I might fork out and have one round to see if that’s the problem.

A little video for you and I also highly recommend Zinisser BIN either the red tin Charlie uses in this video (B-I-N)or the blue tin Bulls Eye 123.

I used red tin for undercoating bare wood for banister and blue tin 123 for walls to block out some lurid colours in a child's bedroom. I will say the red tin is quite runny and the blue tin is very thick in consistency.

Here are the details on the products www.zinsseruk.com/product/ you can pick up tins at Screwfix and the reviews tell you everything you need to know. It is an incredible product.

Leaky guttering or downpipe?

Thank you @OnTheBenchOfDoom! That was a really helpful video.

@willFOURbagsbeenough thank you, I really rate Charlie's videos. Him, Ultimate Handyman, Plumber Parts as well as The Renovation Couple.

We have done a lot of DIY over the past 20+ years including installing bathrooms, tiling walls and floors, garden renovations and decorating a lot of rooms.

I know Charlie uses Zinsser's own mould remover but if you ever need to remove black mould from a shower/bath sealant etc and remove your nostril hair at the same time then HG Mould Spray is incredible. You will smell it for days afterwards but incredible stuff.

an old builder neighbour suggested just any old oil based paint...3 coats...let it dry well...slightly sand down and apply usual paint over...worked well in our downstairs bathroom for years until we redid the whole room.

Planiplas mrs

Does anyone know how much roughly it costs to have moss removed from a roof.. two buckets of it in the gutters today.. floors are wet inside property

@lydia2021 I would not recommend removing moss from your roof. The only way would be to either pressure wash or with a stiff brush. Both also remove the protective grit reducing the lifespan of the tiles.