Mould and wet walls !

[OneFrenchEgg]

God this year has been a bloody nightmare. Found mould all along dc 4 wall, got the people who replaced the facia to check and they've replaced a tile and still inside the roof is a little pool of water - coming back soon to check again. So we may be on top of that.

Reduced condensation on upstairs windows with overnight dehumidifier. Cleaning mould from frames asap.

Then today I found dc 2 room (an adult) with wet windows and a soaking wet wall directly above the window - the inset bit of the wall not the main wall. Mould in the corner. Wtf do I do??? Their door is always closed and heating had been turned down on the radiator, have stuck dehumidifier in for a couple of hours and whacked heating up.

I need to check the loft and outside wall do I? Or something else?

Room needs to be ventilated so if door is always closed a window should be left on a latch all the time for the moisture to escape through. And run the dehumidifier in there once a day. Dehumidifier has made the biggest difference for us, as well as ventilating and keeping certain rooms heated regularly.

any condensation running on windows needs to be mopped up asap and keep the window ajar.

Oh and HG spray is great for stopping the mould on walls etc.. The bleach smell is very strong so use in the morning and ventilate for the rest of the day.

Thank you - I have the HG spray, thank goodness and used it on the mould. I feel like I'm playing that whack a mole game.
I've told him to have the window open for 30 mins every day. It's tricky as they all want their privacy. I'm so scared it's a wall issue and I can't afford to do anything £££

My sons room is the same. For medical reasons he stays in there most of the time at the moment while looking for a job. I make him open the window at night or it builds up. one thing I have found is not having the curtains closed. I now keep my living room and bedroom open or with a large gap and the condensation has gone. Something to do with air flow.

It's just this year I feel I'm losing the plot with it. Never ever had this issue before and now it's everywhere. Hall landing window, dc room - I'm getting paranoid.

I am having a positive ventilation unit put into the loft on Friday, it circulates the air around your house and helps reduce the humidity that causes the wet and lets the mould grow. Installation about £800, unit costing £300, £5 a year to run. This bungalow has wet windows every day even though the windows have trickle vents, I do open them regularly.

Oh that's interesting, I've heard about them. I'll look into it. Need to clear the bloody loft though which is rammed with crap!

We’re similar with the mould this year. I keep reading similar stories. It’s been a particularly wet few months after a very dry hot summer with lots of wind-driven rain against the side of people’s houses. The weather has also meant fewer opportunities to dry clothes outside. Most people have also turned the heating down slightly to save energy costs so any clothes on airers inside are maybe taking longer to dry.

Do check your loft too - apparently mine is 'dripping with condensation'. I had a big crash up there in the high winds a few weeks ago and the roofer that went up said it was soaking, and needed 'tile vents'. Hopefully between the PIV unit and the tile vents I'll stop having to karcher every morning!

Before you go opening your windows to ventilate you should check the weather forecast for humidity levels. If it has rained a lot and humidity levels outside are high don’t open the windows as all you will be doing is letting more cold damp air in. If humidity levels are high in the house and high outside run a dehumidifier instead. You can buy a meter on Amazon to measure your humidity levels in the house. Will cost less than £10 on amazon. Once you have got the levels down you can put bowls of salt on your window sills which will help soak up moisture in the air but if your levels are high the only way to bring them down is with a dehumidifier. This winter has been so wet that humidity seems to be pretty high everyday. I know where I am most days it is between 80 and 95% but then it hasn’t stopped raining in weeks.

This is true - I also am seeing a lot of new concern about it. First time I've seen mould in the house is this year.

Thanks Proud I run one for about five hours every night on the landing and it fills to a 1/4 at least. I'm a bit scared I'll get obsessive over anything that measures things, had to get rid of the IHD for the smart meter as it was so stressful.

Same here in our dining room op. Lived here 12 years and it has never been an issue before.

Sorry to hear that, it's really stressful to deal with. I can't work out if the new area is penetrating damp or condensation.

We've got the same, ask never had a problem before.