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Need help with house problems (Condensation, insulation, humidity)

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hive1 · 09/03/2023 13:23

I want to ask whom or where to contact to figure out what is the problem of high humidity, condensation along with insulation.

I moved in Victorian house which probably built in 1930s (but gov. page says 1970-1980s, so not sure).
and the former owner told us that all the windows(ground floor and 1st floor) are pretty new as they installed about 2 years about.

However, all the windows in our house have condensation issue whether I cook or not, bath or not, last 3 months, there always had condensation every morning.
Also below and side of bay window walls get wet and skirting boards below the radiators(which is installed below bay windows) gets really moisture and having mold issue.
As the energy price is so high we only have used electric radiators in the rooms where we stay the most, however, there still having condensation issue.

Also all the rooms have high humidity, it's about 70%. When I turn radiator on it goes down to 60%. I can feel there are moisture in the air somehow. Clothes in built in closet feels moisture and walking around the house with socks on I can feel my socks and feet get moisture. Also when I touch duvet in our bed room, I can feel bit moisture. It's not like it is wet, damp or visually shown, but just humid. Even all the rooms have thick and quite new carpets floor bit is humid.

I really want to solve this issue before next winter starts, however, I have no idea whom I should discuss about. What I can guess at the moment is with radiators on in the house humidity issue will get better but....at the moment it's sooooooooo expensive. My previous house had no problem like this even without radiators on.

I can tell insulation underneath floor looks required, but would that really solve this issue or could it be something else causing the problem? Who would be able to give advice about this whole issue I have.

Thank you for the comments always.

OP posts:
Sophforthe100 · 11/03/2023 16:43

That website that calculates the age of your house was completely wrong for mine (although the other details were correct).

It says my house is 20 years old. It's at least 300 years old!

CantHaveTooMuchChocolate · 11/03/2023 17:48

I had similar, in my case it was condensation like a lot of other pp. I’ve had HVAC single room units installed in a lot of rooms which has really helped, they provide ventilation 24/7 with the added bonus of warming and drying the incoming air.

It might be worth also buying a cheap wall/wood damp meter from Amazon (usually around £20) to test your walls in various rooms to get an accurate idea of where is worst affected.

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