DDs room is extremely damp - I am almost certain this is being caused by penetrating damp, but my landlord says it’s condensation and I just need to keep cleaning it. This took hours every week through the winter, and breathing in all the chemicals really affected my chest. DD had to stay out of her room all day after it’d been cleaned (then it would come back so quickly), which she hated.
Can’t move out as nowhere else will have me (single parent on a low income in an expensive area). She has OCD (caused by a neurological condition that can be triggered by mould) and likely ASC, and will not switch rooms with me.
I’ve bought new furniture for her so have dismantled her wardrobe today. Behind it was this wet patch/ mould spores. There’s also a big wet patch near her light fitting (though this has dried out over the summer), and around her window. The walls have crumbling patches on them, and the ceiling has a big crack.
I’ve cleaned the walls today & got the dehumidifier going, though it’s a very old one the landlord gave me, so I’ll get a new one.
I’ve bought polyfilla, a smoother & sandpaper to try and fill in the holes in the walls & ceiling crack. Will this work?
I’ve also bought this damp proofing paint:
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Which has really good reviews, even for penetrating damp. So I was going to put on a few coats of this before painting with normal paint.
I’m terrible at DIY (though trying to learn!) and have never painted a room before. Any & all tips would be much appreciated!
Alternatively, if anybody knows how to get the leak fixed properly & it’s not too expensive, I’ll absolutely go down that route and pay myself.
She's recently been awarded DLA and desperately wanted a 'room makeover' so most of the backpay has been spent on new furniture - desperate to prevent it all going mouldy, and really really want to give her her dream room.