HELP - Mouldy walls in bedroom.

ariba10

Dehumidifier or ventilation is the answer.

topmum

The main cause of this is lack of ventilation in the room. Try to open your windows whenever you can to allow a good flow of air. If you have trickle vents in the windows, ensure they are open. Try and keep the room at a constant temperature.

Wash the walls with a solution of bleach and water - this will remove the mould and go some way to prevent it returning.

Make sure that there is no furniture pushed right against the wall.

If, despite doing this you still suffer from the mould, then you may need to have an expelair type fan installed.

Hope this helps.

Regards
topmum

gatita

Clairee, I am so glad you asked help for your yucky bedrooms, I have exactly the same problem. I had some built in wardrobes done last year, I was very pleased with them UNTIL I went to get some clothes t the back of the rail and found them covered in MOULD:eek: YUK..... I also am at desperation point. I will take the advice on here, and try and increase the air flow, but being next to an ensuite bathroom can't help I suppose.:cool:
If you find a magical solution, please let me know

lynsiloo

i had this problem too, decorated my bedroom all nice then it started. We bought a dehumidifier (spelling right??) and my god you should have seen the amount of water, we were emptying the thing a few times a day! Also bought a mould and mildew spray i think it was a dettol one in lime green bottle, that was pretty good (also good on bathroom grout). So did all that and left the window open a little has done the trick, no smell anymore. Plus i find in the winter i cannot dry clothes in the house, the machine sucks the water out of them too helping them to dry quicker.:T

roswell

Check to see if any air vents / air bricks have been decorated over (boarded up or wall papered over) We had this in our kitchen took the paper off to renew and found someone had chiselled off the edge of the air brick and papered over it.

tawnyowls

Once you've sorted out the ventilation problem, you can paint over with sealant to stop the mould bleeding through new paint/paper.

Oh yes, and having bowls of silica gel (fairly easy to find online) around the house will help too - just make sure to keep it out of the reach of kids and pets.

Poppycat

I agree it sounds like ventilation problem although you mention its on the celings to which could be a problem with lack on insulation in the loft.

A dehumifer or having windows open on trick vent may help.

Clean the mould with a mould killer or diluted bleach. Make sure it drys well and repaint in worse affected areas with condensation paint. You can then paint over that as its white with a colour to match your room.

Increasing heat may reduce the problem often condensation appears when heating goes off in the house (bed time), a warm room can hold more water vapours than a cold room