advice with damp walls / no ventilation?

frugalsar

Hi I just need some advice because in the past week we've notice a big spread on black mouldy stuff on our bedroom ceiling close to the wall we have wallpaper but it's old and has been painted over tons of times, we have old wooden windows with leading and secondary glazing on the inside which is always got condensation all over and black mouldy stuff - there are no air vents in the room, would this be why we keep getting the moudly stuff? I was thnking of stripping the walls and just painting over the original plaster (I've peeled a bit of paper away and it looks alright) but would it just come back? Is there such thing as damproof paint? and any suggestions on how to stop the old windows and the secondary glazing getting the moudly stuff??? Thanks in advance!

webwalker

frugalsar wrote: »

Hi I just need some advice because in the past week we've notice a big spread on black mouldy stuff on our bedroom ceiling close to the wall we have wallpaper but it's old and has been painted over tons of times, we have old wooden windows with leading and secondary glazing on the inside which is always got condensation all over and black mouldy stuff - there are no air vents in the room, would this be why we keep getting the moudly stuff? I was thnking of stripping the walls and just painting over the original plaster (I've peeled a bit of paper away and it looks alright) but would it just come back? Is there such thing as damproof paint? and any suggestions on how to stop the old windows and the secondary glazing getting the moudly stuff??? Thanks in advance!

Wow you just about answered yourself, honest, yes its poor ventilation.
The damp mould needs to be treat with a mould killer first(local hardware store or decorators). There is a spray on covering you can get to cover any staining thats left, bit pricey but it works, again a good decorating shop should sell it.

Curing it is tougher if you are sticking with secondary glazing, open the window for half an hour a day, wash down thoroughly to remove any mould growth between the sets of glazing. You can buy a sausage of gel crystals, these are designed to absorb damp between primary and secondary glazing.

But by far the best cure is heat and ventilation to get the damp air out of the room.

handy_tip

Ventilate rooms Yes.
We bought a mini ceramic egg (lland) 12.99 works well
See shop telegrapg by1 get 1 free mini dehumidifier 19.99 free postage?
:rotfl:
use mild soap detergent and tiny bit bleach to kill mould spores even on painted wallpaper, if you need to repaint wall TREAT FIRST THEN DRY thoughrly (some products can be toxic:mad: beware

ask your landlord to help with cost of dehumidifier ?