Mould & Condensation issue

moomintroll_3

Hi all,

We've been suffering from a small mould and condensation issue for a while (around double-glazed windows) and I've finally got up the courage to go into the loft where I found the roof had LOTS of condensation on it and was dripping a bit...

Looking at the insulation up there I *think* the eaves have been blocked by either the previous owner of the house or the workmen we had in a couple of years ago. If I get myself up there along with protective gloves / goggles etc etc and cut the insulation away from the edges of the roof / eaves do you think it will solve the condensation problem?

Are there any other reasons for roof condensation or is blocked eaves very likely to be culprit?

I ask because I *hate* going up there and only really want to do it if it's likely to solve the problem... Unless of course, someone lives around Manchester and wants to earn extra cash one weekend... :-)

Also, given that we have mould around some of the windows (in the sealant) what's the recommended way of getting rid of it?

G

alanobrien

This year i went up into our loft to add some insualtion making sure it did not go to the edge. When i went up there again at xmas to put the decs away it was similar to yours, lots of condensation, i was none to happy about that.

Obviously we did not have enough ventilation. In truth there was none, our house is a late 60's build and the loft space seems virtually sealed. Today a constant 10 mm gap is recommended for ventilation.

Anyway, i got some of these

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=68936&ts=33938

They are easy to fit, you just drill a hole push them in and twist. To meet todays building regs they need to be spaced 200 mm apart but that is a lot of them. I put them in at approx 500 mm spacing (20 per side) and it looks ok.

They are cheap to buy and easy to fit as long as you dont mind getting up a ladder.

To early to tell if it completely solved our problem but it will certainly reduce it.