wierd stuff going on in my council house any advice?

savemoney

I would ring there environmental health and get them to look at it. Some mould can be bad for you and may trigger existing medical conditions such as asthma

Have you got adequate insulation in loft as that can cause problems like water running down the ceiling. When I say insulation I mean it has to go right to the ends of the roof some fitters dont do this

cg1982

savemoney im not sure about the instalation but i can emagine it has been done properly
i cant seem to fine eviromental health nimber for kent

savemoney

In my last house I had water running down the ceiling and external walls. Problem was only solved with doing the job right that warmfront didnt do properly

Only looking at the house could find the problem but it may be a water tank, insulation, leaking roof/gutter etc

One thing it needs addressing quickly as it will only get worse

Is that wall in post 11 a outside wall?

cg1982

all pictures i have posted are all outside walls of my house
my hubby is getting annoyed and wants to move as he moaning as council getting rent money and council tax everyweek for us to live in this

oliveoyl

That's pretty bad. I'd make an official complaint and write to my local MP, along with sending copies of photo's... see if they will help you.

andrew-b

Eww looks like ectoplasm!!

I'd send your pictures to the head honcho at your council rather than just leaving it to the housing department. That way you might get a quicker result as they'll be annoyed that their housing department didn't sort it! I've tried this approach myself
with a housing association and i had a result within hours whilst i'd been struggling to get there staff to sort it for weeks. I would also mention that such lifeforms growing
in your house pose a risk to your own health..and anyone else living with you.

I don't honestly believe it's down to the boiler installers and more likely to be coincidental as the same company fitted my boiler and service it so i have experience of them myself. So perhaps a bit unfair to name them until you know whose to blame? If you name anyone it should be the lazy council as it's their responsibility :mad:

Do you have pictures of the outside of those affected walls and the areas above/below which might indicate the cause?

Andy

cg1982

andy pictures of my house from outside ?????????

cg1982

andrew-b

Thanks. I added another post then realised you'd added the photos so removed it to give a more appropriate answer!

Looks a nice house and appears in quite good repair

But looking at the front.. next to the left hand concrete plant trough the pavement is decidely green plus there's a larger build up of snow on that corner. Is there a drain cover on that corner or something? A closer picture on the base of the corner where the bricks are might help. However where does the water from the guttering on the front of the house go as i can't see a downpipe - i'm guessing you share a downpipe with the adjoining property. When it next rains i'd get your umbrella out and go look and see whether the gutter is physically overspilling onto that green area of pavement.

You need to know too what happens with water from the side guttering...it should flow out onto the front or back roof as there is no downpipe directly from it. I suppose if that gutter at the side is blocked it might actually cause both problems by overflowing at either end. It may be worth getting someone up on a ladder to make sure that gutter is clean.

Moving around the house to the back... am i correct to say that there a downpipe just out of view to the right near the boiler flu from the lower right hand gutter? Is there a shared downpipe next door for the higher rear gutter to empty into? Or does it flow onto that lower right hand part of the roof.

I can just about make out what looks like a pair of overflow pipes on the right hand side of the bathroom from beneath the lower gutter. Do you know where these come from? I would think they are coming from water tanks and/or toilet.

Which part of the external roof does the damp part of the bathroom ceiling correspond to?

At the moment i'm thinking that alot of this relates to water overflowing from the guttering ...it seems the most likely thing to tie in the problem at the front downstairs bedroom with the rear bathroom ceiling.

Andy

cg1982

andrew-b wrote: »

Thanks. I added another post then realised you'd added the photos so removed it to give a more appropriate answer!

Looks a nice house and appears in quite good repair

But looking at the front.. next to the left hand concrete plant trough the pavement is decidely green plus there's a larger build up of snow on that corner. Is there a drain cover on that corner or something?
(no drain)
A closer picture on the base of the corner where the bricks are might help
(will do this for you)
. However where does the water from the guttering on the front of the house go as i can't see a downpipe - i'm guessing you share a downpipe with the adjoining property.
(yes we share )
When it next rains i'd get your umbrella out and go look and see whether the gutter is physically overspilling onto that green area of pavement.
(no spilling)

You need to know too what happens with water from the side guttering...it should flow out onto the front or back roof as there is no downpipe directly from it. I suppose if that gutter at the side is blocked it might actually cause both problems by overflowing at either end. It may be worth getting someone up on a ladder to make sure that gutter is clean.
(gutter totally clear council done that when they checked the house)

Moving around the house to the back... am i correct to say that there a downpipe just out of view to the right near the boiler flu from the lower right hand gutter? Is there a shared downpipe next door for the higher rear gutter to empty into? Or does it flow onto that lower right hand part of the roof.
(unsure will check in a min)

I can just about make out what looks like a pair of overflow pipes on the right hand side of the bathroom from beneath the lower gutter. Do you know where these come from? I would think they are coming from water tanks and/or toilet.
(will check)

Which part of the external roof does the damp part of the bathroom ceiling correspond to?
(above the tiles) where the white thing is

At the moment i'm thinking that alot of this relates to water overflowing from the guttering ...it seems the most likely thing to tie in the problem at the front downstairs bedroom with the rear bathroom ceiling.

Andy

sorry if thats confussing