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cw18

There is obviously damp in his room -- I think I'd be running the heating if I started with that

[Deleted User]

That damp is very bad for his health. I would replace the pillow and get the heating on and also ventilate the room

bellaquidsin

This sort of damp can occur even when the heating is being run. I would try to keep his bed away from the wall if at all possible and fling the windows open during the day. I know this is chilly but the only cure for condensation is ventillation.

Bella.

MRSTITTLEMOUSE

bellaquidsin wrote: »

This sort of damp can occur even when the heating is being run. I would try to keep his bed away from the wall if at all possible and fling the windows open during the day. I know this is chilly but the only cure for condensation is ventillation.

Bella.

I second this,We live in a realy old house as I've previously said and even though we've never had any heating on yet,we've had no damp or mould.
I find opening the windows for a couple of hours daily and wiping away any condensation on the windows in the morning realy stops it.
To be honest even if you have the heating on non stop,if you don't have adequate ventilation you'll get condensation and mould

nesssie1702

MRSTITTLEMOUSE wrote: »

I find opening the windows for a couple of hours daily and wiping away any condensation on the windows in the morning realy stops it.
To be honest even if you have the heating on non stop,if you don't have adequate ventilation you'll get condensation and mould

I agree totally with MrsTittlemouse. If you ventilate the room during the day, this will help to get rid of the condensation and the mould should go too.

Renew your son's pillows, as the mould spores are not good for his health and keep an eye on the new ones, to make sure that they don't become affected.

Hope this helps

the_cat

Thanks everyone

I have moved the bed to an inside wall for at least a couple of days and will be buying new pillows tomorrow. There is no sign on the wall, back of the bed or anywhere else really that it is mould but the pillow was definately musty.

As much as possible I will open a window in the day, although this will be tricky as no fanlight and I'm in and out of the house......

mardatha

Its because the bed is touching the wall. My bedrooms can do that if I shove furniture hard against the outside walls. I also open the wee top window during the day and also dont have too much furniture packed in the rooms.

the_cat

So would buying a headboard solve the problem?

mardatha

well you'd still need to move it into the room about a foot or so ..:) It needs air to circulate between teh wall and any furniture.

the_cat

No good then unfortunately, as the bed will only fit behind the doorway quite snugly. Its weird that this problem has only just started though - we have lived here for 11 years! To help I might pull the bed out during the day when he is at school to let the air get to it

Thanks anyway