condensation with single glazed windows

sandran_2

hi,Have visited daughters student house yesterday,beautiful victorian large terrace house decorated to a high standard etc.The only problem {so far] ! is the single glazing .My daughter has 2 large windows in her room ,she has asked my advice on minimising the condensation dripping from the windows .In the good old days i remember my mum making us kids wipe down the windows every day at home ,which i am pretty sure wont be happening there very often !!,They have not got the heating on much yet ,should she sleep with windows slightly open ,is there any absorbent cloths she could put on the window sills to catch the drips ,any really good cloths around to dry down the windows etc.Also i think her washing is dried in doors mostly which wont help.Many thanks

Errata

Keep windows open a crack at all times
Dry off condensation every morning
Keep door closed at all times
Do not dry clothes in room

My mum's rules !

LandyAndy

Ah the joys, in my first house, of scraping the ice off the insides of the bedroom windows on a cold winter's morning.

How we laughed.

WestonDave

You may laugh at this, but my student flat/house on the edge of Snowdonia had poorly fitting single glazed sash windows. We picked a nice dry sunny day and then stuck cling film over the windows (takes a few strips to cover the windows and a bit of patience) - taped the edges to the frame and let it stick to itself in the middle. Everest double glazing it certainly wasn't but it did keep the draughts down and also because it kept the warm air off the cold glass it cut the condensation down a lot. If she has two windows in the room, she could try doing one and leaving the other for ventilation until it gets really cold. The only thing to be careful of is if there are gas appliances in the house that there is adequate direct ventilation (which there should be if its been given a gas certificate) and that this hasn't been obstructed. (You can still buy the film secondary glazing which is more expensive, no more effective but to be fair less hassle to put up!)

Errata's point about not drying clothes (including towels) in the room is also a good one.

sandran_2

ha ha yes landy andy,I dont think she has prosessed the fact that this is what will happen in winter !! ,Having said that she is a student so it will probably have thawed out by the time she gets up !