Removing mould

karren

we get dreadful damp in our bathroom since cavity wall insulation so ill try that thanks x

Meadows

karren wrote: »

we get dreadful damp in our bathroom since cavity wall insulation so ill try that thanks x

You need to ventilate well also look to installing something like


http://www.cnmonline.co.uk/Xpelair-E...-pr-38003.html

Works a treat for us (keep the doors slightly open at night to allow airflow).
We always sleep with the bedroom window open for fresh air and ventilation (closed in the day if really cold).
We have no condensation whatsoever since installing after having cavity wall insulation.

TimBear

Would these mixtures work on the rubber sealant too? I have tried bleach etc and so much scrubbing but it won't come off!

Am I best just resealing the bath?

Meadows

TimBear wrote: »

Would these mixtures work on the rubber sealant too? I have tried bleach etc and so much scrubbing but it won't come off! Am I best just resealing the bath?

Use a good quality thick bleach or mould cleaner and leave on a while. Might not remove all old discolouration but should remove most, then whenever you spot a patch clean it straight away.

When bathroom tiles need cleaning I just run Thick bleach down and across the grout leave for about ten minutes and the flush off, this way any excess drops to the bath seal and cleans that at the same time. (Makes the eyes water on re entering the bath room and smells like a swimming pool until rinsed away but a clean bath with no effort ).

TimBear

Thanks, Meadows.

I use bleach on the tile grout and that works wonders, but it seems nothing I do will get rid of the small spots on the sealant. Very annoying! Will try again.

WestonDave

Getting sealant back to white once mould has got into it is very hard as it literally gets inside the sealant - it can feed on certain types.

HG Mould spray is the best I've come across, but I've had reasonable results putting toilet roll along the sealant and then soaking it in thick bleach. The toilet roll keeps it there in contact rather than letting it drain away. Tend to leave that over night.

Meadows

TimBear wrote: »

Thanks, Meadows. I use bleach on the tile grout and that works wonders, but it seems nothing I do will get rid of the small spots on the sealant. Very annoying! Will try again.

Once in and ingrained it is hard to move so if you are not happy with the spots it might be an idea to reseal then zap the stuff as it appears.

Badrick

TimBear wrote: »

Would these mixtures work on the rubber sealant too? I have tried bleach etc and so much scrubbing but it won't come off!

Am I best just resealing the bath?

If you do decide to reseal, I can highly recommend Forever White Sanitary Sealant, although it's just over a fiver a tube (at Toolstation) it is guaranteed mould free for 10 years.

lily117

Since having a walk-in shower installed we have terrible mould problems. I use my steamer on the tiles and pour Parazone around the edges of the base, leave for a couple of hours then rinse. This works for me.

bearcub

We have some mould in nearly every room, except our bathroom, this year. It's never been like this before but, with the seemingly constant wet weather for the last 18 months, and being on clay soil, despite ventilating the rooms well, we've still got mould. It's on the walls, on the curtains (they're going to cost, because some of them are dry clean only), and even on a piece of Victorian furniture which was my mother-in-law's. I'm getting really fed up with it now.