Dampness found on underside of babies cot!

paddyrg

Could the damp be exacerbated by having an extra breathing and water-cycling person who generates insane amounts of extra washing? Damp is frequently caused by the occupants of a house, especially if windows are shut/place not ventilated.

Try running a dehumidifier (you can rent one for a week, see how it goes), I'll bet you can pull pints of water out of the air. Also, I guess you have condensation in the mornings on the windows, so use a squeegee and towel to collect it, take it out of the cycle. If you don't have condensation then all that moisture is in the air or condensing elsewhere, like under the cot, so either ventilate and/or run dehumidifier.

Soldierearth54

ILW wrote: »

You wash a babies bedding once a week?

Not sure whether you are genuinely asking the question or being critical?

If it's the latter then what's your point?

Soldierearth54

Had a visit from Barratts today and for the first time they actually took the situation seriously (possibly due to threat of legal action...)

All walls and floors in rooms were tested using a reading device and they all indicated high levels of moisture.

Barratts have advised they will arrange to strip back the walls and lifts floorboards to check for damage and take it from there.

Looking good going forward, just disappointing it takes fungus on a cot for them to move their back side!

Soldierearth54

http://s1316.photobucket.com/user/mickp67/library/?view=recent&page=1

Soldierearth54

Finally... link to photos above

dodger1

ILW wrote: »

You wash a babies bedding once a week?

How often do you wash your baby's bedding?

paddyrg

From those photos, I'd suggest that no matter what else, you have a ventilation issue under the cot. Even a fan to keep air moving will help. Do try that dehumidifier suggestion though, seriously, you'll suck pints (literally) out of the air.

whitesatin

Re how often you change/wash babies' bedding, surely it is according to need? These days nappies are so good you don't get leakage like you used to. And, unless baby is sick, I would only change once a week, possibly turning the sheet (or the baby) if needed.

Anyway, why is it the business of anyone else? Honestly, you put a post on some of these boards and there is always someone just sitting there (sad, or what?) ready to pounce when all you want is advice.

As OP said, not sure if it was a genuine question or one of the self righteous pouncers. Recent experience makes me think it is the latter, unfortunately.

Abbafan1972

Sorry to hijack this thread, but we have a problem with dampness upstairs due to steam from the shower.

I hadn't thought about getting a dehumidifier until someone mentioned it here, but I don't know which size to get.

It's a 3 bedroomed house, but they are all quite small. do you think it would be better for me to hire one first, to see if it has any effect?

paddyrg

Abbafan1972 wrote: »

Sorry to hijack this thread, but we have a problem with dampness upstairs due to steam from the shower.

I hadn't thought about getting a dehumidifier until someone mentioned it here, but I don't know which size to get.

It's a 3 bedroomed house, but they are all quite small. do you think it would be better for me to hire one first, to see if it has any effect?

If you have dampness then it will have an effect. They have reservoirs which fill with water taken from the air, and different models will take water out at different rates. A small unit won't keep pace with a shower without ventilation, but it'll make a difference in a small bedroom. A larger unit will make more of an impact in a larger space. Even if you get a small unit and see it fills up in a day, you'll have proved the concept to yourself and can then use it in one of the bedrooms whilst the larger one takes more of the load.

They are no substitute for ventilating your bathroom though.

Have a look at Amazon and specialist websites for more info and guides as to units/power. Some use more power (and dehumidify faster), others will get to the same place over a longer period, some are noisy, some pretty quiet.