Wet wall and mould in my 5 year okd DD's bedroom

prosaver

why not make your own dehumidifier with charcoal
have look at this


http://voices.yahoo.com/simple-home-made-dehumidifier-2832415.html

pigpen

open her window during the day with the door closed and close it at dinner time so her room isn't freezing at bedtime.

Dehumidifiers are great..

My boys room ceiling is telling me the gutter needs replacing and the wall pointing.. I should get a quote or 3 actually before I end up having the ceiling cave in on them or something equally hideous to deal with.

dry lining the wall might help... knock plaster off back to brick, add thin lats and plasterboard, replaster and the space will act as insulation to cutting out condensation.

Make sure the bathroom door is always closed and the window always open.

JIL

I had this problem with my side wall. I got cavity wall insulation which helped. But did not entirely stop the problem. (why not see if you qualify fro help with the cost of this)
I did some research and I understand the condensation goes to the coldest part of the room and drips down. My sons bed was wet and like you there wasnt anywhere else i could move his bed to.

We had great results by using some cladding on the inside walls and painting them with gloss paint. it warmed the walls up and no more mould!!

like these but we got ours from homebase.

http://www.travisperkins.co.uk/p/mdf-moisture-resistant-tongue-grove-beaded-short-bead-matchboard-9-x-2440-x-1220mm-fsc/986983/3893614

Butterfly_Brain

evie451 wrote: »

If the wall is wet on contact then your husband is probably right in that it is condensation. if its just this wall then its because this wall is colder than the others, the water in the air is hitting this wall and condensing. if soft furnishings are becoming mouldy as well that is the sure test. presumably it hasnt happened before because the bathroom was always heated along with the rest of the house but that is minimal at the moment?

reducing moisture in the air and more air circulating is the key. have you closed vents in the room to stop cold air? some people do this to stop drafts but it has a knock on effect of less air circulation. the problem can also be solved by battoning the wall layering a bit of insulation and putting up a sheet of plaster board as a sort of false wall, this stops the water in the air hitting the colder wall....but depending on DIY abilities that could be costly.....

We did this in my son's room and we painted the wall with damp proof membrane first and so far it seems to have cured the problem

jellyjem_2

We have had a very busy day, we dismantled the fitted wardrobe in my daughters bedroom which means we have been able to move her bed to the other wall, this is an internal wall so will hopefully be warmer and dryer.

We do have central heating but we just cant afford to switch it on but my Mum is giving us a heater she no longer uses, apparently it only costs 1p an hour to run though I will believe that when I see it. It only provides background heat but we can hopefully leave it switched on in my daughters bedroom all the time. My lovely Mum has also promised to give us half towards buying a dehumidifier next month I just hope its not going to be too expensive to run. In the meantime I am going to get some of those water collector things from the pound shop tomorrow and will make sure I keep the bathroom window open a tiny bit all the time all the time.

This has been the final straw, we have been trying to hold onto our home since my husband was made redundant but this is no way to live, we are litterally living hand to mouth with no money to pay for basic heating. Its not worth it just to hold onto a mortgage so we have decided to apply for the Mortgage Rescue Scheme. I have spoken to Citizens Advice and they think we satisfy the criteria. I am really sad about it and its going to take a lot of getting used to as we have never rented before but at least this way we will hopefully be able to stay in our home and have a bit more cash to pay for such things as food and heating, best of all ALL the repairs will be someone elses problem :T

Thank you all for the advice yesterday.

Mr_K

I have a real condensation problem, just purchased 2 more demhumidifiers to keep my current one companion. Too much bloody insulation I guess, plus clothes drying, showers going, people breathing all the time .... If you can't afford an industrial strength one, there's a small reasonably price one in Maplins at the moment (http://www.maplin.co.uk/2.2-litre-mini-dehumidifier-617884), that would do for a single room. You can get it for £45 with this code -AWINDIS11- need to make the total over £50 though so buy some batteries or something. Bathroom paint can also help in rooms you have a real problem with.

I hate this time of year, as well as the condensation, its getting cold and dark and everyones got flu. Booking my winter holiday to the Canaries very soon....

Mojisola

jellyjem wrote: »

my Mum is giving us a heater she no longer uses, apparently it only costs 1p an hour to run though I will believe that when I see it. It only provides background heat but we can hopefully leave it switched on in my daughters bedroom all the time.

will make sure I keep the bathroom window open a tiny bit all the time all the time.

I'm sorry to hear things are getting so bad for you financially.

The heater will help but don't keep the window open while the heater is on - you'll be throwing money away.

I would have the window open to change the air in the morning and then put the heater on.

Spendless

jellyjem wrote: »

my Mum is giving us a heater she no longer uses, apparently it only costs 1p an hour to run though I will believe that when I see it.

I'd be surprised too. Last year we have an electrical monitor and I became very aware of how much electrical items were costing to run per hour. Items that heated up were the most expensive, eg tumble dryer, iron, shower. Electrical kettles and hoover were also expensive but not on for all that long a time compared to other items. If you don't have an Electrical monitor or can't get one, then I'd ask a bit more about likely costs on the Utilities board so you don't get a nasty shock.

happy35

I am also having this problem, DS bedroom only has 1 external wall and he is getting condensation on the ceiling along the external wall.

This house is super insulated, loft and wall insulation and double glazing that is only a few years old. I never had any problem wiht condensation when Ihad the other double glazing.

I have a dehumidifier and have had that on today, dont know whether to get a builder out to see what he can suggest as a fix

mrs_motivated

Some years ago, I had this problem in my dd's bedroom which has two external walls and tried everything, nothing lasted for very long and the mould kept coming back.

I know this is not possible for everyone but what finally worked was, we knocked all the plaster off of the walls, batoned the walls to leave an air gap, then put thermalined plasterboard up and re plastered the walls...problem cured and what was the coldest room in the house became the warmest.

I did worry thermal imaging cameras would pick up the one hot room and think I had a cannabis factory on the go though ...serious though the difference it made was unbelievable