Mould Issue in Main Bedroom

Elliephant

I have previously had an issue with mold in the main bedroom of the house I rent, the mold is on an outside wall, a contractor came out and said he had solved the problem by using domestic bleach rubbed neat on the wall.

Today to my horror I noticed come clothes in my wardrobe were moldy on the arms. I pulled my wardrobe away from the wall, it hasn't been sat flat against the wall as there is a massive skirting board. Anyway the back board of the wardrobe is covered in white mold as is the wall and it looks like it is spreading so it is nearly covering a whole section of the wall.

I have rung the letting agents and have been told the same contractor will contact me but it could be a few days before I hear anything and then any work needs to be agreed with the landlord so it could be a few weeks before any work is started.

What are my rights in this matter?

19lottie82

All info you will need in this thread.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4817653=

Main points being, mould is usually down to your lifestyle. Follow adivce given in thread if there is no improvement WRITE to the LANDLORD (don't call the agent)

Foxy-Stoat_3

Write to the agents/landlord but may be a while before its sorted.

I would clean the mould off and use some mould killer spray and try and reduce the conditions that mould is most happy in, ie; restricted spaces, humidity, high condensation, damp conditions and poor wall insulation (last one you cannot do much about).

Keep the room clean and dry and open the window a little in the day time, do you dry your clothes in this room with the windows shut?

Elliephant

Foxy-Stoat wrote: »

Write to the agents/landlord but may be a while before its sorted.

I would clean the mould off and use some mould killer spray and try and reduce the conditions that mould is most happy in, ie; restricted spaces, humidity, high condensation, damp conditions and poor wall insulation (last one you cannot do much about).

Keep the room clean and dry and open the window a little in the day time, do you dry your clothes in this room with the windows shut?

Nothing is dried in the bedroom.

And I have no condensation on the windows or wall, it really is just this one external wall where the problem is

FTB_Doll

I had a nightmare in my last house with mold ended up moving out cause of it it was everywhere on sofa clothes shoes was awful landlord never sorted the mess so we gave up and moved

Hope you have more luck xx

FTB_Doll

Oh and a Humidifier worked ok for a while. You shouldnt lean things against an outside wall so I was told

Foxy-Stoat_3

Probably the wall has little/no insulation and not helped by unventilated air behind the wardrobe. Mould inside the wardrobe on your clothes probably means they havent moved in a while!

Try pulling the wardrobe away from the wall a foot or so for a few weeks while you treat the mould. Keep an eye on it.

Foxy-Stoat_3

FTB_Doll wrote: »

Oh and a Humidifier worked ok for a while. You shouldnt lean things against an outside wall so I was told

A di-humidifier only takes moisture out the air that you put in, ie shower/bathing without adequate ventilation and drying cloths indoors without windows open etc.

Elliephant

Foxy-Stoat wrote: »

Probably the wall has little/no insulation and not helped by unventilated air behind the wardrobe. Mould inside the wardrobe on your clothes probably means they havent moved in a while!

Try pulling the wardrobe away from the wall a foot or so for a few weeks while you treat the mould. Keep an eye on it.

Unable to pull it out that far as the bedroom isn't that large and that would mean wardrobe is touching the bottom of the bed and I wouldn't be able to get round the room

Foxy-Stoat_3

Ok 300mm (half a foot), just needs to have a bit or circulation.

Kynthia

Any moisture produced in the property finds the coldest walls to settle on, so you need to be conscious of showering without leaving the extractor fan on for a while after, drying clothes indoors and cooking without lids on the pans. The whole property needs moving air and heating, so when ventilating it helps to have a through draft not just one window open. Areas where air doesn't move much will be more likely to develop mold, such as behind furniture, so leave a gap and don't place large items against external walls. There's not much a landlord can do unless the moisture isn't being caused by condensation, such as a roof leak or faulty guttering.