Breaking Through, Travelling On

beanielou

carbootcrazy wrote: »

I remember those too, beanielou:T. The one I had to use sometimes used to stiffen up, it took some effort to pull the blade down:eek:

It did take some effort to pull the blade down :eek:

Karmacat

I *do* remember those now you mention them :eek: the Elf of Safety would indeed have a fit :rotfl:

Its stopped raining :j and I think I'd better go out for a walk just so I don't keep stuffing my face

gallygirl

beanielou wrote: »

In my first job in 19oatcakes we had a real guillotine , a wooden thing , with a great big blade.
Ealth & saftey would have a fit these days.

We used them at school :eek:. What a satisfying noise they made :T.

edinburgher

@CBC and anyone else who's interested - we redecorated our bathroom using mould-resistant paint. It has a single pane window, poor ventilation and is very cold. The paint seems to be working great, it remains brilliant white after the first couple of months, with nary a trace of any mould.

We just went with one of the big paint brands, sure they're much of a muchness. It was perhaps 50% dearer than regular paint (they don't tend to discount it), but I think money well spent.

[Deleted User]

That's very useful information, edinburgher. Thank you:T
I'm really pleased that it has worked for you.

I think we need to do the outer walls of every room but one, upstairs and down, so that's a lot of paint required:eek:. Do they make the paint in various finishes and colours? Not sure I fancy every room painted white although we used to have a lot of white walls a few years ago. Ironically, our bathroom is the only room where we don't have a problem. We 'did it up' more recently than any other area of the house. There's a big radiator in there, we keep the window open as much as poss, plus we have had a ventilator fan/ extractor thingy installed. The walls in there have been clad with synthetic 'marble' boards. Looks a lot nicer than it sounds:rotfl: and very easy to wipe down:j.

Will try to get OH to buy one can and try it out somewhere before committing to doing the lot.

edinburgher

Do you live in an old/difficult to treat house? Because it sounds like your issues go beyond the usual bit of mould in 1-2 rooms?

To be honest, I would be getting the opinion of a surveyor or similar. A combination of mould killing/ventilation/dehumidifying/insulation might be needed. Then again, I know how crappy it is having to keep windows open etc. in a cold house!

[Deleted User]

Oldish house. Was a pair of semi-detached farm labourers' cottages built in about 1900 which we knocked through into one house in the late 1970s. I say 'we' but we employed a proper builder and to keep costs down we did a lot of the donkey work for him (on his instructions). We definitely had a new damp course done. The old bricks of the house were in poor condition and OH said they were porous. Apparently those old cottages were 'thrown up' on the cheap:eek:. Because we had to enlarge/block up/move windows and doors we had to have the house rendered externally and I suspect there lies the problem with water penetration over the years. We had a new roof and it still seems sound. We don't have cavity walls, internally they feel very cold to the touch even in a room that's heated. We do have double-glazing with 'trickle vents' which are supposed to stop condensation on the windows and give a modicum of ventilation at all times. We don't have much problem with the windows and seals etc showing signs of mould but the adjacent wall certainly does.

To be honest, it's really getting me down. It's a constant battle to keep it at bay, I seem to be constantly rubbing and scrubbing. Incidentally we had two interior walls replastered about 7 years ago(everything chipped back to the bare brick because of minor subsidence causing cracks) but the mould started coming back after about 2 years.

Thanks very much for your advice and for taking an interest in the problem.:T

Karmacat. Heartfelt apologies for hijacking your thread:o. I won't do it again.

Karmacat

carbootcrazy wrote: »

Karmacat. Heartfelt apologies for hijacking your thread:o. I won't do it again.

:kisses3::kisses3::kisses3: sweetie, that's not a hijack, its a continuation of a subject very close to my heart. And even if it was a hijack, I love hijacks - they're a big percentage of the fun and games here on mse so please, feel free to chuck anything into the ring :j

Interesting about the paint, thank you Ed! And about the porous bricks, sadly - my coastal house was thrown together very cheaply in about 1870 (the bathroom was only installed about ten years before I bought it :eek:) and I did indeed have a waterproof covering laid on. No idea how its doing now, I sold it in 1999, but I never had a problem with mould there. I had quite a fun problem there, actually - under the stairs was the old coal hole, and there was a hole big enough for my cats to creep into, so until I blocked it, there were sooty little pawprints all over the kitchen :rotfl:

I confess, I still haven't done anything - I was shattered by the walking I did on Saturday, and today I went to the car boot thingy - no glass bowls or candle making stuff or stainless steel pans heavier than a feather, but I *did* buy 4 DVDs for the grand total of £2 I've decided to call a moratorium on *doing* anything meaningful today, its a bank holibob after all, but I have been doing my Getting Things Done list, and as I adore listmaking when I'm in the mood, I was feeling no pain

edinburgher

I had quite a fun problem there, actually - under the stairs was the old coal hole, and there was a hole big enough for my cats to creep into, so until I blocked it, there were sooty little pawprints all over the kitchen

I feel your pain - we once had a disorientated cat trying to get outside by climbing up the chimney! Good Lord, was that one fun to try and clean up :rotfl:

Goldiegirl

Yes, good idea to relax, especially as it's a holiday.

I've done very little of anything at all today, but the day has still flown by.