Thermal lining papers?

mrs_sparrow

Hi all,

We live in a very old house which has no cavities, the exposed corners of the wall get very cold and I can see the mould growing by the day at the moment. The house is not ours but the HA won't do anything about it so we have to deal with it. I try not to have anything in the room that can lead to condensation, we have vents etc... but the problem is still there. ordinarily I just clean it with bleach a few times during the winter but this year I want to try and actually deal with it for the longer term. In the other rooms we have the same problem used have used the damp paint - not a problem, it solved the issues in those rooms and those rooms have been damp free for the last few years.

The problem is the walls get so cold that when we get into bed my side of the bed is actually damp. I have got asthma so the situation is not ideal, we ensure that the room is ventilated as much as possible but it's not enough and the house is hard enough, and expensive enough, to heat as it is so leaving windows open all day is not an option for us - this is the coldest room in the house however, due to the size of the house and the shape of the room we have to have the furniture where it is.

So, we are decorating and I was going to coat the wall with damp paint again, but I wondered if lining paper would help keep the heat we are putting into the room, in. Although the heating is on the room is freezing in the winter, all the time. We have invested in an electric blanket but the damp on my side of the room is becoming an issue.

Any advise would be appreciated. Thanks.

bridgedino

This will sort you out. Wall paper on top of it as normal or lining paper and paint. It raises the temp of the wall surface nicely

http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/nmc-noma-therm-wall-veneer-roll-555148

Available elsewhere but Homebase was the first return on my search

Poppycat

This is a fairly new product no idea if its any good

http://www.gowallpaper.co.uk/saarpor-graphite-insulating-lining-paper-single.html

mrs_sparrow

Thanks very much for the links, I have also found another one that is a metallic finish, but if we paper over it them it'll not make any difference. I'd love to just get into a bed and it not feel damp. This has gone on long enough.

wallbash

I used the product over twenty years ago, and it certainly caused the wall to feel warm. Read the instructions for hanging closely, if I remember correctly, the drops are very slightly over lapped. then scored with a Stanly knife, bottom strip removed and you get a perfect join. The product is also good at covering up minor imperfections of the plaster.

mrs_sparrow

I have found the thick stuff in Toolstation, plus the adhesive so should get 2 rolls and adhesive for under £100.

I am starting it this weekend. Never been si excited to decorate. And just going to do the external walls but, if it works, we are going round to do the rest of the house slowly too.

We will have some spare so going to put that in the downstairs loo which no-one ever uses as it is so damp and cold as well.

Never been so excited to start some decorating, LOL.