Mould on the walls

kaggi

Help - for the third year in a row I am having a terrible problem with mould on my walls. I have had a roofer check and there are no cracked tiles, and to help the problem they put vent slates on the roof while they were up there. I have purchased Kilrock moisture trappers which do trap water but obviously not enough. I have opened the vents in my windows, cranked up the heating, stopped drying my clothes on airers, but nothing seems to help. I have one cupboard that just seems to draw moisture and even though I keep the door open for ventilation, I am having to bleach the walls weekly to get rid of all the mould. I love my house, but I am at the end of my tether with this. Does anyone know how to stop this happening, or better still, what is causing it?

ariba10

Treat yourself and your home to a dehumidifier!

kaggi

Will that work, and is it really the best option? I am in a two storey house, so would I need 2?

ariba10

We live in a two story house and one good one is more than enough.

Ours lives upstairs and we leave the doors open when we come down in the mornings.

It can be a little noisy at night so it is on a timer so that it only comes on during the day. (Would not be without it)

barbie_babe

I just keep mine in the what was the damp room .

kaggi

Thanks. Think I would rather know what's causing it though and fix that though.

mrxry

I remember my parents having problems where they had a old coal fire that wasnt covered up correctly so caused problems, could be a issue with pipes somewhere behind walls too.

DRP

kaggi wrote: »

Help - for the third year in a row I am having a terrible problem with mould on my walls. I have had a roofer check and there are no cracked tiles, and to help the problem they put vent slates on the roof while they were up there. I have purchased Kilrock moisture trappers which do trap water but obviously not enough. I have opened the vents in my windows, cranked up the heating, stopped drying my clothes on airers, but nothing seems to help. I have one cupboard that just seems to draw moisture and even though I keep the door open for ventilation, I am having to bleach the walls weekly to get rid of all the mould. I love my house, but I am at the end of my tether with this. Does anyone know how to stop this happening, or better still, what is causing it?

I would first be attempting to find the source of the problem rather than paying for dehumidifier to hide the problem!

Tell us a little about the house (type of build etc) and have a think about:

Lifestyle (big family, cooking without ventilation, drying washing inside)

Poor ventilation causing high humidity - are window vents and air bricks present? is there a fan in the bathroom/kitchen that vents to outside?

Insufficient heating or insulation- cold spots will cause condensation

A source of excess moisture such as penetrating damp from leaking gutters, rising damp, flooding under floorboards etc

ariba10

Have a look at this site.

http://www.harfordsonline.com/downloads/condensation%20info.pdf