Condensation on my windows

Anyday

Two years ago, my partner and myself bought an old & outdated house, we were very enthusiastic about it, as it was our project, we had so many plans and ideas to improve it, however our dream is becoming our nightmare, we didn’t take into account that the jobs, the project wouldn’t run smoothly….

Last March new windows and doors were fitted in our home, in the winter there is a lot of condensation on them which appears almost instantaneously

(The interior doors of our home are always open day and night). For instance if I put the kettle on or wash a few dishes, the kitchen window will get condensation straight away.

I am attaching a photo, you can see that there is a little bit of the condensation on my kitchen window however the two bottom corners of the window don’t get condensation, why is this happening? I read a few weeks ago in a web page that more than one inch condensation on the windows was not normal; I cannot find this web page. I would appreciate any type of advice, Thanks.

maninthestreet

Photo???????

Silvertabby

Do you have vents fitted to the windows? If not, that could be your problem.

societys_child

Warm air carries moisture. When it hits a cooler surface it condenses. The cure is usually heating and ventilation.

But you must already know this.

Is the house damp?

Would a de-humidifier help?

BOBS

We live in 20 year old double glazed bungalow. On frosty mornings I hv to take a window blade around bedroom windows to get rid of condensation - and I am not talking a light amount of water - using blade the water runs off and one hand towel just about is enough to absorb the amount of water that comes off three bedroom windows. I have windows on the latch all day to let the rooms air. Not sure if there is a solution apart from an expensive de-humidifier.

Gloomendoom

Is condensation on windows such a big deal?

Stop breathing, that will sort it.

Grenage

We get as massive amount of water on the older glazing. I bought a karcher window vac. £40, problem solved.

FreeBear

BOBS wrote: »

Not sure if there is a solution apart from an expensive de-humidifier.

I have heard good things about mechanical heat recovery systems - The few people I know that have installed them say that it makes a big difference to condensation levels whilst retaining most of the heat and doesn't use too much energy in the process.

However, the last one I heard about cost around £1600 to install. That would buy a pretty big dehumidifier and pay for the running costs for quite some time.

lightyearsboi

I had a problem with condensation on my windows too. The condensation would also run down to the plaster board on the sides of the window reveal and cause mould. I controlled it by using a dehumidifier but found it too noisy and a pain to use. I recently had a positive input Ventilation system installed which solved the problem.

Davesnave

Older houses were meant to breathe; people buy them, install double glazing and draught-proof doors, render up the walls with waterproof products, take out the chimneys and then wonder where the damp is coming from. It's not 'damp,' it's condensation.

That said, lifestyle is also part of problems like this. Before we lived in our property, the previous owners fitted after-market through the wall vents in all the bedrooms and others in the kitchen/bathroom/shower rooms.

We've taken all of the above away, just replacing the bathroom/kitchen vents with proper automatic electric extractors. Nothing untoward has happened since. Whatever the problem was before, it no longer exists, but it's still the same house!

OP, what other improvements have you made and could these be contributing to the problem?

Zola.

Do you dry clothes indoors? That adds a lot of condensation.

I live in a 1960s semi detached house. When we put down new insulation (the really thick stuff), it chanegd the climate in the house and we started to get mouldy spots on the attic felt.

We added 4 tile vents, which lets air in and allow moisture to escape. They were £160 for 4, I would recommend them

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