Dampness issues

TriggerCut92

Hi

Looking to see if the dampness in question is caused by a leak or as another user so helpfully said that it could have been caused by not opening windows or cooking without using the extractor fan

Sorry not sure how to upload photos here so I've put an IMGUR link below

http://imgur.com/a/XVBdW

Thanks

Doozergirl

Wow. That's condensation as bad as I've seen! The room is soaking. Is some of that in cupboards?

Something's going very wrong there. And it's taken a couple of months?!

The users on the other board are always quick to blame condensation on simple day to day living, but they don't have an idea of buildings and tend to create their own truths based on what other posters say.

How long have you owned the property? How old is it, is it insulated? How is the room ventilated (fireplaces, trickle vents in windows, single glazing, air bricks to outside?) and are the tenants keeping that room warm?

Is there a tumble dryer and is it venting properly?

Is the floor suspended or solid? You can see it creeping up from the floor the worst which shows that area that is coldest and also areas with the least airflow.

If your tenants can also take a picture of the outside of those walls, it might help a little bit.

My first thoughts are that this should not happen to that extent with day to day living. Either there is a tumble dryer not venting or there's a possibility of sitting water under the floors.

TriggerCut92

Doozergirl wrote: »

Wow. That's condensation as bad as I've seen! The room is soaking. Is some of that in cupboards?

Something's going very wrong there. And it's taken a couple of months?!

The users on the other board are always quick to blame condensation on simple day to day living, but they don't have an idea of buildings and tend to create their own truths based on what other posters say.

How long have you owned the property? How old is it, is it insulated? How is the room ventilated (fireplaces, trickle vents in windows, single glazing, air bricks to outside?) and are the tenants keeping that room warm?

Is there a tumble dryer and is it venting properly?

Is the floor suspended or solid? You can see it creeping up from the floor the worst which shows that area that is coldest and also areas with the least airflow.

If your tenants can also take a picture of the outside of those walls, it might help a little bit.

My first thoughts are that this should not happen to that extent with day to day living. Either there is a tumble dryer not venting or there's a possibility of sitting water under the floors.

It's not cupboards, more like a shelf against the wall really. There was furniture against the dampness so this is the first they've noticed it. Could it be the furniture in anyway blocking?

There isn't a tumble dryer, just a washing machine.

Only ventilation in the living room is the windows. Should the room in theory be pretty warm?

When you say outside of the walls do you mean the outside of the building or?

Reckon a damp specialist would need to come out?

Thanks for your help

globalds

How do you heat the area ?

FreeBear

TriggerCut92 wrote: »

When you say outside of the walls do you mean the outside of the building or?

Reckon a damp specialist would need to come out?

Yes, what is on the other side of those walls ?
Are there any leaking gutters, broken tiles, or damaged felt (if a flat roof) ?
Assuming a ground floor room, what are the soil levels like surrounding the building - i.e. has the damp proof course been bridged ?

Solid walls, or cavity, and if the latter, has insulation ever been installed ?

You could get a damp "specialist" in to do a free survey, but he will try to sell you an expensive range of solutions that probably won't cure the problem long term.

Doozergirl

There is little airflow behind furniture, which is nice for condensation to form. It likes cold, so uninsulated walls and/or a lack of heating in the room. Ventilation is important.

I would like to see outside. A room is just a room with no context. It is ground floor?

As above, any free survey is going to result in someone trying to sell a DPC. Most buildings have perfectly adequate DPCs and the entire industry is built on a myth. I've seen photos of damp issues on two posts last month where both had already been injected with a new DPC but the actual problem was still right there, unfixed, and blatantly obvious!

If you have a survey, you must pay handsomely for it from an independent surveyor who does not sell.

We can help a bit more if we have more photos and context, please. There are questions unanswered. How long have you owned the property? How old is the building? How long have the tenants been there? Is that your furniture or theirs?

TriggerCut92

Doozergirl wrote: »

There is little airflow behind furniture, which is nice for condensation to form. It likes cold, so uninsulated walls and/or a lack of heating in the room. Ventilation is important.

I would like to see outside. A room is just a room with no context. It is ground floor?

As above, any free survey is going to result in someone trying to sell a DPC. Most buildings have perfectly adequate DPCs and the entire industry is built on a myth. I've seen photos of damp issues on two posts last month where both had already been injected with a new DPC but the actual problem was still right there, unfixed, and blatantly obvious!

If you have a survey, you must pay handsomely for it from an independent surveyor who does not sell.

We can help a bit more if we have more photos and context, please. There are questions unanswered. How long have you owned the property? How old is the building? How long have the tenants been there? Is that your furniture or theirs?

Yeah it's ground floor.
See link below for the google map street view.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@55.823585,-4.2643265,3a,75y,147.48h,73.94t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sYSxkpvpK2SLdVY940F4UEg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

It's actually between two other blacks so is it possible it could be coming through from next door?

I've owned the property for 6 months. There was nothing on the home report about dampness and no sign of it on any walls. The building was built in the 1900 I believe. It's an old glasgow tenemant style

The tenants have been there 6 months.

The furniture is theirs. Only items in the property that are mine are the white goods.

I messaged my tenant saying "has the heating been on a lot? Have the windows in the front room been open? Is the room quite warm and stuffy?" and he replied saying "We have been opening the place up as often as possible, and using the heating to help dry it out.
Washing is being hung in the bedroom where there is no visible mould, and when cooking we have had the windows open and exhaust fan on"

Thanks for your help. Do you need any more info?