Am I being given the correct advice with regs trickle vents in my French doors ?

Mchambers

My French doors were installed in approx 2009 (I still have the original receipt so I can confirm the exact date if required), The supplier did not include trickle vents.

The same supplier says that trickle vents cannot be installed as the doors are re-enforced. I have spoken to another supplier, who has confirmed that trickle vents can be put through re-enforced French doors and has quoted me £84-00 to do the work.

I would rather the original supplier did the work so I have gone back to them to tell them what the other supplier has told me, The assistant said she would speak to a fitter to check and she would get back to me.

Can anyone please advise me.

System

why do you want trickle vents?

Aylesbury_Duck

I'd advise you to wait and see what the company says.

Mchambers

the_r_sole wrote: »

why do you want trickle vents?

For ventilation. I get condensation in my main bedroom, which causes some stains on my ceiling so I am hoping the vents will help. If you know any other options please advise. For info, I have a dehumidifier in the hallway outside the bedroom, which helps.

I have also arranged for a decorator to sort out the ceiling and the walls.

Aylesbury_Duck

Mchambers wrote: »

For ventilation. I get condensation in my main bedroom, which causes some stains on my ceiling so I am hoping the vents will help. If you know any other options please advise. For info, I have a dehumidifier in the hallway outside the bedroom, which helps.

I have also arranged for a decorator to sort out the ceiling and the walls.

Ventilation is good and should help, but you need to look at the source of the humidity because it sounds like there's too much for the dehumidifier to cope with. Are there aspects of your lifestyle you can alter to reduce humidity?

I'd postpone the decorator until you know the problem has been addressed. Can you live with the stains until the spring? Might be a good idea to see the effect of the increased ventilation first, otherwise you might end up decorating twice.

firefox1956

Mchambers wrote: »

For ventilation. I get condensation in my main bedroom, which causes some stains on my ceiling so I am hoping the vents will help. If you know any other options please advise. For info, I have a dehumidifier in the hallway outside the bedroom, which helps.

I have also arranged for a decorator to sort out the ceiling and the walls.

Condensation on your bedroom ceiling ??
Have you checked to see if you have good loft insulation ??
HTH

Mchambers

firefox1956 wrote: »

Condensation on your bedroom ceiling ??
Have you checked to see if you have good loft insulation ??
HTH

I had my insulation done a few years ago so it meets the regs.

The only thing that I have done was to cut down a big bush that went along whole of the front of my bungalow. I used to get damp and mould on the back wall (next to the h bush) of my kitchen, which was at the front of my kitchen I have had a new kitchen installed during October last year. Since then, I have had (touch wood) no damp or mould issues in my kitchen. As far as I can see the stains have got no worse in my bedroom since I got rid of the bush.

What do people think ?

firefox1956

'I had my insulation done a few years ago so it meets the regs.'
It might have been done to the 'regs' but was it done properly !!
You had a new kitchen fitted ??
Has somebody been up in the loft to work on the water supply & perhaps moved a lot of the insulation ??
Might be worth having a look see.............

Icecannon

Just be aware that a lot of sound can come through trickle vents.

Having the window or door open for an hour would do just as much as a vent and if you have a mouldmissue then a vent is unlikely to solve it, I would be looking else where for a solution.

Mchambers

I am not sure where else to look or do.

Icecannon

There is loads of info on google...

Watch how much water you let into the house, so baths, drying indoor, cooking, when doing these things open window, it is nearly always drier outside than in.

Dehumidifier if needed but opening windows should be enough, maybe have a fan to move the air around in any dead spots around the house.

The main things to do is watch how much moisture you are putting into the air and open windows when you do so, everyday.