Wardrobes on External Wall - Condensation

naf123

Wow everyone has elaborate and expensive solutions!

The cheapest and effective solution is

https://www.lakeland.co.uk/24627/Lakeland-Non-Spill-Moisture-Trap

Just put one or two of these in the cupboard and drain/change the crystals every few months.

Doozergirl

naf123 wrote: »

Wow everyone has elaborate and expensive solutions!

The cheapest and effective solution is

https://www.lakeland.co.uk/24627/Lakeland-Non-Spill-Moisture-Trap

Just put one or two of these in the cupboard and drain/change the crystals every few months.

That isn't actually a solution though, is it?

Great if it deals with the symptoms, but it doesn't address the cause, so I'm not sure why you're surprised that people want to address the issue head-on.

Different courses for different horses.

naf123

Prevention is always better than cure. so yes there are ways to design and build it.

But there is a solution, to use crystals that take away the water. Its not a maintenance free solution but its pretty instant solution till you get the room redesigned and rebuilt :-)

Even if you have insulation there might be a build up of mould behind the insulation - Ive always wondered about that

fleetingmind

I really appreciate everyone's replies. Certainly need to plan very carefully.

Turns out that 3/4 of it has horrific mould so we've taken out the clothes and removed the wardrobe doors in anticipation of putting a new one in. Something i misjudged (new house) is the mouldy section joins onto a standalone garage when they did the extension. The part that wasnt and was just external there was no mould. So need to see how being joined to the garage affects it.

Fire_Fox

naf123 wrote: »

Prevention is always better than cure. so yes there are ways to design and build it.

But there is a solution, to use crystals that take away the water. Its not a maintenance free solution but its pretty instant solution till you get the room redesigned and rebuilt :-)

Even if you have insulation there might be a build up of mould behind the insulation - Ive always wondered about that

I'm game for another condensation experiment.

Lakeland gizmo v. Wilko kitchen roll.

Lakeland fleeced my mother for an Egg and a Snake dehumidifier twelve years ago. A newspaper umbrella would have performed better, or indeed a bag of table salt IIRC. :rotfl: