Hello all,
I have had a massive condensation problem in my bathroom ever since I bought my flat 6 years ago.
I live in a ground floor flat and the bathroom is at the front of the house. When I switch the shower on, a huge amount of steam is released which results in huge condensation on the tiles and window. It's got so bad that the towel radiator is rusting as is my light. I actually refurbished my bathroom 4 years ago and my tiles have started to fall off, so it's clearly a big problem. Even before I had tiles, the wallpaper which was there in its place was flaking off at an alarming rate and the ceiling is covered in mould.
I invested in an expensive envirovent extractor fan which has a trickle mode and a built in humidistat. It seems to be coming on at the right times and reacting to moisture but my walls are still wet after a shower and I'm not convinced an extractor fan alone will solve the problem.
So my question is, what else can I do? My plan at the moment is to get more air into the bathroom by installing a wall vent - the only vent in the bathroom to let outside air in is housed in the frame of the window and is very small. Do you think this might be a wise investment? There's no point in me changing my extractor fan as it works perfectly well and stays on all the time, reacting to humidity when appropriate.
Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated. I want to get my bathroom retiled but don't want to even begin doing that until I have this condensation problem under control!
Rajan
I have had a massive condensation problem in my bathroom ever since I bought my flat 6 years ago.
I live in a ground floor flat and the bathroom is at the front of the house. When I switch the shower on, a huge amount of steam is released which results in huge condensation on the tiles and window. It's got so bad that the towel radiator is rusting as is my light. I actually refurbished my bathroom 4 years ago and my tiles have started to fall off, so it's clearly a big problem. Even before I had tiles, the wallpaper which was there in its place was flaking off at an alarming rate and the ceiling is covered in mould.
I invested in an expensive envirovent extractor fan which has a trickle mode and a built in humidistat. It seems to be coming on at the right times and reacting to moisture but my walls are still wet after a shower and I'm not convinced an extractor fan alone will solve the problem.
So my question is, what else can I do? My plan at the moment is to get more air into the bathroom by installing a wall vent - the only vent in the bathroom to let outside air in is housed in the frame of the window and is very small. Do you think this might be a wise investment? There's no point in me changing my extractor fan as it works perfectly well and stays on all the time, reacting to humidity when appropriate.
Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated. I want to get my bathroom retiled but don't want to even begin doing that until I have this condensation problem under control!
Rajan