Hi common problem here but I was just wondering if someone can give me a little info on a black mould problem my daughter has on her wall.
She lives in a modern purpose built 1 bed flat and had a free standing pine wardrobe in front of the wall that backs onto the communal hallway, when she pulled it away after about 18 months or so she found this (see picture)
Now I have some knowledge about moisture in properties from my past but it is not comprehensive. I know that you get moisture on glass windows when they are cold and the warm air condenses on them and I think they said to open windows to reduce the humidity in the room when this happens so is this what has happened to this wall?
The wall backs on to the communal hallway which is inside the block but obviously outside the flat so colder in the hall I would guess.
So my questions are why did this happen, could it be rubble in a cavity wall at the bottom or will this not be a cavity wall being internal?
Is the fact there is furniture there a contributing factor ie does it stop the heat or air getting there properly, surely heat and air can still get to the wall?
Is there any kind of problem here that needs to be dealt with or is just heat and ventilation required?
What could you do to prevent it happening again?
Any help or advice appreciated.
She lives in a modern purpose built 1 bed flat and had a free standing pine wardrobe in front of the wall that backs onto the communal hallway, when she pulled it away after about 18 months or so she found this (see picture)
Now I have some knowledge about moisture in properties from my past but it is not comprehensive. I know that you get moisture on glass windows when they are cold and the warm air condenses on them and I think they said to open windows to reduce the humidity in the room when this happens so is this what has happened to this wall?
The wall backs on to the communal hallway which is inside the block but obviously outside the flat so colder in the hall I would guess.
So my questions are why did this happen, could it be rubble in a cavity wall at the bottom or will this not be a cavity wall being internal?
Is the fact there is furniture there a contributing factor ie does it stop the heat or air getting there properly, surely heat and air can still get to the wall?
Is there any kind of problem here that needs to be dealt with or is just heat and ventilation required?
What could you do to prevent it happening again?
Any help or advice appreciated.