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That was what we were thinking of next. I just wasn’t sure if that was a long term fix though. Think we’re going to have to do it in the short term at least.

Thank you. That’s definitely the way I was thinking. The upstairs rooms are all under 60% and they feel fine. Downstairs doesn’t feel pleasant. The only thing that seems to make any difference is turning the heaters on for a few hours but that’s not something we want to be doing during the summer.

That’s really interesting. There is definitely a damp “feel” to the fabrics though. I clearly can’t say they feel “wet” but there’s a tacky, sort of moist texture to the clothes that feels like more than just a temperature issue. Texture is something we can identify with the receptors in our...

Thanks for that. The upstairs is around 50% humidity but this lower level is over 70% in every room. It’s pretty much consistently at that level. Whether we have rain or not, it seems about the same in every room. It’s very noticeably cooler as you walk downstairs and so we’ve always assumed...

That’s underway. It’s a big job as everything including the boiler needs replacing and there’s a lot of other work that needs to be done before we can replace it all. But in the current temperatures, we’ve not got ANY heating on either floor. Upstairs is fine. Downstairs is humid. Hence my...

Honestly I don’t know. Clothes that have been stored in the wardrobe really do feel slightly moist to the touch. It’s not like they’re dripping wet. There’s just a sort of tacky feel to them. We’ve both noticed it separately so I wouldn’t have thought it was just perception. None of the walls...

Oh really? That’s really good to hear. The monitors are warning us of high humidity and along with fabrics feeling damp in there I was getting anxious. Thanks again.

We moved into a 1970s split level bungalow at the start of the year. Living accommodation is on the main floor as you enter the property. Floors are floating wood floor with a two foot drop to concrete. The humidity here is fine. The bedrooms and bathroom are downstairs and offset from the...

Thanks for the reply. There’s no signs of cracking on the inside walls. They’ve not been replastered recently so I’m hoping that the lack of cracking inside is a good sign? When you say the drain, is it the guttering you’re referring to? I’m only double checking as there is a waste drain not...

Hi. We moved into a property at the start of the year and we’re renovating. We cut down some tall bushes from the back of the property at the weekend and noticed a crack in the brickwork. The property is a 1970s split level bungalow. It’s been empty for a couple of years. I’ve attached some...

That’s interesting. I’m guessing our stuff isn’t water resistant then.

It’s very early 70s. Think the whole estate was completed by 1972. It’s a split level bungalow. I’m getting eager to start now but yeah we’ll pick a smaller room first to cut our teeth on. Thanks again!

Potentially! Fingers crossed it’s not that though.

Thanks John. That may be something we can look at. I’ve just never come across it before and I’ve never encounter floors quite this springy. We’re hopefully getting the boards up this weekend so we’ll see what the situation is and hopefully most of them just need fixing better.

Thanks very much. That’s really helpful.

Thanks for that. So far, I’m not a fan of chipboard either. And we’ve got a few areas where it’s got wet and turned to powder and other areas where there’s been a leak and it’s swelled and warped. A couple of the rooms are like walking on a trampoline. Honestly, I don’t want to replace it...

Hi, I'm new here and joined as we've just moved home and have a lot of DIY ahead of us. The ground floor is a suspended timber floor and we've noticed that the floors are very "bouncy" and just feel a bit flimsy. We've pulled up carpets with a view to getting the floorboards up for insulation...