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Thanks for all your replies. I have an extractor fan in my bathroom which stays on after the light is switched off. I have upvc windows throughout the house with trickle vents which are always opened. I cant leave the windows opened at night as I stay in a bungalow. Does anyone think it is...

Thank you for replying Jeds , sorry for the late reply I wasn't emailed saying someone else had replied to my post. Can I ask for some more advice please? I have posted previously about condensation we have in bedroom, I followed all the advice given but the black mould is coming back on the...

Thank you Stuart45

Bungalow, render, breezeblock, cavity according to my husband. Sorry I didn't give you enough info.

HELP, we have been stung by cowboy builders twice in the last couple of weeks. Thanks

Can anyone please give me a rough estimate as to how much it would cost me to have an air vent put in a bedroom ? Thanks

Yes the £3500 included everything. We are awaiting another quote, we were given his name from a builders merchant who rated him very highly. Once again, thank you very much for replying.

Thank you very much for replying. We have had a few quotes ranging from £2500 to £3500. The highest quote was the one who told us about having the walls scrimmed ( I think that was the the word he used ) removing the damaged parts of the building dealing with them, putting the netting over the...

I am looking for some advice on rough-casting please. I live in a detached bungalow and we have noticed quite a lot of cracks appearing on the rough-casting. Our building has been painted, we have had a few quotes on having the building re-roughcasted. Had a builder out today who has said...

Hi John, thanks for replying. The advice I was given was regarding heating, ventilation not drying clothes on radiators. We washed the mould off and sprayed it with anti-mould stuff. We also have a dehumidifier in the room which removed quite a lot of water but we stopped using that a week...

Hi, I have posted about this condensation/dampness before and was given very good advice which I followed to the letter. 3 weeks later the black mould has started appearing on the walls and ceiling again. A lot of my clothes have mould on them and I have had to throw out several pairs of shoes...

Help please re. above problem. Followed all the advice given, the black mould has now came back after 4 weeks. The bedroom concerned has wallpaper on the walls so we are going to strip the walls. Does anyone have any other ideas what to do next. TIA

Hi Woody, I found the "Lofty" thread, I think we will continue with the obvious things first. Also carry on using the dehumidifier for another wee while. Thanks for all your advice.

Hi Dazb Thank you very much for your reply. We are doing all the things you have suggested plus we had a dehumidifier in the bedroom concerned which has removed approx 8 pints of water from the room over 10 days. Thank you for your advice.

We had a damp specialist out tonight as we have been having problems with black mould in one of our bedrooms. He went round the house with his dampness machine thingy (sorry don't know what it's called) He checked the outside of the house and pointed out some cracks on the wall and some...

Thank you very much Woody for all your help.

Thanks for your reply Woody. Do you think it is worth carrying on using the dehumidifier. The trickle vent is always opened as is the window. This is the only room in the house where the radiator is not under the window, could this be part of the problem? I am a terrible worrier and have been...

Do you know what the root cause may be? We don't have a clue... Thanks for replying.

I have black mold on a bedroom wall. I don’t know whether this is condensation, dampness or dry/wet rot. It has now appeared on the ceiling of the bedroom. There is a strong smell of dampness in the room. We are using a dehumidifier in the room, which is taking out about 5 pints of water over a...

FAO Ban-All-Sheds The electric wiring up in the loft where he had put in lighting was a death trap. The day we moved into the house I got an electric shock from the light switch. We had to get all that wiring sorted out sharpish, fortunately that wasnt too expensive. Oh and the light at...