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A couple of years ago I had my roof replaced on my 1930s detached house. Grey Marley tiles were used with a breathable membrane. I suspect 2 types were used. 2 elevations have a membrane I can't name but it is grey on the upperside with occasional red dashes on the underside which is white.The...

(I've read the excellent Sticky but could still use some help). Just went in the loft to return the Xmas decorations and found condensation dripping off the felt and some damp timbers (no sign of mould). This is a first in the 12+ years we've lived here. The only thing that changed this...

Hi, We moved into our property three years ago and over the last few winters noticed some condensation. There is only about 5 boxes in the loft and it's a 3 bed semi-dethatched. I think it's the old bitumen roof felt and built around 1980's. Inside humidity is usually mid 50's usually, and no...

Hey, Have an ex-council semi (probably 60s built) and have lots of condensation on the roof boards, looks like foil backed plasterboard, i can see some water droplets on them and one side is bad with mould, looking around i can't see anyway the loft could have been vented, at the eaves where...

Hi all, moved into our 4 bed detached 2 1/2 years ago and first winter i topped up the insulation in the loft and had new facias and soffits etc done. When the temp really dropped i noticed condensation on the underside of the felt (non breathable) so doubled up the soffit vents as the...

Hello, I would like to floor my loft, I already have loft insulation in place. The problem is that the loft insulation sits about approx 3'' above the 5'' joists. Is it OK just to floor over this and squash it down or will this lead to condensation problems? I will not be flooring the full...

I bought a new build house just over 2 years ago. we went up into the loft yesterday the first time in ages and was horrified to find that there is loads of condensation to the point that the floor is soaking and the timber frame of the roof is soaking wet. We also have some mould growing. I...

Discovered damp patches on ceiling today and found that there was a huge amount of condensation around one of the two 25 gallon loft tanks (the one with the mains feed) which had gradually collected and wicked through the loft insulation. We had the loft re-insulated about 12 months ago and the...

Ok then my situation is, condensation in a loft which was re-tilled and felted 25 years ago, along with a fire wall added. No soffit boards, mid terrace, ie no end gable or boards for easy ventilation. Is there any benefit in fitting venting tiles if the felt isn't vapour permeable, or is a...

My daughter has a 2 bedroom top floor maisonette. It is small but has an enormous loft space. The best place for the boiler would be in the loft space above the kitchen and bathroom where it has easy vertical access for venting, the dhw pipe runs are short and there is a brick wall to fix it to...

Theres another thread a couple posts down with a similar problem i didn't want to hijack his so im making a new one. Anyway i need to some advice, went up the loft a couple days ago during the recent cold spell here in the north east and noticed we had major condensation on the inside of the...

My daughter lives in a 9 year old "starter" home. She has a LOT of condensation on loft, and insist that she never used to, and last winter just a little, formed on plastic bags containing baby stuff which we had to get down for Child 2. I had a look today, and made sure soffit vents were...

Hi guys looking for some more specific advice than the sticky gave. Just before xmas found condensation forming on the silver backed plasterboard which lines my loft. There was mould spores starting to form as well. We have slightly combed ceiling (probably about 2 feet). Got hubby...

Hi Guys I've looked around and seen a few posts but none seem relevant to my issue - Help Appreciated Just moved into a new house and the roof was re-done (before I took ownership). It is a tiled roof and looking at it from the inside of the loft there is a black cloth/nylon like covering...

Good evening all I insulated my loft 2 years ago, from a warm loft to a cold loft. In the November after insulating I went into the loft and noticed all the timbers and felt was soaking wet, presumably through severe condensation. It was that bad mould had started to grow on all rafters. I...

Hi, I have read lots of threads and the recent advice posting on this subject but I am not sure they have answered my problem. Our loft has been recently converted. We have continuous vapour barriers in the ceiling and walls on the warm side. I cannot see any damage or holes. We have 300mm of...

I have been up to the loft and noticed a lot of moisture, I think it is condensation. I took up some of the chipboard/melamine and the underside was realluy wet. We had downlighters fitted about 2 years ago, these are not covered up in the loft. Are these holes causing the damp, and if...

Fully boarded loft issues

Hi all, Looking to sort out the insulation in the loft very soon and have opted for PIR between the joists as there isn't much head room to begin with. I've done a bit of research and have read some things about potential condensation when using PIR between it and the plasterboard of the...

I've read the Sticky on condensation but there was nothing that mentioned a flue from a wood burning stove. We had one put in last winter and noticed last week going up into the loft severe condensation on the black roof lining. The roof was new when the house was extended 4 years ago - the loft...