condensation

I live in a 1937 bungalow and am finding cold areas with mold spots developing. In particular, the press in the living room wall is deep and I guess the back of it is against the outer layer of bricks of the house. So there is no insulation and it gets very cold attracting moisture. Any ideas...

We have bay windows with metal bay poles joining the panes at about 120 degrees. The poles are a magnet for condensation. In winter, you can almost see the beads of water forming and running down the inside. Has anyone ideas or experience to improve this? We are working on air flow and...

Hi all, We live in a Victorian semi. Double glazed but otherwise poorly insulated. Centrally heated with a modern loft conversion. We get pretty bad condensation on the middle floor bedroom windows and on the bathroom walls (despite an extractor fan) and this tends to grow mould. Humidity can...

Hi all hoping for some advice. Got some damp patches showing through above fireplace / chimney breast. Moved in 3 years ago and patches were there so nothing new. Was an open fire but now a log burner with lined flue. Any ideas what might be the most likely cause? Have recently sanded paint...

Hi all, I'm looking for some advice please? I'm currently building a 2 storey house, and the plastering was finished approximately 4 weeks ago. However, due to the cold weather (it's barely gone above 0°c in the daytime and as low as -12°c during the night, for the past 2-3 weeks) it still...

I’ve been dealing with cold walls in a couple of bedrooms due to having two external walls, which causes cold areas and has led to issues with condensation and mould. This is something I’ve always experienced with the property, even after living here for over 10 years. I’ve involved the council...

Hi All, I wonder if someone would be able steer me correct after some advice to took with decorating has gone a bit wrong. I moved into a 3 bedroom house a few years back. One bedroom and bathroom is in an extension and the other two rooms on opposite sides of the main house. I noticed that...

Hi everyone! We get a lot of condensation so had a PIV fitted in the loft a couple of years back. It has improved condensation on the windows a bit but does make the upstairs absolutely freezing (particularly over the past week). Thus, I'm no longer convinced that flooding the house with...

Hi, we live in a 30 year old detached house and a couple of years ago had upvc facias installed to avoid having to paint the old ones. The back of the house with one installer and the front with another installer a year later. The upvc was put on top of the old woodwork as it was in decent...

Hi Guys, I have had a search of the forum to see if I can find a thread related to my issue with no luck so have created a new thread. I bought a house back in March this year that has a Worcester Bosch greenstar 25Si boiler. I’m going to go into a lot of details as I think explaining the...

We have a Bosch dishwasher which seems to be emitting steam or condensation from the top. It's delaminating our door units. I've taken out the door seal (3/4 of the door rubber thing) and cleaned thoroughly and it seems in good condition. Does anyone know what could the cause and preferably...

I really really need help/advice. Last summer I got new windows and then in the winter noticed water drips along the wall/ceiling (see below) we thought maybe the windows were now much better and not letting any air at all escape, so we added vents (as seen in picture) we had no problems all...

I’m looking for some help and advice. I live in a new build and we have a problem with condensation, mould and damp plasterboard around the bedroom windows in the winter. It doesn’t matter what we do inside the house or even if the windows are left slightly open. Once the temperature drops the...

I'm building out a Luton van to live in (pic attached just so you get idea). I wan't a lot of natural light. Campervan windows are too expensive (I might get a couple but want more light than that). Proper double glazed windows cost too much too, even for just the glass, and I'm also trying to...

I have recently had a room decorated in my old Victorian terrace house, where there is a chimney breast. The wall covering the chimney breast was previously covered with old lining paper so I was not aware of any damp issues. A few weeks after decorating during some cold and rainy weather, some...

I am going to run a dehumidifier in the loft when the weather is at its coldest and would like to know if anyone knows the science that would help me set the humidity detection to the right amount. Example; operate to dehumidify to 60% and operate when 5 degrees celsius or lower. I want to...

Hi there, We moved into our new house last winter and noticed water on the ceiling of a small extension to our kitchen. At first, we thought the roof was leaking, so we replaced the felt roof. However, we now realize it's due to condensation. I want to fix this before winter, but I'm unsure of...

Hi, Has anybody done a steel portal framed shed with timber purlins/sheeting rails and clad the outside with 40mm or so of PIR insulation then just fixed single skin steel sheets right onto the PIR with longer fixings? No extra plywood/OSB, battens or breathable membrane? Planwell seem to...

Hi everyone – I'm looking for some advice on our 1910 solid brick wall terraced house in the UK which we are planning to renovate. Unusually, it has some prefabricated 105mm thick concrete dormers and I'm not sure how best to renovate them. We are in a conservation zone, so have no choice but...

Hi. I'm looking for some advice on some internal air vents that I have. It's an old house (1900/1910) and has a couple of big bay windows. The pictures show 1 example where I seem to get a lot of condensation. On this example, there is an existing external air brick fitted. Internally, the...