Ever heard of a tumble dryerThat's no longer an argument for landlords.
The question should be "What special provision has the landlord provided for drying washing?"
The property had to be able to deal with modern living, regardless.
Ever heard of a tumble dryerThat's no longer an argument for landlords.
The question should be "What special provision has the landlord provided for drying washing?"
The property had to be able to deal with modern living, regardless.
no it started in winter time, yes walls injected with cavity insulationbluesea, good evening again.
It this problem manifesting itself right now in the middle of what for us is a heat wave? or is the problem of long standing?
As an aside are the external walls retro-filled with cavity wall Insulation??
Ken
is drying wet clothes on radiators what you call modern livingThat's a bad landlord right there.
You're stating that it's s the tenant' s fault and yet you acknowledge that you need to deal with the problem. Obviously nothing to do with the property.
Looks like a s.11 or s.82 claim coming your way.
bluesea,
OK I am going to "bomb" you with information, but in a good way.
Can I suggest you wade your way through what follows, why because in some cases the Cavity Wall Insulation has allowed rain water to penetrate the inner surfaces of the walls in the property??
OK, here goes.
Loads of information, some may assist??
http://www.publiclawtoday.co.uk/hou...-over-poorly-installed-cavity-wall-insulation
www.wallcavityclaims.co.uk/ciga/get-a-copy-of-your-ciga-certificate/
www.cewales.org.uk/.../Post_Installation_Performance_of_Cavity_Wall__External_
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/informationreport_of_bre_on_cavi
I have had a damp proofing contractor have a look and confirm the mould is caused by condesation
http://www.publiclawtoday.co.uk/hou...-over-poorly-installed-cavity-wall-insulation
www.wallcavityclaims.co.uk/ciga/get-a-copy-of-your-ciga-certificate/
Sure someone else asked this- is there space for a washing line? My tumble dryer costs 38p/hour to run, even running 2 loads a day (which families with young children seem to do these days) would only come to £30 per month. May be worth having a chat with your tenants along the lines of 'look, drying clothes on the radiators is causing a lot of condensation. I can install an active air circulation jobbie which will compensate for your clothes drying but it will cost you at least £20 per month every month regardless on the electric. Or you can use the tumble dryer provided (when the weather is rubbish ) or the clothes line provided when the sun is shining. Let me know.....' (This assumes you've provided a tumble dryer and there's space for a clothesline).They say they cannot afford to run tumble dryer when central heating on as well
there is a garden and a close line which is ok for summer of course, you mean a condensing tumble dryer which holds the water in a little tank which you empty after use, it can be difficult to get the tenant to understand what they are doing is causing the problem they tend to think its the landlords faultSure someone else asked this- is there space for a washing line? My tumble dryer costs 38p/hour to run, even running 2 loads a day (which families with young children seem to do these days) would only come to £30 per month. May be worth having a chat with your tenants along the lines of 'look, drying clothes on the radiators is causing a lot of condensation. I can install an active air circulation jobbie which will compensate for your clothes drying but it will cost you at least £20 per month every month regardless on the electric. Or you can use the tumble dryer provided (when the weather is rubbish ) or the clothes line provided when the sun is shining. Let me know.....' (This assumes you've provided a tumble dryer and there's space for a clothesline).
Another thought- I've never tried one of those traps for use with normal tumble dryers (that trap the water and let the air through)- they're not dear and the heat from the dryer stays indoors rather than going outside....
Of course it is. What family does not dry their clothes on an airer inside the house?is drying wet clothes on radiators what you call modern living
Of course it is. What family does not dry their clothes on an airer inside the house?
People have always done it, and always will. The fact that modern houses have radiators and central heating, means that its done more frequently, and potentially in more or different rooms.
If the house that you let can't deal with that, then that's the problem not the people living in it - just doing things that everyone else does ..... aka modern living.
The first sign of a bad landlord is blaming the tenants. Yes there is a duty for any tenant to act in a "tenant-like manner", but that does not negate the landlords responsibilities to deal with inherent problems with a property.
You say that you have insulated the cavity walls as if to proclaim that that is it, you've done your bit and the damp should stop. In fact, you may well have exhasperated the problem. Did you have the issues diagnosed? Did you have a proper expert survey report identifying the issues and recommending a solution? I strongly suspect not. A good landlord would have.
I would not say it is an inherent problem with the property as there were no mould problems with previous tenants, my point is with drying clothes on radiators is if there is mould in house its like putting fuel on a burning fireOf course it is. What family does not dry their clothes on an airer inside the house?
People have always done it, and always will. The fact that modern houses have radiators and central heating, means that its done more frequently, and potentially in more or different rooms.
If the house that you let can't deal with that, then that's the problem not the people living in it - just doing things that everyone else does ..... aka modern living.
The first sign of a bad landlord is blaming the tenants. Yes there is a duty for any tenant to act in a "tenant-like manner", but that does not negate the landlords responsibilities to deal with inherent problems with a property.
You say that you have insulated the cavity walls as if to proclaim that that is it, you've done your bit and the damp should stop. In fact, you may well have exhasperated the problem. Did you have the issues diagnosed? Did you have a proper expert survey report identifying the issues and recommending a solution? I strongly suspect not. A good landlord would have.
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