Hello,
In the back bedroom we have a built in airing which used to have the boiler and water tank in. This was removed last year and a new combi put in the loft.
The walls of the cupboard were coated with shiny foil like rubber like material presumably to reflect heat back from the boiler.
Yesterday I went to look for something and noticed with horror that the walls of the cupboard were soaking wet and several items completely sodden and mouldy.
I have now removed all that shiny stuff. I am guessing that it was all so wet because of the temperature difference between the wall and the air inside the cupboard and the shiny stuff being water proof meaning that it all condensed on it.
The walls in that room are very cold, but they don;t have a condensation problem. Also new DG windows were fitted this year (without trickle vents)
At the moment the cupboard is almost empty and the doors are open and the windows are on the latch to air the room - its quite cold now.
Is it a problem itself to have a built in cupboard like this with two external walls and little ventilation?
This room will become the baby room so I want to make sure its ok.
What should I do? Remove the cupboard? Fit an air brick?
Thanks in advance,
Ian
In the back bedroom we have a built in airing which used to have the boiler and water tank in. This was removed last year and a new combi put in the loft.
The walls of the cupboard were coated with shiny foil like rubber like material presumably to reflect heat back from the boiler.
Yesterday I went to look for something and noticed with horror that the walls of the cupboard were soaking wet and several items completely sodden and mouldy.
I have now removed all that shiny stuff. I am guessing that it was all so wet because of the temperature difference between the wall and the air inside the cupboard and the shiny stuff being water proof meaning that it all condensed on it.
The walls in that room are very cold, but they don;t have a condensation problem. Also new DG windows were fitted this year (without trickle vents)
At the moment the cupboard is almost empty and the doors are open and the windows are on the latch to air the room - its quite cold now.
Is it a problem itself to have a built in cupboard like this with two external walls and little ventilation?
This room will become the baby room so I want to make sure its ok.
What should I do? Remove the cupboard? Fit an air brick?
Thanks in advance,
Ian