Hi there,
I live in an 1890's terrace which has the kitchen in an what one might call an extension (in that it sticks out the back) but it is part of the original house.
The kitchen has always been a bit damp on the sink wall (back wall) but I recently gutted the room and fitted a new kitchen. The sink has been moved to a different wall too.
The back wall did have plaster 'bridging' the bricks that had had a damp proof treatment so I hacked that off a bit too.
The problem I have is there must be damp behind the new cupboards as the back panel of cupboards against that wall is slowly being covered in a fine green dust (mould I presume). I have washed this with bleach for now but I am concerned about it.
Now the kitchen is cold (very cold at times) and has no heating in it due to it's size and the fact that the wife didn't want underfloor heating (she now has said I should have let you fit UFH).
I have one cupboard end which can take a small radiator (which should be sufficient to take the chill off) and due to the location of pipes one option is to run the central heating pipes all the way round the kitchen under the floor units. This would have the by-product of slightly heating the area behind the floor units. Do you think this might reduce the possibility of mould/damp as I'm not convinced it's not condensation as from reading on here rising damp doesn't exist...
Sorry for the mega long post but if you need any more info please let me know.
Cheers.
I live in an 1890's terrace which has the kitchen in an what one might call an extension (in that it sticks out the back) but it is part of the original house.
The kitchen has always been a bit damp on the sink wall (back wall) but I recently gutted the room and fitted a new kitchen. The sink has been moved to a different wall too.
The back wall did have plaster 'bridging' the bricks that had had a damp proof treatment so I hacked that off a bit too.
The problem I have is there must be damp behind the new cupboards as the back panel of cupboards against that wall is slowly being covered in a fine green dust (mould I presume). I have washed this with bleach for now but I am concerned about it.
Now the kitchen is cold (very cold at times) and has no heating in it due to it's size and the fact that the wife didn't want underfloor heating (she now has said I should have let you fit UFH).
I have one cupboard end which can take a small radiator (which should be sufficient to take the chill off) and due to the location of pipes one option is to run the central heating pipes all the way round the kitchen under the floor units. This would have the by-product of slightly heating the area behind the floor units. Do you think this might reduce the possibility of mould/damp as I'm not convinced it's not condensation as from reading on here rising damp doesn't exist...
Sorry for the mega long post but if you need any more info please let me know.
Cheers.
