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OK, so I am in my new home - a 1930s bungalow. As suspected, there are signs of black mould around the house. I suspect that this is due to lack of ventilation rather than water getting in though, as there is no mould near windows, chimneys, ceilings etc. Its all in corners and edges of rooms where there was furniture. The house has limited ventilation, with just an extractor fan in the shower room (nothing in the kitchen). There is also no radiator in the kitchen or the hallway area. The lounge has black mould in the corners either side of the chimney (outside walls), The chimney has a panel with air vent, but I am thinking, would I be better off just removing that panel for improved ventilation? Also, if I got the chimney cleaned (I just looked up there, does that look normal, or is that some sort of nest????) would I be better off installing a quiet (ideally, silent!) extractor fan that can just extract all the time, onto that panel? I suspect that the previous owner, who was about 80 years old, used to keep all the windows closed to stay warm, and the kitchen door open get help get heat into it. Also, her oven was broken, and she was using an electric hob, so probably a lot of pans on the boil too! Oh, and no trickle vents on any windows either.
I need to put something in the kitchen too, but unsure whether to have a hood above the hob, or just get a big extractor fan that could be on a timer (say, always in mornings and at dinner time, regardless of whether we're cooking or not).
I need to put something in the kitchen too, but unsure whether to have a hood above the hob, or just get a big extractor fan that could be on a timer (say, always in mornings and at dinner time, regardless of whether we're cooking or not).