Hi hope you can help me. I am experiencing some mould problems in my bedroom.
I had a bookcase with an hardboard backing right up to the outer wall. To my horror I found the backing covered in mould. I then moved the bookcase away from the wall and treated the backing with some mould killer. The bookcase was left a few feet away from the wall, so air could move around it better, but the mould just came back as bad as before.
I have 2 other bookcases which are on the opposite wall, which is an internal one. The bookcases were screwed to the wall, but out of interest I removed them and the mould growth was far worse on these. I also noticed some wooden items standing on the bookcase also had mould on them.
I also have a real problem with mould around my window, the edge of the wall and the ceiling edge above the window is also full of black mould spores.
I have bought a de-humidifier to remove the moisture from the air and help get rid of condensation.
But I’ve also bought some Thermal Liner Paper which I plan to put on my walls, then wallpaper over, then paint over it with some anti-mould paint.
Will this solve my problem? The thermal lining paper says it helps walls breath and resists mould/damp formations. The problem is apart from near the window, I have found no mould growth on the actual walls, just on certain types of wood in my bedroom.
I can easily take the thermal paper back to the shop. It was really expensive so don’t want to start to redecorate if I don’t need to strip all my walls and repaper again!
Could I just paint over my existing wall with anti-mould paint and put the thermal lining paper just on the back of the bookcase?
I keep getting conflicting advice…please help!
Thanks
I had a bookcase with an hardboard backing right up to the outer wall. To my horror I found the backing covered in mould. I then moved the bookcase away from the wall and treated the backing with some mould killer. The bookcase was left a few feet away from the wall, so air could move around it better, but the mould just came back as bad as before.
I have 2 other bookcases which are on the opposite wall, which is an internal one. The bookcases were screwed to the wall, but out of interest I removed them and the mould growth was far worse on these. I also noticed some wooden items standing on the bookcase also had mould on them.
I also have a real problem with mould around my window, the edge of the wall and the ceiling edge above the window is also full of black mould spores.
I have bought a de-humidifier to remove the moisture from the air and help get rid of condensation.
But I’ve also bought some Thermal Liner Paper which I plan to put on my walls, then wallpaper over, then paint over it with some anti-mould paint.
Will this solve my problem? The thermal lining paper says it helps walls breath and resists mould/damp formations. The problem is apart from near the window, I have found no mould growth on the actual walls, just on certain types of wood in my bedroom.
I can easily take the thermal paper back to the shop. It was really expensive so don’t want to start to redecorate if I don’t need to strip all my walls and repaper again!
Could I just paint over my existing wall with anti-mould paint and put the thermal lining paper just on the back of the bookcase?
I keep getting conflicting advice…please help!
Thanks