Terrible Condensation
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That's not right if it's damp!
It doesn't look like condensation either as that appears on the glass itself usually.
That looks like rainwater being blown through?
Does that sound right?
What does the window look like from outside?
It doesn't look like condensation either as that appears on the glass itself usually.
That looks like rainwater being blown through?
Does that sound right?
What does the window look like from outside?
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Yeah I don’t think that is anything to do with the condensation. I think that’s prob because the white silicone sealant round the windows needs redoing and is letting in rain or damp.
would that be adding to my condensation problem do you think?
I’m just waiting for the weather to improve here and then I will get the silicone redone on all windows.
would that be adding to my condensation problem do you think?
I’m just waiting for the weather to improve here and then I will get the silicone redone on all windows.
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I ain't no builder but I've never seen the inside of windows wet like that.
I am reminded of your comment about a new roof and timber frame.
Timber frame needs specific ventilation and sealing, damp proofing, etc.
If your new roof is dumping water into the walls, it would appear at the window joints wouldn't it?
I don't know. I'll repeat my suggestion for a proper survey.
The fact that the damp looks uniform across the length of the window looks odd unless you've no external sealing at all?
And even then, windows are sealed into the frame internally as well.
Looks odd.
If your windows are that bad, then it might explain the cold as your walls are constantly ventilated.
Maybe others here have a better idea.
Have you tried a smoky taper near those gaps- quite likely there's a gale coming through them.
The new roof can’t be the problem as I’ve had this since day one. The different roofers that I had out all said that the old roof was in a very bad way and the tiles were crumbling when they showed me them.
the person that owned the house before me had put boards on the ceiling in the loft and they were all damp and rotting as the roof was that bad so it’s quite possible that the house has some drying out to do as well.
the person that owned the house before me had put boards on the ceiling in the loft and they were all damp and rotting as the roof was that bad so it’s quite possible that the house has some drying out to do as well.
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Do you still have boards in the loft?
Boarding can stop moisture escaping the house. (Probably why yours were wet)
The lounge window is as bad as all the upstairs windows yet the kitchen/dining room and utility are fine.
That image to me looks like a cold bridge/damp wick - whereby a small portion of the outside masonry is visible beyond the DPC break (older propery jamb detail) after the window was positioned and fixed.
This is often an issue with window fitters preferring not to shove the window far enough back into the room. Rather, they position the window (wrongly) so that it is easir for them to fix but leave a small amount of external masonry visible beyond the edge of the window jamb.
A small amount of the external lintel is visible here along with condensation dripping off the external lintel.
I took this photo to show the window fitting boss.
This is often an issue with window fitters preferring not to shove the window far enough back into the room. Rather, they position the window (wrongly) so that it is easir for them to fix but leave a small amount of external masonry visible beyond the edge of the window jamb.
A small amount of the external lintel is visible here along with condensation dripping off the external lintel.
I took this photo to show the window fitting boss.
See my post above.
Ah yes I see exactly what you mean. Thanks very much!That image to me looks like a cold bridge/damp wick - whereby a small portion of the outside masonry is visible beyond the DPC break (older propery jamb detail) after the window was positioned and fixed.
This is often an issue with window fitters preferring not to shove the window far enough back into the room. Rather, they position the window (wrongly) so that it is easir for them to fix but leave a small amount of external masonry visible beyond the edge of the window jamb.
A small amount of the external lintel is visible here along with condensation dripping off the external lintel.
I took this photo to show the window fitting boss.
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