Hi Folks,
Hoping you can help.
About two years ago I spent a fair chunk of my money on doing up my apartment. New carpets, new kitchen, new heating system (econo 7 to gas) new flooring, new bathroom and change the old wooden windows to PVC. As you can see a fair bit was done.
About a year and a half ago my partner got pregnant and we decided to move in together and as the property market was crashing had to rent the apartment out. This is where the problems started!
In my time living there (approx 6 years) I had the odd tiny wee bit of mould form on the wall – a few blacks dots here and there, but after all the work I had done and changing the heating system and windows I thought that would get rid of any small problems I had! My new tenants had been in the place no more than a few months when they called me complaining there was mould everywhere. So I inspected the apartment only to find that they were drying soaking wet clothes over the radiators and not opening any windows or venting the rooms! I instructed them that this need down to prevent mould and mildew growing and they looked at me like I had two heads! They had just moved out of the family home where mom and dad did everything- enough said!
Long story short they moved out and I got advice from builders and ‘experts’ to say that the place was poorly ventilated and installing a vent in the bedroom (main source of problem) would get rid of it! So I had a hit and miss vent put in and new tenant and everything seemed fine. I have just been round to see the new tenant and the problems back. Nowhere near the extant that the last tenants had but back none the less. This time in the living room and again in the bedroom.
So what to do? Should I install some more vents in the living room? Unsightly but do the job!
Should I get anti mould paint and paint over the areas affected then repaint with nice new paint???
The current tenants being pretty good about everything and it is nowhere near the same amount as before but I would like to get it sorted!
Please help????
Hoping you can help.
About two years ago I spent a fair chunk of my money on doing up my apartment. New carpets, new kitchen, new heating system (econo 7 to gas) new flooring, new bathroom and change the old wooden windows to PVC. As you can see a fair bit was done.
About a year and a half ago my partner got pregnant and we decided to move in together and as the property market was crashing had to rent the apartment out. This is where the problems started!
In my time living there (approx 6 years) I had the odd tiny wee bit of mould form on the wall – a few blacks dots here and there, but after all the work I had done and changing the heating system and windows I thought that would get rid of any small problems I had! My new tenants had been in the place no more than a few months when they called me complaining there was mould everywhere. So I inspected the apartment only to find that they were drying soaking wet clothes over the radiators and not opening any windows or venting the rooms! I instructed them that this need down to prevent mould and mildew growing and they looked at me like I had two heads! They had just moved out of the family home where mom and dad did everything- enough said!
Long story short they moved out and I got advice from builders and ‘experts’ to say that the place was poorly ventilated and installing a vent in the bedroom (main source of problem) would get rid of it! So I had a hit and miss vent put in and new tenant and everything seemed fine. I have just been round to see the new tenant and the problems back. Nowhere near the extant that the last tenants had but back none the less. This time in the living room and again in the bedroom.
So what to do? Should I install some more vents in the living room? Unsightly but do the job!
Should I get anti mould paint and paint over the areas affected then repaint with nice new paint???
The current tenants being pretty good about everything and it is nowhere near the same amount as before but I would like to get it sorted!
Please help????