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Any alternatives? _________________ Aqui, T and Baby Jack! Oh my giddy aunt! Back to top nanny 5 Star Club Joined: 15 Jun 2006 Posts: 2982 Location: attached to the mountain side Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:55 pm    Post subject: the spare room could possibly be solved by keeping the door open so ther is an exchange of air and the warm air from the rest of the house will percolate up stairs the bathroom is another thing...we have an extractor fan, leave the door open at all possible times and the window when we can but we still get steam and condensation after baths or showers you don't say if your house is a new one or an old one....if it is a new one, it could be that it is too air tight and can't breathe...we live in an old house with loads of draughts but even that doesn't really help Back to top Aqui 4 Star Club Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Posts: 1760 Location: In a world of my own Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:38 pm    Post subject: it was built in the 1950s. _________________ Aqui, T and Baby Jack! Oh my giddy aunt! Back to top janowl Star Dust Club Joined: 30 Sep 2007 Posts: 117 Location: Northants Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:51 pm    Post subject: Re: damp room Aqui wrote: How can we stop our spare room getting damp? The radiator is on in there, but as it's never used and because it faces north and east, it's cold and damp. there is mould growing on the external wall we wash it off, but it keep coming back. I open the bathroom window after we've had baths/showers and keep the door shut and do the same in the kitchen when I make a lot of steam in there. Don't really want to have to get an electric dehumidifier. Any alternatives? Is it on an outside wall. If so then the guttering could be blocked or something similar, if it only affects that one room. Back to top nanny 5 Star Club Joined: 15 Jun 2006 Posts: 2982 Location: attached to the mountain side Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:54 pm    Post subject: Aqui wrote: it was built in the 1950s. old enough as janowl says it could be the guttering or the damp course has been breeched and you might need a french drain if you can do it loads of reasons for the damp spare room...... detective work needed Back to top mc55 1 Star Club Joined: 01 Oct 2006 Posts: 374 Location: Sheffield Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:11 pm    Post subject: I had problems with damp in my bedroom a while ago. Externally and internally everything looked fine. Called a roofer and it turned out that the boards behind the gutter had come away from the wall. All fixed now. How is your pointing ? Its amazing how such little things can cause this issues. What about at the base of the house - is the dpc breached ? _________________ my blog: www.duckdinnerdash.blogspot.com Back to top Aqui 4 Star Club Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Posts: 1760 Location: In a world of my own Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:12 am    Post subject: The room (as with all our rooms!) is on the first floor, so the damp course can't affect that, can it? The guttering was cleaned out last year and it's always been damp, so I assume it can't be that. We do need to get a roofer round for a couple of things, so I'll ask him to take a look as well. And we'll keep the door open (other than when we have guests!) I wonder if cavity wall insultation might help? I've been thinking about that as our walls always feel a bit cold to the touch. Must speak to downstairs about it (they own the freehold). _________________ Aqui, T and Baby Jack! Oh my giddy aunt! Back to top Aqui 4 Star Club Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Posts: 1760 Location: In a world of my own Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:05 am    Post subject: Look what I just found: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/...-ways-to-kill-mold-naturally.html Funnily enough I have all three of the things they recommend for cleaning it off! _________________ Aqui, T and Baby Jack! Oh my giddy aunt! 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