Leaking Wall

[jennifer_cro]

We have recently bought our first house which is a 2 up 2 down cottage - over 100 years old. We have noticed in the main bedroom that if we shut the window completely one of the walls starts, well, leaking. Not a huge amount of water, almost like its sweating and it smells like vinegar! There are no air vents in the bedroom so I assume it is condensation. If we leave the window on the latch (its double glazed) then it doesnt happen but at the moment its too cold to do that.

Any suggestions on how we can solve this?

Thanks

[logman]

I'am surprised that you have no ventilation in that room, even with double glazing their should be a small vent usually at the top.

I think you need to get this investigated otherwise you are likely to get damp and milldew problems.

[Hamish]

Old houses were bit to be draughty, this is the way the ventilation happens and the air moves round the house. We moved into an old house 1850s wich had been empty for about 6 mths (winter) and had some work done, the water was pouring down the walls. Now we have the chimeny open and the fire lit, no more problems. I think that the tight fitting DG is probably part of the problem. Have you tried leaving the door to the room open?

[jennifer_cro]

Hi

I've checked and there is no vent in the window at all. We don't have a chimney to open up so thats not really an option. I live the window on the latch during the day, its jst really cold at nightime if I do that. I always leave the door open, doesn't seem to help.

Do you know where I would start in getting someone in to look at this?

[jennifer_cro]

I'm so impatient! Any ideas anyone?