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Ventilation Problems In Bedroom
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I have damp problems on the outside wall of my bedroom each winter and this year have decided to sort it out. What would you recommend? Would I need one/two air bricks putting in? I'm not sure what other options there would be.
In case it helps the house was built 1915 with high ceilings and the bedroom is a decent size.
Thank you for any help you can give.
In case it helps the house was built 1915 with high ceilings and the bedroom is a decent size.
Thank you for any help you can give.
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Do you have heating in the room eg a radiator? You need to ensure ventilation, most easily by leaving a window open as much as possible. I know this is counter-intuitive in cold weather but the water vapour in the room's air has to escape to the outside if you are to avoid condensation on inner walls.
Up the heating in that room, perhaps be keeping the heating on or plugging in a little oil-filled radiator.
The solution I have found utterly ineffective is dehumidifiers - unless you have a weapons-grade one, which sound like a plane landing, so probably not what you want.
Are you sure the problem is condensation from inside and not a leaky room / cracked gutter or downspout? Worth checking.
Up the heating in that room, perhaps be keeping the heating on or plugging in a little oil-filled radiator.
The solution I have found utterly ineffective is dehumidifiers - unless you have a weapons-grade one, which sound like a plane landing, so probably not what you want.
Are you sure the problem is condensation from inside and not a leaky room / cracked gutter or downspout? Worth checking.
A simple plastic or aluminium vent & ducting hose would cost only a few pounds. A vent slate for the roof - maybe £20-25. Then you have to get up on the roof.
Allow £100 if roof access is easy. Could be more if it gets fiddly. You'd need either a roofer or any general builder.
The trouble with houses built in that period is that they are so cold. Probably solid brick construction. It's a well-known problem. It was Ok when we lived with a good draught, but today, cold walls attract condensation.
I dealt with one recently by fixing battens to the outside wall, board insulation between the battens, then plasterboard & skim. Re-fix the skirting board and you're done. Not a big job at all, but it raises the comfort level in the room considerably.
Allow £100 if roof access is easy. Could be more if it gets fiddly. You'd need either a roofer or any general builder.
The trouble with houses built in that period is that they are so cold. Probably solid brick construction. It's a well-known problem. It was Ok when we lived with a good draught, but today, cold walls attract condensation.
I dealt with one recently by fixing battens to the outside wall, board insulation between the battens, then plasterboard & skim. Re-fix the skirting board and you're done. Not a big job at all, but it raises the comfort level in the room considerably.
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