Damp

Hi there,
My first winter in my house and I seem to have a damp problem... no fnds at the moment for damp coursing etc, what is the best thing to do?
Have spots of grey mould under my lounge windows, the wipe off, but am doing it every day. Is there special paint I can buy to paint over it? Am presuming it will just come straight back but am sure have heard of special anti-mould paint...
anyone have any ideas?
xxx

Your damp cause

I lived in a house that was constantly damp especially in the front room. There are many causes for your problem
1. Is your front garden area (ie soil/flower beds) touching your wall. Then remove them.
2. ventilation. Is it a new house. a lot of homes are built without air bricks.
3. Does the plaster work under your window go right down to the floor, your might have to remove the skirting board to find out. The plaster work should slim off just were the skirting boards will be placed.
4. How you heat the house. Is it gas central heating or is it heated another way. A lot of moisture from heating systems can hit cold walls and cause a condensation effect.

I hope this information can trigger some reasons as to why this is happening to you. Its an absolutely pain in the backside and the smell can linger onto your clothes.

lizzy x

Hi

hi peepl

Anti-fungal paint...

I had exactly the same problem in my first flat which was the ground floor of a Victorian terrace. The mould grew in the kitchen, little black/grey spots and I used to wipe it off every day. You can buy an anti-fungal paint which should cover it up for about a year, mine did anyway.

Anti-fungal paint: doe it really cover up damp problems for a year?

I should have added...what evidence do you have that it really cover up the problem for that length of time, i.e: "about year"

Anti-fungal paint: does it really last that long?

I have the same mould problems in my living room, streching right along a wall from the bay-window area on the ground floor of my house. I am also considering applying an anti-fungal paint in leu of damp-coursing treatment, but what evidence do you have that the anti-fungal paint will cover up my problem

Instead of double-glazing

You can put clingfilm sheets across the window frame. I had the same problems with my house be fore my landlady put double glazing.

No!

we had the same problem a couple of years ago, kept painting over it but you really need to get to the source of the problem...
Are your windows double glazed?

No

could that be it?

Yes!

double glazing will prob sort it out.
xx