mould

I've just bought a new house and went to start the prep for painting one of the bedrooms. I took the radiator off to discover it was mouldy behind. I didn't realise it was lined with paper. Is there an easy way to fix this without having to re-paper the whole room? Suggestions would be greatly...

Hi, There's a mouldy smell in my shower room, and I think it may be coming from the extractor fan. I removed the cover and cleaned around the motor and blades, which were pretty black, but I couldn't reach into the ducting. First, I'd like to know if mould in extractor fan ducting is a thing...

Hi all I'm looking for advice on restoring our bay window. The previous occupant thought it would be great to shear off the London victorian detailing and to pebbledash the front of the house. We've got the pebbledash off ourselves but now need to restore the look of the bay window as we live...

Hi all Hoping someone can advise! I’ve recently moved into an 1890s terrace with a deep subfloor void. Before purchasing I asked the seller to instruct a full subfloor survey (October 2020). Wet and dry rot was found and treated (December 2020) In various places. I’ve just been down there...

In the 21 years I have lived in this house, there has always been a problem with black and white mould and damp. When we moved in we found a damp course certificate (now well expired) for treatment around the fireplace area. I am now finding the skirting adjacent to the fireplace has gone all...

hi, I have a 1st floor flat in a converted house, has 2 air bricks, both of which are surrounded by mould. my theory is they create cold points that water vapour condenses on. I know houses are supposed to be ventilated but its obviously causing mould, so im thinking of either stuffing some...

I have a small amount of mould in the bay window area on the wall in the corner by the window going up. I have noticed this morning because a small amount of water has been dripping and leaking down from the roof of the bay area of the window which I think is due to the driving heavy rain we...

I recently got a shed built after seeing one made by the builder for a neighbour nearby. The one I saw was in good condition and no mould etc. I had the same one built. Wooden frame, concrete floor, plywood and cladding on the outside, GRP roofing and plywood inside on walls and roof. No...

Hi I bought my first house in summer last year and decorated the living room first. All was well until as it was generally dry and warm but then winter set in and now we are getting mould in the corners of our bay window. We've got beading around the skirting board and the nails have gone an...

Hi We have been having a problem with mould on our raked ceilings (see pictures). This is affecting 2 bedrooms at the front of the house and the bathroom at rear (corner room). The property details are- Built in 1930, semi detached. Solid brick construction. Pitched roof. 150mm of loft floor...

Hi everyone we recently purchased our first home - a lovely three bed Edwardian semi in need of some work. I am looking for some advice on mould. we have noticed a few areas of damp. 1) The interior outside wall in the kitchen. There is no extractor fan, no heating and a poorly fitted back...

Hi, I've moved to a new home but the window frames are not in a quite decent state. Is there any way to repair these wooden (timber) frames by varnish or something else? I'm not so much a handyman but all your thoughts are welcome. I've also found a wood repair and a clear varnish (pictures...

Hi All, New to this forum, just wanted to ask some advice on a ceiling extractor fan into the loft at the top of the stairs. Private rented property. This was installed some time ago, maybe a year, or just over. Long story short, the house is a s^*! hole and the estate are a nightmare to deal...

We've recently found patches of mould on the living room wall. One patch low down in particular (in photo). But mostly isolated spots across just the one section of wall (the one with the outside wall). There's also some marks around the mains socket, which doesn't look like mould, but possibly...

Had some wood trim fitted to my fence Used Rustins shed and fence clear over the top to protect. However, I can still see some mould growth. Any advice on removing the mould? Sanding? Painting over the top?

We have one room in our house that has a mildew problem. We have a 200-year-old, three story end terrace (solid, thick stone walls) and one bedroom (my daughter's) on the top floor gets a mildew build up on the gable wall. We can clean it down but it returns in a couple of months. None of the...

Hi all. We recently moved house and have found that the porch that is closed off with a storm doors and front door is creating damp inside. It's been treated with damp proof paint etc and all looked good but it's started to reoccur with a small amount of mould. We've since had new doors and...

Hello all, we are re-doing the kitchen, it is in an extension off a terraced Victorian house. The kitchen size will be roughly 2.38m x 6m. I have a couple of challenges coming up, questions underlined. A. the floors of the main building are higher by 18cm than the current kitchen floor (which...

hi, Bought a house with an extension, there is s strong musky smell from one of the rooms I can’t access this from the loft so have had a look at the roof from the outside. Where the extension meets the house there is a large gap in the tiles. The wood board under neath is rotted. Is this an...

I would like some advice about mould coming through a newly laid laminate flooring. The house was built in the 1920s. We have undertaken some major renovation. Taking each room back to the brick. The dining room floor had a laminate laid which we lifted. The floor underneath was concrete with...