mould

As you can see from this first picture, we are having a massive infiltration problem around the chimney breast. To give some general information, we are at the ground floor of a two storey Victorian house. To the right of the picture there is the external wall. We have been living in the...

Hi everyone, Bought a house recently and my wife and I have had a constant headache since moving. Our stuff is very cold and we have had the heating on most of the summer. There is a musky smell in a few rooms. The living room bay window has a musty smell at one side, bedroom 2 smells very bad...

Good afternoon everyone, First time poster, so hoping this goes well, I've recently bought my first property, which has a lovely breeze block built 4m x 6m workshop at the back of the garden. Unfortunately after this damp winter I'm noticing mould is appearing (Hopefully my pictures will...

Good evening. I've recently discovered some small patches of mould on the ceiling of some of our upstairs rooms in our house and was wondering firstly, what is the best way to get rid of it and secondly a cost-effective way to prevent it... Photos of the mould can be found here. We live in a...

Hi, Recently discovered mould on the south facing wall of my house close to the party wall. It was hidden behind a cupboard so we didn't notice it developing. I'm not sure if this is from condensation or a leak. Can't see any obvious places for water to get in on the back wall. There is...

Hey all, hoping someone can help advise me on this. I rent an old terraced property that is in disrepair. When I first signed the lease it I naïvely thought I'd caught a lucky break of sorts, which obviously turned out too good to be true. I knew there were issues, but not to the extent that...

Hi All, Enthusiastic amateur here - I've fitted a couple of bathrooms, a kitchen, false walls etc, but I'm no expert. I have a desk job, so I enjoy doing something practical in my spare time. Not sure if you can help with a question about moisture, but thought I'd ask... I'm planning on...

We bought a 70s semi (ex Council ) and behind the dishwasher and washing machine there is a strong musty smell and the vinyl is all ripped. It also seems like the wall needs plastering . Would we need a whole new kitchen or just new vinyl ? Also how to fill the massive hole where the pipe...

hello we have a musty smell behind dish washer when its raining. its a 70s semi (ex council ) stone walls no insulation . new kitchen put in by past owner a few years ago what is the best course of action? we did bring a damp guy a we had a wet wall in the hallway and he diagnosed condensation...

We have a steel-framed, lean-to extension with a Metrotile (lightweight steel framed) roof. The extension is about 3 years old. There is a damp patch above our UPVC patio doors in the extension. It's been gradually building over months and months, no obvious drip/leak as such. I've had a...

Hi all, We’ve started to get a lot of black mould spots all over the bedroom and bathroom ceiling. We’ve started to notice a lot of condensation build up on all the windows, especially on these cold mornings. The house is a 3 bed semi circa 1930. The previous owner had cavity wall & loft...

Hi all, Big old Victorian Semi-detached house, hermetically sealed with too much wallpaper, a damp cellar wall, (although cellar is reasonably well ventilated and shut off from the rest of the house) . When we moved in the bathrooms didn't have extractor fans, have fitted one, planning to...

I'm social housing tenant and I had a survey from a company called Airtech as we have condensation on the bedroom windows. Recommendations were to change fans in bathroom and kitchen to ones with a humidistat, and install passive air vents in the 2 bedrooms. The housing emailed me with the...

Some of the new battens have got black mould on them. I thought they should be treated to prevent that. Will they be ok behind the tiles once dry or should I remove them or spray with 5star fungicide? I don't want to cover over if going to be a problem in future. Thanks

Hi, I am in he middle of decorating and am not sure what paint to buy. Ronseal looks best for damp and mould, but I'm not actually sure which I have in my spare room. I instantly thought mould but now I'm thinking damp, even though it goes across the ceiling too. Worst affected area is around...

Hi all, I'm really hoping someone can help me with this one. I built a summerhouse last year. The wood wasn't treated at all so, once it was built, my wife (she's head of painting in our house) sprayed it with some Rystix Timbercare stuff. Unfortunately, it was 'clear' and I think she's maybe...

Most windows casings in the house have a lot of mould, see photo below: Apart from being disgusting, do it have any negative effect? Should I clean it? It did clean most part of a single window and it took ages as it's not flat surface.

How do i seal in black mould on wooden door and skirting boards? The wood has a yellow gloss base-paint/undercoat, from i guessing twenty years ago looking at the paint tin[ i inherited the house]. on top of that is 3yo matt white paint. The black mould is under the white paintwork, but not...

Hi all, I've noticed white marks on the roof rafters at home, from googling I think it might be white spot mould, but would appreciate an opinion or two from people who know what they are talking about! I've attached a few photos... any thoughts on what this is? The patches don't stick out...

Last summer I fitted out the garage with lots of metal frame shelving units, with 5mm MDF as the shelves. The garage has no leaks etc., but is unheated and it has been a damp winter. Just discovered that all the bare MDF has grown horrendous black and green mould. The undersides of the shelves...