Hi There,
I have a condensation problem in the loft and it is more problematic this year, presumably due to the very cold weather at the moment.
The condensation forms as beads of water on the underside of the roofing felt membrane.
One of the main problems I suspect is the drying of wet clothes in the house, but I am purchasing a tumble drier to hopefully address this problem.
However, I have noticed some other possible causes of the problem and wondered whether anyone could give any guidance on these.
1. The upstairs airing cupboard where the combi boiler is located doesn't appear to have a proper plasterboard ceiling, and instead 'appears' to have a thin hardboard panel nailed up. It also has gaps around the edges where it isn't quite the correct size. There are air vents in the airing cupboard door.
2. In addtion to the above point, the downstairs broom cupboard, which is directly below the airing cupboard, also doesn't have a proper ceiling. The door on this also has air vents.
I am wondering whether warm damp air from cooking/clothes drying is going through the vents and up seeping up into the loft via the gaps around the edges of the hardboard celing in the airing cupboard. Does this sound like a probable cause of the problem?
Also, I have looked at the eaves from outside the house and cannot see 'any' obvious vents fitted. Would it help the problem if I fitted some soffit vents? I would need to check whether there is any asbestos behind there before I drill though.
Finally, there appears to be cracks around the edges of the celings where they meet the walls in some of the upstairs rooms and I have purchased some flexible filler to seal these.
I recently had extra loft insulation put in as part of one of the governments energy saving grants. There are no holes/airbricks in the gable walls. I have one ridge vent.
I hope someone can advise on the above and I am happy to provide more details if necessary.
Thanks,
Robert.
I have a condensation problem in the loft and it is more problematic this year, presumably due to the very cold weather at the moment.
The condensation forms as beads of water on the underside of the roofing felt membrane.
One of the main problems I suspect is the drying of wet clothes in the house, but I am purchasing a tumble drier to hopefully address this problem.
However, I have noticed some other possible causes of the problem and wondered whether anyone could give any guidance on these.
1. The upstairs airing cupboard where the combi boiler is located doesn't appear to have a proper plasterboard ceiling, and instead 'appears' to have a thin hardboard panel nailed up. It also has gaps around the edges where it isn't quite the correct size. There are air vents in the airing cupboard door.
2. In addtion to the above point, the downstairs broom cupboard, which is directly below the airing cupboard, also doesn't have a proper ceiling. The door on this also has air vents.
I am wondering whether warm damp air from cooking/clothes drying is going through the vents and up seeping up into the loft via the gaps around the edges of the hardboard celing in the airing cupboard. Does this sound like a probable cause of the problem?
Also, I have looked at the eaves from outside the house and cannot see 'any' obvious vents fitted. Would it help the problem if I fitted some soffit vents? I would need to check whether there is any asbestos behind there before I drill though.
Finally, there appears to be cracks around the edges of the celings where they meet the walls in some of the upstairs rooms and I have purchased some flexible filler to seal these.
I recently had extra loft insulation put in as part of one of the governments energy saving grants. There are no holes/airbricks in the gable walls. I have one ridge vent.
I hope someone can advise on the above and I am happy to provide more details if necessary.
Thanks,
Robert.
