Damp in your home

[fred pauline 10]

Does any one know how to get shut of damp in your home and who do you ask about it thank you.

[kidley 48]

You most defiantly need a specialist for that, it could be any number of things why you have damp.

[fred pauline 10]

No but daughter as.

[qazitory 10]

Is it rented or Council, as you can ask them as Landlords?

 

There could 1000s different reasons.

 

Is something leaking?

 

Are you drying clothes in the house?

 

Have you got good enough ventilation?

[jsmith2009 10]

hi i use rentolil ta jeff

[melthebell 863]

we just had one of these fitted in the loft

http://www.envirovent.com/specifier/products/positive-input-ventilation/

 

it circulates the air and pushes the damp air out...i think

[smithy266 21]

We have had an envirovent fitted a couple of years back, transformed the house.

No damp, no condensation, no musty smells.

[watchcoll 10]

Will an envirovent work if fitted in a cellar? To keep moisture levels down? There is no problem in my house other than one kitchen wall that seems to suffer from moisture in the cellar rising up & getting trapped in the wall behind some kitchen cupboards/base unit. Next year I'll be replacing the kitchen but would like to solve the cause of the problem first.

[geared 311]

You'd need to figure out why the cellar was damp in the first place really.

 

There's no point trying to cure damp if you don't know why you have damp to begin with.

[watchcoll 10]

It's a Victorian terrace house, I believe none of the cellars are bone dry. The timber joists & flooring was replaced, cellar walls treated & then a waterproof membrane (can't remember what it was called) was laid on the floor and concrete set on top. There was water rising up into the cellar from the floor until this was done. There were also two large air bricks fitted & I will be opening up the coal chute grate to increase air circulation too.

 

I think most of the moisture is actually from humidity made worse by poor air circulation. Then possibly ground water affecting the walls towards the back of the cellar. The kitchen units creating a seal on the wall behind them probably isn't helping dispel any moisture either, which can be fixed when the new kitchen goes in.

 

Would an Envirovent unit be of any use in removing moisture from the cellar?

[simonj 10]

Roughly how much do these Envirovent systems cost? Can't see anything about prices on that link.

[mafya 246]

It's a Victorian terrace house, I believe none of the cellars are bone dry. The timber joists & flooring was replaced, cellar walls treated & then a waterproof membrane (can't remember what it was called) was laid on the floor and concrete set on top. There was water rising up into the cellar from the floor until this was done. There were also two large air bricks fitted & I will be opening up the coal chute grate to increase air circulation too.

 

I think most of the moisture is actually from humidity made worse by poor air circulation. Then possibly ground water affecting the walls towards the back of the cellar. The kitchen units creating a seal on the wall behind them probably isn't helping dispel any moisture either, which can be fixed when the new kitchen goes in.

 

Would an Envirovent unit be of any use in removing moisture from the cellar?

 

my bold=

You need ventilation in the cellar to prevent moisture building up, opening the coal chute is the first thing that needs doing...