Betty Boomerangs Back AGAIN - but its not what you think............
Jan 2nd 2014, 1:05 pm
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Re: Betty Boomerangs Back AGAIN - but its not what you think............
Damp/mould/condensation is becoming more of a problem in the UK again, apparently due to people being unable to heat their houses (energy costs) ... thought it was a newspiece on the BBC site but can't find it.
I remember growing up in a council flat in the 70s and water streaming down the bedroom windows and wallpaper peeling off the walls.
I remember growing up in a council flat in the 70s and water streaming down the bedroom windows and wallpaper peeling off the walls.
http://www.ealing.gov.uk/info/200710...damp_and_mould
My managing agent in the UK is constantly advising my tenant(s) to be more conscious of this, particularly where they have lived overseas and are not familiar with the UK's moist weather conditions.
Jan 2nd 2014, 1:51 pm
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Re: Betty Boomerangs Back AGAIN - but its not what you think............
These conditions are mostly caused by lack of vigilance in ventilating and air circulating in your property, as below:
http://www.ealing.gov.uk/info/200710...damp_and_mould
My managing agent in the UK is constantly advising my tenant(s) to be more conscious of this, particularly where they have lived overseas and are not familiar with the UK's moist weather conditions.
http://www.ealing.gov.uk/info/200710...damp_and_mould
My managing agent in the UK is constantly advising my tenant(s) to be more conscious of this, particularly where they have lived overseas and are not familiar with the UK's moist weather conditions.
This then requires keeping homes heated in order to avoid damp/mould (unless you open the window, which most people won't do in winter).
So the article (which I still can't find) said, anyway.
Around where I live, people open their windows in the middle of winter! Glaswegians are tough.
Jan 2nd 2014, 1:56 pm
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Re: Betty Boomerangs Back AGAIN - but its not what you think............
Correct, but apparently houses these days are less well ventilated than they used to be (due to all the home insulation programmes making homes more airtight).
This then requires keeping homes heated in order to avoid damp/mould (unless you open the window, which most people won't do in winter).
So the article (which I still can't find) said, anyway.
Around where I live, people open their windows in the middle of winter! Glaswegians are tough.
This then requires keeping homes heated in order to avoid damp/mould (unless you open the window, which most people won't do in winter).
So the article (which I still can't find) said, anyway.
Around where I live, people open their windows in the middle of winter! Glaswegians are tough.
Jan 2nd 2014, 2:20 pm
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Re: Betty Boomerangs Back AGAIN - but its not what you think............
Correct, but apparently houses these days are less well ventilated than they used to be (due to all the home insulation programmes making homes more airtight).
This then requires keeping homes heated in order to avoid damp/mould (unless you open the window, which most people won't do in winter).
So the article (which I still can't find) said, anyway.
Around where I live, people open their windows in the middle of winter! Glaswegians are tough.
This then requires keeping homes heated in order to avoid damp/mould (unless you open the window, which most people won't do in winter).
So the article (which I still can't find) said, anyway.
Around where I live, people open their windows in the middle of winter! Glaswegians are tough.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgm1RwkOulc
Jan 2nd 2014, 2:37 pm
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Re: Betty Boomerangs Back AGAIN - but its not what you think............
I was mistook - it wasn't the BBC News site, it was the Guardian I read it in - here it is.
Excerpt:
"The billions of pounds spent making older social homes more energy efficient in recent years as a result of the Decent Homes Standard may have inadvertently helped cause condensation damp because well-insulated homes can reduce airflow and become reliant on heating to reduce moisture levels."
