"Ian & Hilda Dedic" wrote in message
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Mary Fisher wrote:
"Ian & Hilda Dedic" wrote in message
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wrote:
always use a special mould killer otherwise you are just treating the
surface and it will re appear

I use the ones designed to treat walls before masonary painting Most of
the sheds stock one

You will of course be making sure that the riooms have beteer
ventilation in future :-)
OH well, I was hoping there was some arcane ritual or cleaning process
to remove mould that you guys could tell me about :-)

I tend to keep the windows locked to keep the burglars out....

There are other ways to ventilate.

The windows in our kitchen and in our bathroom do not open but there's no
mould in either room.

Mary


Hmm, now I'm imagining drilling holes in the tiled walls---
not really something I'd be looking forward to.


I'm curious as to how you could ventilate without major construction work.

I guess I'm just a slob who doesn't wipe down all her wall surfaces after
each shower.... I'm sure I can't be the only one with this problem :-)

dedics

Nobody in this house wipes down the walls except as a preparation for
decorating - every decade or so.

Isn't there an airbrick somewhere high in your wall?

If so, put a fan in it, preferably one which works when the rh reaches a
certain level.

If not, it's hardly major construction work to make a hole large enough for
an extractor fan.

If your kitchen has a door to the outside you could open that a little when
cooking with water. Yes, even in a blizzard (not that we get many of those).
It's what I do. Spouse says I should turn on the extractor hood but that
uses power.

Try cooking with lids on pans and for shorter times with less water. Or use
a steamer so that several things are cooked at once using the same amount of
water.

There are lots of solutions, they just need a bit of thought. If you get rid
of the mould without correcting the source of the problem it will come back.

Mary