On Jan 20, 8:57*am, "sweetheart" hotmail.com wrote:
Hello again,
As most of you know I have had an ongoing issue with damp(condensation) *for
sometime. Its in most *of the N/NE rooms in winter especially the kitchen.
I have a de humidifier and a fan heater in the kitchen now to no avail. I
still have mould returning.

I saw this TV programme where someone had been " bubble wrapped" in
insulation and was suffering damp as a result *I have tried looking up how
you know whether your problem is too much or too little insulation ( and air
movement). *How do you tell?

I had begun to think our condensation was a result of too little air
movement and too much double glazing etc. *but *I had the dining room and
sitting rooms re glazed before Christmas ( necessity - the patio windows and
French windows were broken) *and now all the condensation in those rooms has
just gone!

I am not wondering if I should try the same in the kitchen. *The kitchen is
always sopping wet on the door and walls around the door and on the window.
They are wooden frames on the double glazed windows and door is wooden. The
door is full of mould and is rotten and needs replacing. I am thinking to do
it in plastic ( and do the window just to match) *Now am I asking for more
trouble or less if I do this? What do you think?

By the way, I barely cook , I don't run many things - washing once a week
and dishwasher three times a week and not a lot else most of the time - so
where does the water vapour come from?

The dehumidifier fixes all problems.

I assume your dehumidifier is working, ie producing water.
I aiso assume it's a proper one connected to the electricity, not one
of those silly boxes of chemicals.
Some have a tray underneath, you should have several pints of water
daily which you have to empty out..

Others have a pipe to conduct the water outdoors.

Once you have the black mould it is hard to get rid of. You need to
clean it up with a fungicide. (eg bleach)

Other sources of condensation besides cooking are drying clothing/
washing in the house and showering.