TIP: keep bathroom door closed
Keep bathroom door closed and window open, until humidity from shower has subsided.
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FACT: vapour causes 85%
Vapour causes 85% of internal damp issues
TIP: ask tenants to dry clothes in a tumble dryer
Ask tenants to dry clothes in a tumble dryer or a vented room (such as the bathroom with door closed and vent on).
TIP: cook with tops on pots and pans
Cook with tops on pots and pans to reduce production of vapour from cooking by 80%.
TIP: ask tenants to cook with tops on pots
Ask tenants to cook with tops on pots and pans to reduce production of vapour from cooking by 80%.
TIP: cook with tops on pots and pan
Cook with tops on pots and pans to reduce production of vapour from cooking by 80%.
TIP: ask tenants to keep heat balanced
Ask tenants to keep heat balanced across the property and across the day and night so that the wall temperature doesn’t drop below the dew point.
FACT: every 1°C drop increases
Every 1°C drop increases relative humidity by about 5%RH.
TIP: ask tenants to keep bathroom vent
Ask tenants to keep bathroom vent on for 30 minutes after taking a shower, keeping door closed.
FACT: in Scotland drying facilities
In Scotland drying facilities are required to be provide to tenants. Most landlords provide a drying rack in the bathroom while ensuring adequate bathroom ventilation. there’s no such legal requirement in UK. However it is wise to provide facilities, as you have done, and ask the tenants to use them.