Links to information for property professionals, owners, landlords and homebuyers.
Info provided in the hope of influencing builders, professionals and owners to improve building maintenance & development.
- Dew point
- FACT: 90% of vapour remains
- FACT: airflow restrictions
- FACT: cupboards by external walls
- FACT: dampness in bricks reduces
- FACT: dehumidifiers
- FACT: drain leaks are often misdiagnosed
- FACT: every 1°C drop increases
- FACT: houses contain 4 litres of water as vapour
- FACT: in London cement-based plinths
- FACT: in Scotland drying facilities
- FACT: mould is inhibited by nitrates
- FACT: mould only grows where relative humidity
- FACT: penetrating damp where water travels
- FACT: plasterer’s beading
- FACT: render cracks suck in water
- FACT: RSJs are prone to condensation
- FACT: single glazed windows are prone
- FACT: solid floors are prone to condensation
- FACT: vapour causes 85%
- FACT: warm air holds more water vapour
- FACT: white surfaces salts
- FACT: window rot is common in period
- FACT: window rot is very common in old properties
- FAFT: 90% of vapour remains
- Relative humidity
- thermal bridge
- TIP: a brown stain
- TIP: active woodworm is unlikely
- TIP: active woodworm needs to be treated
- TIP: anti-condensation paint
- TIP: ask tenants to cook with tops on pots
- TIP: ask tenants to dry clothes in a tumble dryer
- TIP: ask tenants to keep bathroom vent
- TIP: ask tenants to keep flow around external walls
- TIP: ask tenants to keep heat balanced
- TIP: ask tenants to keep some ventilation
- TIP: bathroom extractor fan overrun
- TIP: CCTV drain and waste water survey
- TIP: CCTV drain survey
- TIP: clothes dryers
- TIP: CO2 meters encourage tenants to open windows
- TIP: continuous flow extractor fan
- TIP: continuous flow fans
- TIP: cook with tops on pots and pan
- TIP: cook with tops on pots and pans
- TIP: cooker hood ducting
- TIP: cover hygroscopic salts
- TIP: cut out rot
- TIP: dampness deep within a wall when there is no surface dampness
- TIP: datalogger
- TIP: dataloggers
- TIP: dehumidifier
- TIP: detecting dampness deep
- TIP: detecting surface dampness
- TIP: drains should be cleared
- TIP: dry clothes outside or in vented room
- TIP: dry out wall
- TIP: dry wall
- TIP: drying racks
- TIP: fill bathroom cracks
- TIP: flexible ducting
- TIP: freehold property management
- TIP: heating system leak
- TIP: heating system water pressure loss
- TIP: help
- TIP: hygroscopic salts act like grease stains
- TIP: install an externally ducted kitchen
- TIP: instruct a general builder to rake out
- TIP: insulate between cupboard
- TIP: insulate cold water pipes
- TIP: insulate old buildings
- TIP: insulation
- TIP: keep at least a small amount of heat
- TIP: keep bathroom door closed
- TIP: keep windows open on the safety lock
- TIP: kitchen ducting
- TIP: kitchen extractor fan
- TIP: leak detectors
- TIP: loft insulation
- TIP: measure heat loss
- TIP: monitor dampness
- TIP: monitor relative humidity
- TIP: monitor sub-floor humidity with a hygrometer
- TIP: observe and film
- TIP: plaster should not touch a solid floor
- TIP: property management
- TIP: rain bouncing into sub-floor vents
- TIP: rainwater goods should be cleared regularly
- TIP: reduce the production of vapour at source
- TIP: regrout tiles
- TIP: remove mould
- TIP: render and window sill cracks
- TIP: seal shower panel gaps
- TIP: silicone around the bath
- TIP: solid floor plaster
- TIP: speed up drying out process further
- TIP: speed wall drying further
- TIP: stop mould forming
- TIP: sub-floor air flow is often insufficient
- TIP: sub-floor extractor fan
- TIP: trickle vents
- TIP: use a laser thermometer
- TIP: use a pressure gauge to test for leaks
- TIP: WIFI thermostat
- TIP: window rot should be cut