Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jul 23, 2009 10:33 am We have a serious mould problem in our house. Its mostly around the ceiling and behind beds. we cant work out whats causing it as inside the roof seems dry. Anyone have any ideas? is it a lack of ventilation? We are due to get insulation installed in a few weeks and are wondering if the mould is going to be a problem? thanks! Re: Mould problem 4Jul 23, 2009 12:04 pm I see it's an older house. Double brick? How long have you had mould? Is it in a particular part of the house or everywhere? Are the gutters and downpipes blocked? Ed "ECOECO" At 'EcoEco', we design windows, we design the best windows, we do it for you, so that when you’re happy we are happy. Tel. 1800 326 326 Re: Mould problem 5Jul 23, 2009 1:06 pm We had a full brick 70 year old house with mould probs in all of the built-in wardrobes & behind beds also. Comes with the territory I'm afraid, unless you want to spend $$$$ on powered ventilation systems. Those water camels were kind of great but had to be replaced all the time, since they were absorbing the moisture constantly. Built the Eden Brae Cambridge 34 Family with Boston Corner Facade Re: Mould problem 6Jul 23, 2009 4:47 pm If its double brick the is a silicon product on the market that you put on the outside walls to stop the penetration of dampness. http://techdry.com.au/img.ashx?f=f&p=br ... s+Work.pdf From here.... http://techdry.com.au/ This certainly doesn't look good. I would be engaging with an independent inspector to have a look at this. As for the unscheduled site visits, most builders are quite… 1 28285 2 5821 I don’t think so as the floor area over 300 square meters then it is class 3…. 12 17923 |