Landlord/house issues

RandomNoob · 9 May 2011 at 13:55

Anyone know what would cause this to keep happening?

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Davepen · 9 May 2011 at 13:57

damp/mold
potentially dangerous to your health so I'd get the landlord to sort that ASAP!

Burnsy2023 · 9 May 2011 at 13:58

Damp in the walls. That's really quite horrific.

RandomNoob · 9 May 2011 at 13:59

Davepen said:
damp/mold
potentially dangerous to your health so I'd get the landlord to sort that ASAP!

Landlord keeps telling us its condensation and not to worry. We've treated it and painted the whole room twice since last year and this re-appears after about 2 months every time.

cm1179 · 9 May 2011 at 13:59

you say 'keep happening' has this been rectified in the same place and come back again?

Sunbed · 9 May 2011 at 14:00

Is it in a converted basement?

RandomNoob · 9 May 2011 at 14:01

Sundance said:
Is it in a converted basement?

Its an upstairs bedroom!

cm1179 · 9 May 2011 at 14:02

RandomNoob said:
Landlord keeps telling us its condensation and not to worry. We've treated it and painted the whole room twice since last year and this re-appears after about 2 months every time.

you should worry for your health. shocking attitude from the landlord there. this could be caused by a number of things and it's the landlords job to sort it. looks disgusting aswell, tell him to sort it out. he wouldn't get any tennants in if he was advertising it with this problem so he shouldn't let it remain just because you are already in a tenancy agreement.

Danfoss2011 · 9 May 2011 at 14:02

Damp, ether rising or through the roof. If there is a property next door and the roof joins over that wall it could be there. It's his issue to deal with and the law is very much on your side about it! It could also be structal now

Paul11 · 9 May 2011 at 14:03

it can be condenstation, (and probablly is) i had the same thing recently

after much research i am installing a machine that sucks in air and pumps it around the property to get rid of it

Glaucus · 9 May 2011 at 14:03

RandomNoob said:
Its an upstairs bedroom!

What's on the other side? Shower? Something is leaking water. That doesn't look like condensation, it's to specific an area. The centre in the pick actually looks wet.

Sunbed · 9 May 2011 at 14:05

RandomNoob said:
Its an upstairs bedroom!

oh dear.. def something wrong there

Sounds like typical landlord BS. Maybe a leaky pipe or damp in the cavity walling? It's def the landlords problem though.

RandomNoob · 9 May 2011 at 14:06

AcidHell2 said:
What's on the otehrside? Shower?

Next door neighbours front bedroom, i have spoken to them they said they havent got anything like this in they're house.

Glaucus · 9 May 2011 at 14:07

RandomNoob said:
Next door neighbours front bedroom, i have spoken to them they said they havent got anything like this in they're house.

The centre looks wet, it doesn't look like condensation. Possible water pipes or anything behind it.

Paul11 · 9 May 2011 at 14:10

AcidHell2 said:
The centre looks wet, it doesn't look like condensation. Possible water pipes or anything behind it.

the centre can be wet from condensation

i had exactly the same thing. i had many many companies come to check for damp and leaks and they all said it was condensation

Participant · 9 May 2011 at 14:17

Your neighbour is growing cannabis in their bedroom, causing the cold air in your bedroom to condense on the wall.

Either that or a leaking pipe as above. Horrific and the spores of this nasty stuff are terrible for your lungs! If there's brick behind it, I'm not sure how it could be condensation. Maybe a cold cavity against the warm air in your bedroom??

GET IT RESOLVED WITH THE LANDLORD NOW. It's time to play hardball.

Paul11 · 9 May 2011 at 14:19

actulally thinking about it there are lots of companies that do a free damp survey:

call them in yourself and then you will know for sure

if it does turn out to be condensation tell your landlord you want him to fit one of the machines from here

http://www.vericure.co.uk/condensation_solutions.htm

Davepen · 9 May 2011 at 14:20

Yeah your land lord really needs to get this sorted, especially with it being in a bedroom, I definitely would not want to sleep in there with all those spores floating around!

singist · 9 May 2011 at 14:22

If it's condensation, make sure the room gets ventilated often; once the damp has been treated, of course.

Paul11 · 9 May 2011 at 14:25

singist said:
If it's condensation, make sure the room gets ventilated often; once the damp has been treated, of course.

it works the other way around with condensation

you treat the cause of the condenstaion first and then the damp and mold will dry out by itself

you can then brush it off and there are paints you can use to treat the wall