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@dooks
Two questions if you pls:
Can anyone recomend a decent affordable cordless drill? Fed up with borrowing father-in-law's deWalt. Are they all much of a muchness?
Moar general damp related issues. Now that closed window season is upon us the condensation/damp has returned with a vengence. Established last winter that internal, external and cavity wall insulation are not options. The problem is condensation caused by lack of ventilation and lack of insulation (have ruled out water ingress and rising damp)
Have managed to stop actual rivers of condensation running down walls by using a dehumidifier, stopping drying laundry inside and unblocking vent bricks etc but it's still very humid and we're now getting mould growing everwhere. It's worst round windows, in cupboards and worst of all on the back of any wooden furniture that's up against a wall. We're spending a fortune running a dehumidifer 24/7 but it's still so damp that towels don't dry. Even hung out, not folded they stay damp for three days by which time they've started to smell musty. The whole place smells of damp and mould.
Next in the battle with humidity is an oil-filled electric heated towel rail (going in this week) which, while I think it will help in the bathroom will only evaporate the moisture out of the towels into the wider flat.
Next week we're getting a tumble dryer in the foyer which isn't something I really agree with but given that it's a two bedroom flat, we can't dry stuff outside and as we're on the ground floor and we're both out all day every day can't leave windows open, I can't see what other choice we have.
Going to get a beefier extractor fan in the bathroom and have even started looking at new double glazing with vents and a "lock open" option. Any other other ideas for hardcore damp avoidance?
Thanks,
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