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Hi first winter here, can anyone recommend tell why the bedroom keeps get black mould on walls???????

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Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 1:46am

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Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 1:46am

Air the place out every day...open all windows and doors for at least 2 hrs every day.

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Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 10:11am

margomamma wrote on Sun Dec 22, 2019 12:08am:

Hi first winter here, can anyone recommend tell why the bedroom keeps get black mould on walls???????

Are you using portable gas heaters ??

If so stop using them.


Dangerous

Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 10:42am

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Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 10:42am

Too damp and not enough ventilation. If there's a window, has a passive vents installed in the frame and their open? Is there's an active ventilation while using the bathroom? Badly insulated walls especially around door and window frame and lack of DPC above the ground level. Mould growing should be tackled in localized areas preventing spores spreading in the air you're breathing in the rest of the house. 

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rma44

Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 11:33am

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Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 11:33am

margomamma wrote on Sun Dec 22, 2019 12:08am:

Hi first winter here, can anyone recommend tell why the bedroom keeps get black mould on walls???????

If you're living in a MASA built house they are not designed for year round living. The walls are solid concrete and someone should have advised you of that when you bought it. The mould is a result of condensation which is made worse when cooking or using gas heaters. Even breathing within a small confined space will produce condensation.

ianc2

Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2019 11:49am

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Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2019 11:49am

You have several options depending on how much money you want to spend:

1,   Consider getting a dual role  air conditioning unit that can heat as well as cool, somewhere around e800

or

2.  Get some electric radiators, set them on a timer and use cheap rate electricity after midnight.  Much cheaper to buy.  If you get lucky you might find one in the charity shops.  If you ask around you should get some places to look in, Euronics on B sector spring to mind, Visanfer and Leroy Merlin are also possible

Try using Cillit Bang or similar mould killer to get rid of the mould and keep the walls and floor clear so that the air can circulate.  If you want to get creative - solar water heaters are now required on new houses?

ianc2

Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2019 11:57am

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Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2019 11:57am

Should have also added consider a gas boiler and radiators, with all the condensation being vented outside..  Gas is cheaper than electricity in Spain.  Solar panels are coming down in price, so there are lots of possibilities opening up.

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Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2019 12:09pm

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Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2019 12:09pm

ianc2 wrote on Wed Dec 25, 2019 11:57am:

Should have also added consider a gas boiler and radiators, with all the condensation being vented outside..  Gas is cheaper than electricity in Spain.  Solar panels are coming down in price, so there are lots of possibilities opening up.

Merry Christmas you too!

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