Reply to: Condensation

[DimPrawn]

http://www.cvcdirect.co.uk/Whole%20H...ct-heatre.html

That's what a pro landlord would install.

[MPwannadecentincome]

a dehumidifier might help

BTW will a 30s semi have cavity walls?

[Mustang]

I had a similar problem in my BTL. Primarily caused when UPVC windows were fitted. when I lived there I vented the property well but tenants dont.

I contacted a company in Wales called Nuaire (http://tinyurl.com/ya979rb) They fitted one of their products and it solved the problem nicely.

PM me if you want more details.

HTH

[Clippy]

Reminds me of a story I heard about to old brothers who lived with just themselves. Their toilet broke, and they were too skint/tight to get a plumber so they put a couple of slats across the bath and used the bath for both ones and twos.

This reminds me of an episode of that programme on the Beeb - A Life of Grime, I think.

Caught a clip where the health team were visiting a pair of brothers who lived alone. Their mother had died and since then, the house had become filthy - and I mean filthy. It was an absolute tip.

The brothers had psychological issues since their mother died which meant they had a fear of loss and now never threw anything away which included bodily excrements. The house was littered with bags/bottles of festering piss and poo. Just watching it made me want to wretch.

Felt sorry for them - this was the second time the health team had to gain a court order to clear their house as it posed a health hazard. The good thing was they were going to be taken into care this time.

[Ltd ability]

I am told (by someone on CUK, IIRC) that peeing in the sink takes the chrome plating of the plug hole.

And at the time I was living in a house rented from a bachelor ... where the chrome was peeling up from the plughole.

Edit: found it:

Reminds me of a story I heard about to old brothers who lived with just themselves. Their toilet broke, and they were too skint/tight to get a plumber so they put a couple of slats across the bath and used the bath for both ones and twos.

[TimberWolf]

A building mate related the tale of a job on a rough council estate where the occupants were so lousy with their aim that the floor rotted right through, and the bog ended up falling through it.

All men are lousty shots arn't they? Although it's not simply aim related, it's the last dribbles, splashback and the random nature of the initial part of the stream that can occur. I thought I had perfect aim until I discovered wee stains at the base of the toilet that took me ages to get to the bottom of despite my being the only one using it. In the end it was by a process of logic and and an exercise in deduction and reason and of eliminating all other possibilities that I had to conclude it was me, despite that also being impossible.

[RichardCranium]

That problem can be easily rectified by peeing in the sink.

I am told (by someone on CUK, IIRC) that peeing in the sink takes the chrome plating of the plug hole.

And at the time I was living in a house rented from a bachelor ... where the chrome was peeling up from the plughole.

Edit: found it:

I see you've stayed in that cheap B&B with a sink but no en-suite too. You can always tell, the chrome drain ring is rusty.

[wobbegong]

That problem can be easily rectified by peeing in the sink.

Of course, you may have to take the dishes out first.

[Sysman]

That problem can be easily rectified by peeing in the sink.

A building mate related the tale of a job on a rough council estate where the occupants were so lousy with their aim that the floor rotted right through, and the bog ended up falling through it.

[Sysman]

I get condensation drips around the back of the toilet due to icy cold water refilling the cistern.

My wife thinks my aim is off.

My first house suffered from that.

Cue my mother buying me vinyl floor covering. It irked me greatly that she thought my aim was off, but a free floor was a free floor.

[LostInBrussels]

I had an issue with condensation in my house....the condensation was so bad that the clothes in my wardrobe would get wet! Anyhow, I was told there was a leak from the roof and I spent a small fortune getting the 'leak' fixed. The problem still remained. What worked wonders was getting an air vent fitted in the wall. I think the metal window frame was too snug fitting or something. But...then again...you say you have already tried fitting an air vent.

[Diver]

Here you are, this will sort out the condensation on the windows


http://www.raincitystory.com/flash/screenclean.swf

SFW

[Paddy]

Condensation is caused by warm moist air on cold smooth surfaces. The best and permanent way to solve it would be to batten the guilty wall and use insulation board (like plasterboard but green colour). You can either paper over it or skim plaster and paint. Quick and dirty way is to use a thermal wallpaper liner.
Use a mat paint.

It may not be condensation especially if it is on an outside corner.
It could be a bridged cavity,
Bad or missing roof tile.
Leaking felt, gutter etc.

[DimPrawn]

FTFY

Rigsby is that you?

[shaunbhoy]

Buy them a washing line/mangle.

FTFY