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Black mould on ceilings

Posted by Rebecca Jordan, on Fri 30 Dec 2016 08:27pm

I have black mould on my ceilings at the outside wall edge. The house - a bungalow -was built in 2007. The is no leak in the attic, and the insulation appears to be adequate. The gutters are not overflowing or full of debris. Do I need someone who (a) deals with insulation? (b) deals with guttering? (c) someone else? Thank you.

Aiden Garrity

Sat 31 Dec 2016 08:54am

Hi Rebecca If you have no apparent leaks from the outside your mould may be caused by the lack of adequate ventilation. A good Builder is the person to contact to have a look and advise you on what to do to remedy it. Aiden

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Stephen Fraser

Sat 31 Dec 2016 09:15am

Hi Rebecca. Sounds like you have a condensation problem which causes black spot mould. More ventilation is required. Look for specialist tradesmen under damp control. Regards Stephen

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