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Thanks Chris, it's black mould growing on the external wall and water

Posted by Annie , on
Thanks Chris, it's black mould growing on the external wall and water forming on windowsill each day
Chris Plastow

Chris Plastow

This is condensation only, not rain water penetration. The humidity within the property is too high and or the wall is too cold. A de humidifier is an immediate answer but expensive to run. Insulating the wall is good but won't help the windows. Installing a HRV150-12jour fan should fix it. Google it. It's all about ventilation! Clean off the mould immediately or it will get into everything and smell very bad!

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