Dampness on an inner wall.

rambo9

Hi, I'm looking for some help/advice on a problem I have with dampness on an inner wall in my house. I live in an end of terrace house at the side of a field and there is dampness gathering in the corner of the box room. It only seems to happen when the weather gets bad and gathers across the top of the wall along the ceiling, in the corner, joining the side of the house with the front and down alongside the radiator, which is on the inside wall on the front of the house and only happens in this room, there isn't any dampness anywhere else. I've checked for leaks and can't seem to find any and have repaired the cement along the tiles that had crumbled away of the years and nothing has changed! The window is constantly open so there is plenty of air circulation, I'm running out of ideas, any help would be appreciated.

MicktheMan

rambo9 wrote: »

Hi, I'm looking for some help/advice on a problem I have with dampness on an inner wall in my house. I live in an end of terrace house at the side of a field and there is dampness gathering in the corner of the box room. It only seems to happen when the weather gets bad and gathers across the top of the wall along the ceiling, in the corner, joining the side of the house with the front and down alongside the radiator, which is on the inside wall on the front of the house and only happens in this room, there isn't any dampness anywhere else. I've checked for leaks and can't seem to find any and have repaired the cement along the tiles that had crumbled away of the years and nothing has changed! The window is constantly open so there is plenty of air circulation, I'm running out of ideas, any help would be appreciated.

Can you perhaps re-word the post as it is very difficult to read/understand.
What do you mean by "inner wall"?
What form does the "dampness" take?
Any chance of a photo or two.

rambo9

The wall inside the room, I have taken photos but not sure how to post them onto the thread.

rambo9

I have pictures taken but it won't let me post them because I am a new user, any other way I can post them to you? Thanks

hatchman

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Is the kitchen below the box room ?

MicktheMan

rambo9 wrote: »

The wall inside the room, I have taken photos but not sure how to post them onto the thread.

can you pm them to me and I will put them up.

rambo9

Sent them photos earlier, did you get them?

rambo9

Hatchman, no, the kitchen is not below the box room.

MicktheMan

Here you go

MicktheMan

Whats the make-up of the wall?
How is the house/room heated & ventilated?
Are clothes being dried indoors?
What orientation is the corner with damp? (North or East by any chance?)

filbert the fox

MicktheMan wrote: »

Here you go

Has all the hallmarks of condensation.

Solution:
Increase temperature
reduce moisture
increase ventilation

rambo9

The small window is left open for ventilation most of the time because there is no vent, maybe one needs to be put in?

The room is heated by a radiator, we have gas heating.

Clothes are occasionally dried indoors but always downstairs and it would only be ever 1 clothes horse so couldn't see that being the issue.

And the house is facing north.

rambo9

And the wall is just a plastered/skimmed concrete wall, painted.

Call me Al

Is the wall wet to the touch? The walls we had problems with were always wet to the touch in the mornings, with condensation over the course of the night. We ended up with mould behind furniture and in corners.
One clothes horse downstairs overnight, but all that moisture in the air found the coldest (and only two) cavity block walls in our house.
Start using a tumble dryer for your clothes, and an extractor fan when cooking, or a dehumidifier in that room maybe?

Call me Al

If there are gutters there along the outside are they clear?

GuitarMusic

If you want advice on a dehumidifier just let me know.

Drying clothes indoors can increase the RH by up to 30% which establishes a perfect breeding ground for Aspergillus Fumigatus spores which can create havoc with your respiratory system etc. Get a dehumidifier with a Laundry Mode function if you plan on drying clothes indoors. Several models also heat up the surrounding air by up to 12C which provides a nice bit of heat in winter.