Mould near vent in wall. Aren't vents supposed to stop mould?

nomeban · 19-01-2015 02:16PM #1

Hi there,

We have some mold developing above the vent in our bedroom. The vent is up near the ceiling, and and mold is on the ceiling above it.

Aren't vents supposed to help keep mould at bay?

Yes the room is aired every day.

D_D · 19-01-2015 02:33PM

Could be leak above in the attic. I would check that first.

Michael D Not Higgins · 19-01-2015 02:33PM

It could be that the vent isn't open, or maybe a leak?

sillysocks · 19-01-2015 02:55PM

Or could the vent be blocked? When we moved into our house and had the gas serviced the guy checked the vents and found they were stuffed with plastic bags by previous owners to stop the breeze. 😯

nomeban · 19-01-2015 05:06PM

I guess I should have mentioned that there was a leak in the ceiling last year, the landlord got a guy to fix it.

We're on the top floor of an apartment block. Astro turf roof is above the room.

I have attached an image of what the wall looked like last year. It looks like the paint is coming off. This was from the ceiling to the floor. The new mould spot is on the ceiling above this area.

The vent is always open, although I didn't check if it was blocked. I'll have a look when I get home.

Michael D Not Higgins · 19-01-2015 05:07PM

nomeban wrote: »

I guess I should have mentioned that there was a leak in the ceiling last year, the landlord got a guy to fix it.

We're on the top floor of an apartment block. Astro turf roof is above the room.

I have attached an image of what the wall looked like last year. It looks like the paint is coming off. This was from the ceiling to the floor. The new mould spot is on the ceiling above this area.

The vent is always open, although I didn't check if it was blocked. I'll have a look when I get home.

Almost certainly attributed to the leak then.

Mould near vent in wall. Aren't vents supposed to stop mould?

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