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Redecorating bedroom where there's a damp corne

  • 13-01-2016 11:52AM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3


    Any advice please? We have a damp corner in our bedroom. Checked attic & no issues there. We dry a lot of clothes indoors in the kitchen underneath the bedroom but always have a dehumidifier on while clothes are drying & windows are open as much as possible. This has helped the problem a lot although it worsens in v cold weather when there is a bit more condensation. We just wash the wall, skirting board & the back of the locker where the problem is every few weeks. We are probably doing as much as we can do to address the issue & there's no problem really. It's just that I'd like to partially redecorate the room & wallpaper the wall that has the head of the bed against it as a feature wall & I wonder if this will be a disaster given that the damp corner is at the external side of this wall?? Any advice welcome. Cheers!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,999 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    2themews wrote: »
    Any advice please? We have a damp corner in our bedroom. Checked attic & no issues there. We dry a lot of clothes indoors in the kitchen underneath the bedroom but always have a dehumidifier on while clothes are drying & windows are open as much as possible. This has helped the problem a lot although it worsens in v cold weather when there is a bit more condensation. We just wash the wall, skirting board & the back of the locker where the problem is every few weeks. We are probably doing as much as we can do to address the issue & there's no problem really. It's just that I'd like to partially redecorate the room & wallpaper the wall that has the head of the bed against it as a feature wall & I wonder if this will be a disaster given that the damp corner is at the external side of this wall?? Any advice welcome. Cheers!

    I guessing no wall insulation or poor insulation and probably no ventilation.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 2themews


    mickdw wrote: »
    I guessing no wall insulation or poor insulation and probably no ventilation.

    Thanks. However windows have vents & attic is well insulated. Probably could be better ventilated by leaving window vents open all the time which we do when weather is mild but not possible right now. Anyway I don't think there's anymore we can do to solve the cause of the problem. What I'd really like is advice on redecorating a wall where such a problem exists. ie how do I get around the problem more than how do I solve the problem.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,827 ✭✭✭fussyonion


    Wash the wall with heavy duty bleach, leave it on for 24 hours, wash it off and then you can paint/wallpaper.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 2themews


    fussyonion wrote: »
    Wash the wall with heavy duty bleach, leave it on for 24 hours, wash it off and then you can paint/wallpaper.
    Thanks for that. I suppose just to get washable wallpaper is the thing to do then...


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