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Another day of work.....but not as manic now I've got the server migrations done. And tomorrow it's back to Baza Hospital cos the wife is having tests done. While I'm waiting I might look into the Hernia Dept and frighten the shit out of them that I'm coming back!

Did you show the mrs a picture of me @Clive.... this would explain why your place is so moist all the time ?

Just been out on a Hornet bimble with my mate. Nothing much to see apart from dirty Hornets.

its a place i have not been to for year's.

i could get a new van

Just remember Sofia doesn't live in the swamp us brits do, we've probably had more rain in the last 3 months than you've had in the past 20 years LOL

Even worse, he might be thinking someone would pay 250k for him.

So Sofia doesn't get moisture now then!

It would be a nice day for a ride here, sunny, 11c and only a slight breeze blowing. But the bloody papers keep saying that snow is returning in the coming week.

Signed up for a ride out with the TRF this Saturday on the dog so thought I'd stick a new front tyre tonight as i was like Bamby on ice last Sunday, it's got a Michelin tracker on there now so should help this weekend, then i remembered i have a winter rear wheel with knobblier rubber on so thought i'd stick that on and noticed the pads were low so swapped them, after fitting the winter wheel i remembered why i haven't used it for about a year, bloody wheel bearings gone, checked my stock and have some there so that's tomorrow nights job it's costing me a fortune and i haven't got to the start point yet, ride it better be fucking worth it

She lives 50 meters high next to the atlantic in a flat with shit portuguese 80s isolation and windows, and minimum sun exposure. It's a very humid house and was starting to get black mould all over. 4 days of dehumidifiers cleared the air and after a week the mould was gone. If you switch them off for 12 hours the humidity goes to a steady 92º in winter, and after a week the walls would be in the same state. Granted it's more rain there but that just means you have to be intensive and constant in taking humidity off.

Sofia has two modern ones and there’s hardly any change in electrical consumption since they’ve been on, they did however eliminate all moisture.

I thought you were going to ask @Clive if he had any photos

but not a fool

Better to Remain Silent and Be Thought a Fool than to Speak and Remove All Doubt

You need another dehumidifier, Clive, working full time after a few days you'll get a nice dry house. It'll smell different once you start to get the moisture out of the walls.

This bungalow too has loads of roof insulation, don't know about cavity wall insulation, windows are double glazed too. I do not leave any clothing or bike gear laying about, those are stored in what used to be our airing cupboard, pipes for the central heating pass through it, so it is dry and mould free in there, Think it will be a constant battle with the mould, something we will have to live with. In other news......got the insurance renewal for the scoot......it has gone from (roughly) £65 to £100...

@Six30......these are brilliant, now everybody's challenging Big John!

It sounds like it could be condensation, in which case it’s a matter of controlling the humidity within the property rather than looking for an external source of moisture. Using a paint with a mild fungicide in it might help control the mould (eg Dulux Mouldshield) but it won’t stop the condensation, if that’s what it is.

This bunch, about 5 minutes into the video!

I just paid my water bill for this year, £782 for the year. Of that sum £438 is for sewerage which is a fucking joke considering how much they chuck in the rivers and sea

Yes but if you were living here you would be earning more money, when you live in a third world country you get paid third world wages and You don't run your pellet burner 12 months of the year like i do with my gas boiler, i am surprised at your electric bill though with the amount of Tea you drink i thought it would be 10 times that boiling the kettle

Look at it another way, you haven't bought anything for it, just changed assembly status on stuff you already had in stock.

someone must of sent her a pic of @boboneleg

Well at least you agree that he's a miserable, boring, lazy cunt!

So that's why you're a miserable, boring, lazy cunt?

Trouble with a dehumidifier is they are expensive to run may as well put the heating on and be warm for a similar cost. Unfortunately Clive i think your problem is lack of heat. I'm lucky enough to be able to keep my place above 18c all the time except for the bedrooms as i like it cold in there and the bedrooms are the only place now we get any mould usually around the windows but i wipe it off as soon as i see it forming.

The guy who came seemed thorough enough, but what do I know, I ain't a builder/plumber. He is returning in a month to treat the mould areas again.

He hasn't battered your back end has he Lionel?

You'll have to stop breathing, @Clive, to reduce the humidity! Seriously though, our house in the UK suffered a lot with mold. It was only about 30 years old when we moved in, and had cavity wall insulation and a lot of loft insulation and uPVC double glazing, but it didn't seem to do anything. There was a built-in wardrobe in our bedroom and we had to stop putting clothes in it, because they all went mouldy! It's difficult to know what to do about it, mate!

The housing association guys have been here a couple of times and painted on some evil smelling stuff, it is applied in 2 coats, the mould dissappears for around 2 months, then returns, as said, we have the windows open when the weather allows, to get some ventilation through the bungalow, one guy said leave the heating on 15c for 24/7, but that's unaffordable for us.. During the late spring, summer and early autumn the mould will be much less of a problem.

We have a extraction fan in the kitchen and bathroom, they are linked to the lights, turn the lights on, fan fires up. They have spent quite some time in the loft, found no evidence of leaks.

It's airborne mould, they have done a examination of the roof, it is watertight, no sign of any water damage in the loft. We have the windows open in the effected rooms as often as possible, but obviously it is limited by the weather.

You got water getting in somewhere , no good just keep treating it with out finding the cause it will keep coming back

They were in some of his earlier videos, when they were "repairing " his bike! It seems that a few people in the comments tried to warn him of them!

Photoshop!

I'll see your snow on the hills 100 miles away and raise you some dirt and water touching the tyres LOL

A. I. is clever stuff.

That's too much like hard work for them to actually find out the root cause of the mould, I'd guess lack of air circulation

Has he named and shamed?

For the 1st 10 years that we lived here we had no mould anywhere in the bungalow ,then around 2 years ago it just exploded everywhere.

Normally those mould things last for a good few years!

I know it's a ball ache but what about calling a few places, I mean if you can fit it in with your busy retirement schedule