Clive

Happy birthday Fred...........and Mrs. Saul.

Looks like @boboneleg is bored... At the moment not a spot of mould anywhere, but watch this space , because

Mines! ......a good thing that they are all gone now, it is the one job I would never have returned to.

The bathroom extractor fan is on the wall, about 1metre away from the bath/shower, there is only the light switch and a on/off master switch for that, unless it is adjustable inside the body of the fan I cannot see how to adjust it. The guy did go up in the loft to check if all was OK, but the year before last we had a new boiler installed, the fitters went in the loft space to fit the roof vent, and at that time they/he did not put the insulation back, this was only discovered when the guys came to check before putting in the new kitchen ceiling, it was then put back. We wanted a cooker hood fitting in the kitchen too, but the housing association would only give it the go ahead if their guys fitted one, but the price they quoted was too much for us, I still think one would be a good idea because my wife does cook proper meals on it, no microwave meals here.

@Nute....some the things you mentioned we have, like trickle vents, we do have a tumble dryer in the kitchen, i fitted a new pipe to the outside vent, but we only use it when necessary, it is a old one, so i guess it gobbles electric, so it is used sparingly. Kitchen and bathroom have recently (last year) been fitted with new extractor fans, and both are wired to the light switch, there is a override off switch, but it is left in the on position. I do open the bedroom windows when we get up, unless the wind is blowing, it makes the doors rattle otherwise , but saying that, the bedroom is the least (mould) effected room in the bungalow, not much moist action in there now days Our spare room fitted with patio doors has mould around the patio doors, and also around the wall vent, but keep treating it with bleach, maybe not the ideal thing to use, but it works in the short term. Bathroom is the 2nd worst effected room, they did put in a new ceiling last year, but where the tiles finish and the ceiling starts is proving to be a mould hotshot, the walls around the window have significant mould patches, well they did, till the guy treated them the other day, as said, the extractor fan comes on with the light switch, and draws on for around 5 mins after the lights are turned off. Kitchen, has a extractor fan, that operates in the same manner as the bathroom extractor, this too has had a new ceiling fitted last year, but that too has mould where the walls meet the ceiling, I expect it to be the worse effected room as cooking causes much condensation, but again the guys have treated the effected areas, how long will it keep the mould at bay?..anybodies guess. I suppose in the scheme of things it comes down to lack of constant heating, 2 hours of daily heating may be doing more harm than good. Thanks for the info, may be able to act on some of it.

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No foreign people or persons of other ethnic persuasions on our street, got a couple of (white) drug dealers though!

Need to be fluent in Polish and Romanian to go shopping in our town.

It seems like it is one now.

Before I start, I ain't moaning, no point really. With the cost of gas, electricity, council tax and the other associated costs of living we cannot afford for our energy bills to rise any higher than what they are now, we are on the limit of what we we can afford to pay each month out of our monthly pension, having the heating on 24/7 is just not a option. And also the rise of the car insurance, which has caused us problems, but even though we do not use the car very much it is necessary that we have it available to use, that is why the scoot is off the road at the moment, and I will have to undoubtedly SORN it when the insurance is due next month. We live, we eat, and pay our bills, but there nothing left over in the kitty to pay higher energy bills.

We will think about purchasing another dehumidifier for next Autumn/winter, 2 may do a much better job.

Oh no not bottles, screwdrivers yes.

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

Moist bet its full of dust and cobwebs nowdays.

Yes I agree the lack of heating does not help one bit, we pay £150 every month, that is for gas and electricity, our electric part of the bill is not too high, we only have the tv and 1 light on in the evening, just the usual appliances in the kitchen (washer and fridge) nothing that eats electricity. We manage 1 hour in the morning and 1 hour at night with the heating on, any more than that and the bill skyrocket, in the evenings we just sit under a throw that goes over the settee, warm till you move.

We have the dehumidifier working in the living room, I also leave the kitchen and bathroom extractor fans running, they (according to the guy that fitted them) don't use too much electricity, as soon as we awake I open the bedroom windows too. It is just a pain in the arse to keep wiping down walls and window frames with bleach every few days......roll on summer when it's warm and we can have the patio doors wide open, the mould will be very slow to bloom then.

I was vaping before the mould started, but yes i agree it may be a contributing factor, but our neighbours vape and they do not have the mould problem. Maybe we should kick it in the head.

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.

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...

We have one.

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.

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.

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.

Nope.....chains....lube.... lost on me?.