Here in Yorkshire, we are well into the ‘condensation season’. That period from around late September to March, where the majority of clients asking for ‘damp’ inspections are really plagued by mould growth, caused by condensation. Of course, excessive condensation is a growing problem, especially now that the government has decided that heat loss is […]
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Positive Input Ventilation – testing in York
05 Nov 10 by Dry Rot
Filed Under: Condensation, Damp, Surveying Tagged With: condensation, Mould
Mould remediation
26 Oct 10 by Dry Rot
Last week I spent two days in Farnham, Surrey, at the National Flood School. The course was Mould Remediation. I’ve spent many a happy hour learning how to avoid mould growth,by controlling humidity and temperature. Flooding doesn’t respect normal precautions and sadly, mould growth is often a result of any flood, be it ground water […]
Filed Under: Condensation, Damp, Flooding, Mould, Surveying Tagged With: black mould, condensation, Damp, Flooding, Mould, PCA
A damp apartment or just poor ventilation?
15 Feb 10 by Dry Rot
As we are still in the depths of the ‘condensation season’ I thought I’d post up a brief video I shot today. Whilst some surveys do require some head scratching, perhaps maybe a bit of data logging and many measurements, others just need a bit of common sense. This is a typical case from Leeds, […]
Filed Under: Condensation, Damp, Mould, Surveying Tagged With: black mould, condensation, Mould