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Post by Jim on Mar 3, 2018 14:44:12 GMT
Get yourself some disposable dehumidifiers next time you're in Tesco's. A few of these in the cabin will soon suck you dry I have those in every cupboard in Horror House kitchen that are against outside wall and they are replaced about every month such is the extent of damp...the wooden spoons grow mildew.. Is it damp travelling through or condensation cos it's the cold travelling through? One of our older stone houses was bad, I mentioned it re the positive pressure ventilator. We also did all the external walls with wallrock thermal thermal lining paper. The combination of the two sorted the job, no longer get black mould anywhere. What about vents on cupboard door too, let it breath.
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Post by patty on Mar 3, 2018 18:36:47 GMT
I have those in every cupboard in Horror House kitchen that are against outside wall and they are replaced about every month such is the extent of damp...the wooden spoons grow mildew.. Is it damp travelling through or condensation cos it's the cold travelling through? One of our older stone houses was bad, I mentioned it re the positive pressure ventilator. We also did all the external walls with wallrock thermal thermal lining paper. The combination of the two sorted the job, no longer get black mould anywhere. What about vents on cupboard door too, let it breath. Yeah vents might work on the doors..i tend to leave them open at times so air can circulate ...the water,despite new guttering pours down the external walls....I think the roof pitch isn't quite right but I am not throwing ££££ at this place any more
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Post by JohnV on Mar 3, 2018 19:02:35 GMT
Is it damp travelling through or condensation cos it's the cold travelling through? One of our older stone houses was bad, I mentioned it re the positive pressure ventilator. We also did all the external walls with wallrock thermal thermal lining paper. The combination of the two sorted the job, no longer get black mould anywhere. What about vents on cupboard door too, let it breath. Yeah vents might work on the doors..i tend to leave them open at times so air can circulate ...the water,despite new guttering pours down the external walls....I think the roof pitch isn't quite right but I am not throwing ££££ at this place any more that sounds very odd Patty ...... Can you see how this is happening ? Is the water overflowing the guttering ? If it is, then it either does not have sufficient fall or has not an even fall along it's length and has a low spot. Either of those is bad installation.
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Post by patty on Mar 3, 2018 21:59:42 GMT
Yeah vents might work on the doors..i tend to leave them open at times so air can circulate ...the water,despite new guttering pours down the external walls....I think the roof pitch isn't quite right but I am not throwing ££££ at this place any more that sounds very odd Patty ...... Can you see how this is happening ? Is the water overflowing the guttering ? If it is, then it either does not have sufficient fall or has not an even fall along it's length and has a low spot. Either of those is bad installation. Its as if the volume of water that comes off the roof to much to get in the guttering..its a large roof with like concrete slates on it...there are normal blue slates on the front and the roof steeper there and that's ok. On the back its like shallower pitch but bigger roof..if u get my drift ..anyway water runs and just pours in and over guttering all down the walls. Ive had all new guttering and had it cleaned out again..son in law stood looked, scratched his dreadlocks and did nowt, suggested nothing.
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Post by thebfg on Mar 3, 2018 23:10:51 GMT
I wonder if the issue is in the down pipe.
Seems water can't get down it and away quick enough.
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Post by JohnV on Mar 4, 2018 0:31:56 GMT
could be insufficient fall or as the bfg suggests inadequate down pipe ....... if it's just the down pipe then the overflowing of the gutter should only be at that end and. (if the gutter has a fall) If it is a general overflow along the length of the gutter then it probably needs to either have a fall to the down pipe or the down pipe central rather than at one end. might be worth filling in your details into this calculator www.hunterplastics.co.uk/media/1961/rainwater-selectionpdf.pdf
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Post by thebfg on Mar 4, 2018 4:31:01 GMT
That's a fair comment about it overflowing the whole length.
Quite possible witg it being an old house. It could be level.
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Post by patty on Mar 4, 2018 6:48:12 GMT
I wonder if the issue is in the down pipe. Seems water can't get down it and away quick enough. Its all been replaced..it cascades over the down pipe...think that needs to be a lot bigger...but the guy who did the work cannot seem to answer his phone or find his way back........ have a problem with the lock on the front door he fitted as well
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2018 7:24:19 GMT
Has it got a filter and has it been cleared ? I remember little wire baskets on top of downpipes when I was a kid. This is the modern version
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Post by JohnV on Mar 4, 2018 7:53:51 GMT
Has it got a filter and has it been cleared ? I remember little wire baskets on top of downpipes when I was a kid. This is the modern version Patty said that it had been cleared again since fitting (earlier post) those leaf guards are useful when there are lots of big trees nearby. I'm wondering if it should have had a second down pipe if the roof is very large (Long time since I did any gutters and some of the details are a bit hazy now)
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Post by patty on Mar 4, 2018 15:44:36 GMT
Haven't got a leaf guard..not enough room... second down pipe maybe a plan...Ill try again and get Mr Happy out as a couple of windows are in dire need of replacing post the winter..Ill never be finished till that 'For Sale' goes up..if I had the get up and go id finish sorting all those boxes out..
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Post by naughtyfox on Mar 4, 2018 16:51:21 GMT
The main priority for the sleeping bag is that it will be left in an unheated cabin so it wants to be something which will not tend to accumulate damp - or maybe I should consider storing it in some sort of vacuum bag ? In your case do not choose down, it will accumulate damp and should not be stored compressed for long periods of time. Yes, true, but how about keeping it in a big black bin liner?
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Post by naughtyfox on Mar 4, 2018 16:52:44 GMT
I mean.... Black Bin Liners Matter!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2018 16:53:48 GMT
Actually I just went back to the yot after leaving it for a week including during the beast of the east event and there wasn't a trace of damp in there anyway. So a down bag might be alright after all.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2018 17:08:42 GMT
I mean.... Black Bin Liners Matter! Well if we are going down that train of thought... How about ethical sourcing of down products!
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