Condensation Treatment

• Keep bathroom and kitchen doors closed when they are not in use
• Dry clothes outdoors and use a vent when using a tumble dryer
• Try not to use heating systems that produce water vapour
• Try not to use heating that produces water vapour such as bottled gas

• When in kitchen or bathroom open a window or use an extractor fan
• Keep windows open and air circulating
• Keep large furniture away from the exterior walls
• Check any blocked up chimneys, making sure there is enough ventilation
• Make sure any cellars and sub floor areas well ventilated
• Think about using a dehumidifier where excessive problems are

• Do not allow any room to stay cold for long periods
• Make sure your home is well insulated
• Typically cold walls can be lined with an insulating material
• Cavity wall insulation can be expensive, but will give better condensation prevention
• Seal any gaps between floor boards or lay thick underlay
• Lagging pipes with foam tubes or wrapping them will help prevent condensation on pipes

The most effective way to ensure that your home doesn’t suffer from condensation is to insulate it evenly throughout. Sufficient ventilation is also crucial.

It may be necessary to use a dehumidifier – you’ll be surprised at how much water one of these can collect! Get in touch with us today to learn more about condensation prevention.

Warm air can hold far more moisture than cold air. Often, moisture lingers, undetected, inside a property where the temperature is much warmer than it is outside. Condensation occurs when warm air, which circulates around the room, comes into contact with any cool surface. Windows are a major source of heat escaping from our homes attracting warm air.

Older, poorly insulated windows and walls are something of a magnet for the water droplets in cold air. When warm air collides with cold air, the moisture transforms into condensation. Certain rooms, such as kitchens and bathrooms, are more prone to condensation formation. These rooms must be properly ventilated and insulated.

Condensation won’t disappear on its own. And while you can wipe it away, that’s unlikely to get rid of it completely. Small amounts of condensation may actually be useful, as they allow you to identify weaknesses in your property’s insulation.

It’s crucial to ensure that any areas affected by the formation of condensation maintain enough heat to dry out. If condensation is allowed to remain, droplets of water may seep into tiny cracks in the surface of the walls, windows or furniture.

Contact between water and any other organisms living on the surface will initiate a chemical reaction. This results in the formation of mould. Mould thrives in warm, humid conditions, and, if left untreated, will multiply rapidly. This type of mould is known as black spot mould (Aspergillus Niger).

You can limit condensation forming on surfaces inside your home by keeping it – and them – warm and well ventilated.

But no home can be made completely condensation-proof because nature and humans will always create the kinds of conditions – cold air and warm surfaces – which cause the moisture in the air to turn to water.

Surfaces damaged by condensation must be kept dry and well ventilated. Complete home ventilation systems may be fitted, or extra vents added.