Hi all,
I recently discovered mould in the bedroom wardrobe and on some clothes. Add this to the occasional musty smell and a small bit of mould on the underside of the matress. Took the matress outside into the sun which has solved the problem there. I have a dehumidifier in the room which seems to be working at the moment.
My question is how do I stop the problem?
Its an old house which had the stables converted into two bedrooms. I cut a hole into the dry lining and found an empty space about 6-9 inches to the inside of the outside stone wall(and a gale of wind!). Essentially a box was dropped into the stables with no insulation to the walls. The ceiling has about 50mm of white aeroboard which I assume is grossly inadequate. The floor seems fine(fingers crossed).
Do I need to insulate behind the stud walls (painful)?
Can I fit an insulated plasterboard to the one that is already there?
Do I need to ventilate to the outside or is the above mentioned gale adequate to aid circulation(through the attic space)?
Any ideas would be great!
I recently discovered mould in the bedroom wardrobe and on some clothes. Add this to the occasional musty smell and a small bit of mould on the underside of the matress. Took the matress outside into the sun which has solved the problem there. I have a dehumidifier in the room which seems to be working at the moment.
My question is how do I stop the problem?
Its an old house which had the stables converted into two bedrooms. I cut a hole into the dry lining and found an empty space about 6-9 inches to the inside of the outside stone wall(and a gale of wind!). Essentially a box was dropped into the stables with no insulation to the walls. The ceiling has about 50mm of white aeroboard which I assume is grossly inadequate. The floor seems fine(fingers crossed).
Do I need to insulate behind the stud walls (painful)?
Can I fit an insulated plasterboard to the one that is already there?
Do I need to ventilate to the outside or is the above mentioned gale adequate to aid circulation(through the attic space)?
Any ideas would be great!