01/05/2021
Moisture can lead to a growth in mould that appears as a cloud of little black dots.
Condensation occurs when moist air comes into contact with a colder surface like a wall, window, mirror etc. The air can’t hold the moisture and tiny drops of water appear. It also occurs in places the air is still, like the corners of rooms, behind furniture or inside wardrobes.
Here are four simple steps how you can avoid moisture on your walls
1) Produce less moisture by keeping the lids on pans when cooking, drying clothes outdoors (and especially not on radiators), venting your tumble dryer to the outside and avoiding using paraffin heaters or flue-less bottled gas heaters which produce a lot of moisture.
2) Let the moist air out and the fresh air in and get rid of moist air and steam so that less condensation forms
3) Insulate and draught-proof your home because warm homes suffer less from condensation, so you should make sure your house is well insulated.
4) Heat your home a little more
