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Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone here had any idea how to kill mould.
I'm currently living in a student house that has been recently "refurbished" and have just discovered a rather large amount of mould growing behind a chest of drawers. They have only been there 2 months so I reckon it's grown pretty damn fast! I am relatively clean and so I don't think that's the problem. In fact, I suspect that it is due to the wall in question being an external wall.
Anyway, I was wondering if there is any way that I can kill mould so that it doesn't grow back with a spray or something. Unfortunately I cannot pull my drawers further out to aid air circulation because the room is so small. Any advice gratefully received!
I'm currently living in a student house that has been recently "refurbished" and have just discovered a rather large amount of mould growing behind a chest of drawers. They have only been there 2 months so I reckon it's grown pretty damn fast! I am relatively clean and so I don't think that's the problem. In fact, I suspect that it is due to the wall in question being an external wall.
Anyway, I was wondering if there is any way that I can kill mould so that it doesn't grow back with a spray or something. Unfortunately I cannot pull my drawers further out to aid air circulation because the room is so small. Any advice gratefully received!
Hughesie II said:
Get a dehumidifier, leave it on all day, or for the hour you have lessons to lesson the dampness in the room, its condensation that causes it to grow so fast, if you can leave a door open to the rest of the house as well.
Hi Hughesie. Ok, that makes sense. With there being a large temperature different between inside and outside I guess that is only going to make things worse on an external wall. Ok, I've got the door open and the window open (still a treat seeing as I only got given the key to the window a couple of weeks ago
) and hopefully will shift some of the moisture in the air. Will have to leave the door open when out and about too I guess. The only problem with that is the increased practical joke level. Still, a small price to pay not to have organic carpet wallpaper. Cheers for the help! sparkythecat said:
You're not a Goth are you?
Nobody has ever said that to me! Do Goths attract mould? It that what the black and white make up is for? Edited to say I don't have a dehumidifer so hopefully I can get away without one. Already got a portable oil radiator thanks to The Bogde-it and Leggit Building Company who seem to have installed the central heating in this place. Still, at least our shower is currently fully functional, not only supplying a continuous stream of water but also gracing the user with the ability to vary the temperature of said stream to either "hot" or "cold". Truly remarkable...
>> Edited by gingerpaul on Tuesday 3rd January 22:33
Hughesie II said:
Still hire or buy a dehumidifier, it will take the moisture out of the room and dry up the mould.
There is a tool hire place a across the road, I'll pop over tomorrow and see how much they hire them out for. Who knows, perhaps the landlord might chip in too (fat chance).
Me --------->
Landlord --->
Yeah, that's a thought. Worth a try. Unfortunately I don't think he cares less about the properties he looks after when they're rented out. We talked to him and the agent regarding the mould coming through the ceiling a month ago due to the lack of an extrator fan in the shower room and he said "oh, I can't have painted that with mould proof paint. I'll do that over christmas". Surprise, surprise, nothing so far. Funnily enough I said he'd have to redo the ceiling if he didn't sort it and he just shugged and said "yeah, you're probably right". The plaster on the walls in my room appears to be plasterboard nailed to the brick behind it. Justing by the lumps all over it, it's probably fair to say this is not the first problem of this type he has had. Trouble is the whole place had been freshly painted when we looked around so didn't pick up on any of this. Still, we did get a good deal in the end so I can't complain too much. It's just a little shocking to see how little care people give to things, particularly an expensive investment like a house.
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
We had mould everywhere, but especially in the kitchen. The landlord advised us that it was because we did our cooking in there.
Schoolboy error, that one. All cooking to be done in a coal bbq in the basin in the bathroom. When I moved into my first student house years ago we found our place had no provision for heating the kitchen. The letting agents solution?
Them: "You've got an oven haven't you?"
Me: "Yes."
Them: "Turn it on and leave the door open."
I kid you not. Eventually they gave us a portable radiator. They ended up in court a fair number of times that year!
Nearly every student house/residence I have visited/heard about has had mould/damp/decoration problems.....its seems the environment and the lifestyle of students doesn't help. I have also seen the problem from the landlords side... and this really makes it clear where the problem starts:
1. loads of people living in close proximity/alone
2. using shower/bathroom with door and window shut from 8-12 with sometimes upto 6 people steaming the place up
3. the above causes water to condense in the bathroom, all the student places I have seen have had blackened silicon in the bathroom and mould/ceiling falling down.
4. over heating the place - not unheard of to see thermostats on 30 !
5. cooking for extended periods without ventilation.
6. they dry their clothes inside ! this makes so much humidity.
That's all I can think of, plus students are normally not that wise as mummy has done their washing/ironing/cleaning/bum wiping uptil the point they move into these places and these just dont have a clue or are house proud enough to do anything about it. One other thing.. why do students keep the following indoors: bikes,tools,axle stands,clothes line,hundreds of network cables up the stairs, sky dish.......
1. loads of people living in close proximity/alone
2. using shower/bathroom with door and window shut from 8-12 with sometimes upto 6 people steaming the place up
3. the above causes water to condense in the bathroom, all the student places I have seen have had blackened silicon in the bathroom and mould/ceiling falling down.
4. over heating the place - not unheard of to see thermostats on 30 !
5. cooking for extended periods without ventilation.
6. they dry their clothes inside ! this makes so much humidity.
That's all I can think of, plus students are normally not that wise as mummy has done their washing/ironing/cleaning/bum wiping uptil the point they move into these places and these just dont have a clue or are house proud enough to do anything about it. One other thing.. why do students keep the following indoors: bikes,tools,axle stands,clothes line,hundreds of network cables up the stairs, sky dish.......
gingerpaul said:
Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone here had any idea how to kill mould.
I'm currently living in a student house that has been recently "refurbished" and have just discovered a rather large amount of mould growing behind a chest of drawers. They have only been there 2 months so I reckon it's grown pretty damn fast! I am relatively clean and so I don't think that's the problem. In fact, I suspect that it is due to the wall in question being an external wall.
Anyway, I was wondering if there is any way that I can kill mould so that it doesn't grow back with a spray or something. Unfortunately I cannot pull my drawers further out to aid air circulation because the room is so small. Any advice gratefully received!
Hmmmmm......considering the state of your last place (or is it the same house)..... I mean, your bath tub and sink was brown and the light kept flickering. It was more like a scene from a horror movie!!! I know your clean mate, but a lot has to be said for the rest of your housemates!!!
Mind, two months is a bit quick for mould to appear!
As everyone has said, just open a window and allow the moisture filled air to escape.
If the room is cold, then provide extra heating and allow the air to circulate, that will prevent the moisture from descending onto the walls.
To get rid of it just use a beach solution (wear rubber gloves and ventilate the room!) and a green scourer. That should do it.
HTH
Dan
If the room is cold, then provide extra heating and allow the air to circulate, that will prevent the moisture from descending onto the walls.
To get rid of it just use a beach solution (wear rubber gloves and ventilate the room!) and a green scourer. That should do it.
HTH
Dan
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