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by cruque1
Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:31 pm
Forum: Damp and Damp Proofing Forum
Topic: Repairing condensation damage
Replies: 3
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Marty - undoubtedly a dehumidfier will help to reduce the symptoms but they are only really efficient in warm & relatively air tight rooms and can be costly to run! They don't really deal with the problem at source. To do this you need to improve background ventilation which can be done a number...
by cruque1
Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:20 pm
Forum: Damp and Damp Proofing Forum
Topic: Condensation in loft and upper floor
Replies: 2
Views: 3948

Catherine, Alda is spot on right about needing to find the right balance of heating and ventilation but my experience with trickle vents is that they usually don't work as they simply don't allow sufficient air movement on their own (i.e. The Buidings Regs used to assume that you would open your win...
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