The main reason for mould in your home - and how to stop it coming back
With households wanting to keep their bills down, many are limiting how much they use the central heating. But a cold home can soon become a damp home, especially when you're hanging washing to dry inside too.
READ MORE: ‘You need to get on top of this or another child could die': Warning over mould-hit RBH homes after toddler's deathRichard, a damp expert with RBBA Ltd Building Surveyors, is keen to stress that 'mould is a result of condensation, mould is not the cause'. "Mould spores are present on all surfaces, and largely, these spores lie there, dormant, waiting for the elixir of life, water, to spring into life. So it is dealing with the water that offers the success in treating mould. Stop the water, stop the mould."
"You are always going to have a certain amount of condensation on your windows in the morning, about an inch around the bottom is normal. The entire window being covered is not normal," said Richard.
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