Cold/Damp Corner

[Who_Goes_Blue]

I have a corner of the house that is away from heat sources and north facing.
This time of year despite attempts to manage overall house humidity it gets a little musty.
Currently the wall is lined with standard lining paper and painted with emulsion.
I`ll need to redecorate soon, are there some alternative materials I could be using to reduce moisture accumulation in this area?
Thanks

[LimmerickLad]

Dehumidifier?

[markymarkthree]

Watching with interest.
I am in exactly the same situation. Small toilet room, cold lower corner and not damp coming in.
No room for a dehumidifier.

[J6542]

Unbound 360 moisture remover from Screwfix. Will absorb a litre of water every 2 weeks if you have no room for an electric dehumidifier.

[suggest_me_a_name]

You can buy thermal paint, has microscopic glass beads in it to create a thermal barrier.

No idea if it works but was considering it so would love to know

[Macneil]

Strip it and paint, wash it down from time to time and touch up when necessary and don't put anything against the wall if possible. We have a little projecting part of our hall, probably designed for a buggy or similar that gets mouldy and won't support paper.

[LimmerickLad]

We use granular crystal bag things in cupboards etc on north facing walls....work quite well.

[Simon_GH]

I’d experiment with a fan to see whether air flow could help redistribute the bit of excess moisture this time of year.

[Peanut Gallery]

Thermal wallpaper? - I had damp on one wall, Wallrock KV600 sorted it very nicely - a number of questions about it in a previous thread - https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[LooneyTunes]

You either need to reduce moisture, or increase heating. Super thin paint/paper treatments aren’t going to achieve much, if anything…