Found mould in home, could be causing health issues..?

[TheEnd]

Landlord should deal with it

http://www.kiltox.co.uk/guides&info/kairconden...

You don't need to go to those people, but they explain why you get mould (a lot of it is the mould eating the wallpaper paste)

[robinhood21]

Sorry, can't help with the testing kits but; I always leave the bedroom window open to air the room. The body can lose up to two pints of water overnight and, it has to go somewhere. Also, leave the duvet/blankets/whatever turned down so the mattress gets a good airing. Will probably have a better sleep and, the mattress will last longer too.

[anonymous-user]

Try giving your house a real good spring clean! wash off the mold and try and stop the damp if possible. Pull furniture away from any damp walls to allow air flow behind and make sure your rooms are well ventilated. Make sure you dont dry clothes and have baths and showers etc. without opening a window and see if this makes any difference to you health!

[otolith]

Our old house was very poorly ventilated, and we had a real struggle with mould. When we moved house, my wife's asthma improved dramatically. That stuff is not good for you.

[eldar]

Could well be ventilation. Now its winter, people often seal up their houses.

Make sure there is some ventilation both upstairs and downstairs. If we get a sunny dry day, open all the windows for an houer or so.

[Simpo Two]

Firstly, get rid of the vacuous new-age idea of 'toxins'. As a (lapsed) microbiologist the principle issue with moulds is the spores, which can can produce allergies. The most obvious one is Aspergillosis: http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/aspergillosis/Pages/I...

As far as I know 'floaters' are cells from your own eye, not connected with fungal infection but they do become more obvious with age.

[Wings]

Mould, condensation is a big, big problem for landlords, particularly this time of the year, heating fully on, doors, windows closed. Only to day I got a call out to a 3 bed flat, midday and yet every window and every curtain closed. A flat this size will possibly have 3 people showering every morning, then off to work without any windows being ajar the air/moister not being allowed to be ventilated.

It may well be in the case of the OP that the wardrobe is too tight up against a “cold wall”, and to help the situation the OP could either place the wardrobe against another wall, or pull the wardrobe further away from the wall and window/s ajar when possible.

Some cold walls can be cured by drylining the wall, which I have carried out on one flat’s wall, also insulating the same with bubble wrap polythene, but for the OP that is for the landlord to consider.

[V8A*ndy]

Had this in my last house. It was 110 years old. A dehumidifier cured the problem overnight and there was never another issue.

[Wings]

Modern flats/houses can be even worse, with salts in plaster, cement on walls ties carrying damp across outer wall to inner wall.

Lovely sunny crisp morning here in Bristol, and yet I doubt today on my travels I will see many bedroom, bathroom windows open. Vents in windows are just not sufficient to ventilate rooms, only windows open will ventilate an average room.

As for your eye floaters I think you should consider immediately making an appointment to see an optician.

[Simpo Two]

Wings said:

I doubt today on my travels I will see many bedroom, bathroom windows open. Vents in windows are just not sufficient to ventilate rooms, only windows open will ventilate an average room.

I suppose they will feel, with some justification, that they are trying to economise/stay warm/reduce their carbons etc.

I suppose a dehumidier is another answer.

[d8evo]

IL_JDM said:

Thanks people.

Noted the wardrobe being on a 'cold wall', so this will be moved elsewhere once decorated.

I've ensured all vents above windows are open (most were closed to prevent heat loss), also ensured that the apartment gets plenty of 'fresh air' in the mornings whilst showering (and left open for about 20mins after).

I wasn't going to point the eye floaters at this reason entirely, there's no mention of this link anywhere else (bar a few sceptical websites), just found it a little coincidental.

Might be tempted to rent out a dehumidifyer but will certainly be more 'on the ball'.

Really pissed off with myself for allowing it to happen, I know it was behind a wardrobe but feel like a skank for sleeping in the same room as it for however many months oblivious. Had ought to move the furniture more often

The apartment is only 3-4 years old so was quite surprised by this

Edited by IL_JDM on Friday 4th December 09:09

if your apartment is only 3-4 years old, it is very strange that mould should be forming behind a wardrobe, which presumably is stood off the wall by the depth of the skirting anyway. Is there any evidence of the wall being saturated from the outside, blocked guttering, wind driven rain etc, just to rule out another source of damp. the vents in the windows are specifically designed to afford sufficient background ventilation to avoid problems for condensation, make sure they are open, and also make sure that the extractor fans in all the bathrooms are active, they should be wired to the light switch.

[okgo]

Probably not.

My brother lived in a room that would need repainting every 6 months as it would mould up that fast. He's fine.

[Odie]

Arent floaters caused by high blood pressure and stress?

[CO2000]

IL_JDM said:

Odie said:

Arent floaters caused by high blood pressure and stress?

Not according to the NHS.

Supposedly it's cause by either a) ageing or b) detached retina.

Blows to the head can also cause this, of which I haven't experienced any for a long time.

Just rang the doctors, can't make an appointment, have to ring up first thing Monday to try and book an appointment for Monday.

fking tossers.

Edited by IL_JDM on Friday 4th December 12:03

I noticed mine after a plane (Jumbo) I was on had to go very high to miss bad weather it was past 40,000 feet if I remember correctly & I noticed them just after this.

Bloomin annoying if putting when playing Golf or painting a white wall !