Today's post was going to be about birds, butterflies and kite flying, but unfortunately I have been distracted by....BLACK MOULD...
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| YUK!!!! (The cold room) |
New houses have to be well ventilated and fairly evenly heated to avoid the growth of black mould. The humidity level is high due to concrete and plaster drying out. We had been leaving the sitting room cold during the day and keeping one room very cold to store wine and some food. We had also been keeping doors shut and had forgotten about ventilating the under stairs cupboard.
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| The cupboard under the stairs has its fair share. |
Lots of useful information online but we were a bit too relaxed about it. I would recommend anyone else moving into a new build to read this carefully and follow the advice... http://www.nhbc.co.uk/NHBCPublications/LiteratureLibrary/HomeownerDocuments/filedownload,31929,en.pdf
Never mind, plenty of time next week to write about more playful pursuits.
Creepy.....
ReplyDeleteOh dear, lucky the weather's warm, so its ok to leave windows open a whioe longer
ReplyDeleteFunnily enough I`ve been researching dehumidifiers. Once upon a time people didn`t move into new houses til they`d dried out....the houses that is. Some houses I think, are prone to mould anyway and it can be harmful if you`re asthmatic.
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