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<blockquote data-quote="Phoenix" data-source="post: 538804" data-attributes="member: 8133"><p>Theres a few articles such as this: <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11602051/Mother-three-left-sobbing-state-black-mould-home.html" target="_blank">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11602051/Mother-three-left-sobbing-state-black-mould-home.html</a> about at the moment after the tragic death of a kid a few months back</p><p></p><p>It might not be a popular viewpoint, but I think there is an elephant in the room that they always miss/ignore in that while issues with the building do have a effect (cold walls, inefficent heating systems which have to be used sparingly, in/opp fans, etc) usage factors have a big effect. The property in the story is a flat, so presumbly we can rule out rising damp and likly penetrating damp from the likes of leaking gutters etc, I suppose you are left with possible window issues, but you'd expect that to be more localised than the issues in the pictures. Apparently there are pools of water each morning, which must be comming from somewhere.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't be at all supprised to find washing dried inside, windows never opened and trickle vents blocked up to stop draughts.</p><p></p><p>I'm not saying the building has no effect, I'm guessing a 60s block built from pre-fab concrete sections where the walls get quite cold (but theres not a lot we can do about that one - external insulation is clearly not a good idea, internal insulation and vapour barrier is possible, but would cost a lot in terms of reduced floor space, and internal refit works) forced mechnical ventilation is a possibility but then you do have daughts and loss of heat to contend with. I just think that folk tend to overlook the usage factors that have a big effect on problems and sometimes you have to live in a way that fits with the building.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Phoenix, post: 538804, member: 8133"] Theres a few articles such as this: [URL]https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11602051/Mother-three-left-sobbing-state-black-mould-home.html[/URL] about at the moment after the tragic death of a kid a few months back It might not be a popular viewpoint, but I think there is an elephant in the room that they always miss/ignore in that while issues with the building do have a effect (cold walls, inefficent heating systems which have to be used sparingly, in/opp fans, etc) usage factors have a big effect. The property in the story is a flat, so presumbly we can rule out rising damp and likly penetrating damp from the likes of leaking gutters etc, I suppose you are left with possible window issues, but you'd expect that to be more localised than the issues in the pictures. Apparently there are pools of water each morning, which must be comming from somewhere. I wouldn't be at all supprised to find washing dried inside, windows never opened and trickle vents blocked up to stop draughts. I'm not saying the building has no effect, I'm guessing a 60s block built from pre-fab concrete sections where the walls get quite cold (but theres not a lot we can do about that one - external insulation is clearly not a good idea, internal insulation and vapour barrier is possible, but would cost a lot in terms of reduced floor space, and internal refit works) forced mechnical ventilation is a possibility but then you do have daughts and loss of heat to contend with. I just think that folk tend to overlook the usage factors that have a big effect on problems and sometimes you have to live in a way that fits with the building. [/QUOTE]
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