New Posts For Thread: any roofers/builders condensation prob.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31599827/any-roofersbuilders-condensation-probBeen in the loft this morning to bring down xmas decs and roof was dripping with consendation.Is this normal on a freezing cold morning , and anyway of reducing it. Assume cant be eradicated entirely as rising warm air hitting cold roof surface naturDr C....some good points (as usual)..No such thing as "Rising Damp"!If you want to prove/disprove that, put a brick, on end in a receptacle of water, to half up the brick,,,Make a cup of tea, and come back to watch the water rising!Ok it didn't so hahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31599827/any-roofersbuilders-condensation-prob?post_id=558419987#558419987Dr C....some good points (as usual)..No such thing as "Rising Damp"!If you want to prove/disprove that, put a brick, on end in a receptacle of water, to half up the brick,,,Make a cup of tea, and come back to watch the water rising!Ok it didn't so haSun, 01 Dec 2019 11:51:34 -0600Very good breadnbutter.I notice he asked for suggestions on how to improve the system.Well I'd suggest running an extension lead to the tent and using a blow heater.I don't know about cooking those sausages though, they look a bit ropey to me.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31599827/any-roofersbuilders-condensation-prob?post_id=558419891#558419891Very good breadnbutter.I notice he asked for suggestions on how to improve the system.Well I'd suggest running an extension lead to the tent and using a blow heater.I don't know about cooking those sausages though, they look a bit ropey to me.Sun, 01 Dec 2019 11:34:40 -0600CC hardcore vidhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31599827/any-roofersbuilders-condensation-prob?post_id=558419639#558419639CC hardcore vidSun, 01 Dec 2019 10:55:04 -0600https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QeHGDr81XwMhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31599827/any-roofersbuilders-condensation-prob?post_id=558419635#558419635https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QeHGDr81XwMSun, 01 Dec 2019 10:54:41 -0600A few post here seem to frown on boarding out the loft. Not so, uncovered insulation allows the air to circulate around it and take the heat away. Boards slow down the heat loss considerably.And usually, a boarded out loft allows you to stash all manhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31599827/any-roofersbuilders-condensation-prob?post_id=558419547#558419547A few post here seem to frown on boarding out the loft. Not so, uncovered insulation allows the air to circulate around it and take the heat away. Boards slow down the heat loss considerably.And usually, a boarded out loft allows you to stash all manSun, 01 Dec 2019 10:35:18 -0600... whose brothers-in-law have a damp-proofing business, whose damp-proofing work results in more damp, which shows up the next time the property is marketed, ad infinitumhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31599827/any-roofersbuilders-condensation-prob?post_id=558419059#558419059... whose brothers-in-law have a damp-proofing business, whose damp-proofing work results in more damp, which shows up the next time the property is marketed, ad infinitumSun, 01 Dec 2019 09:19:06 -0600Rising damp is not a myth. It is caused by untrained surveyors (and estate agents) using damp meters calibrated for wood.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31599827/any-roofersbuilders-condensation-prob?post_id=558418913#558418913Rising damp is not a myth. It is caused by untrained surveyors (and estate agents) using damp meters calibrated for wood.Sun, 01 Dec 2019 08:56:19 -0600My house was dripping wet and covered in black mould when I bought it (it was very, very cheap). On the outside it had pebbledashed cement render, which had cracked, as all cement render does eventually. Rain gets in the cracks and can't escape, as chttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31599827/any-roofersbuilders-condensation-prob?post_id=558418383#558418383My house was dripping wet and covered in black mould when I bought it (it was very, very cheap). On the outside it had pebbledashed cement render, which had cracked, as all cement render does eventually. Rain gets in the cracks and can't escape, as cSun, 01 Dec 2019 07:21:38 -0600It's surprising how much error there is in the building trade with regards to the causes of damp in houses.If you get a damp patch and there's no external reason like water from a drainpipe, gutter, or something up against the outside of the wall, ithttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31599827/any-roofersbuilders-condensation-prob?post_id=558417937#558417937It's surprising how much error there is in the building trade with regards to the causes of damp in houses.If you get a damp patch and there's no external reason like water from a drainpipe, gutter, or something up against the outside of the wall, itSun, 01 Dec 2019 05:38:09 -0600dont leave the loft hatch open, them massive spiders up there will be downhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31599827/any-roofersbuilders-condensation-prob?post_id=558417803#558417803dont leave the loft hatch open, them massive spiders up there will be downSun, 01 Dec 2019 04:54:43 -0600