Health effects of black mould due to condensation or damp

Health effects of black mould due to condensation or damp

Condensation problems in the home can lead to severe black mould problems. Condensation is the warning sign- if you act quickly future problems can be prevented easily.

Black mould forms over time in damp environments and is a potential health risk. It is damaging to both the property and those living within and will take longer to get rid of than condensation alone. Removing excess moisture through ventilating our homes effectively creates an inhospitable environment for the mould, any mould present can then be cleaned from the wall surfaces and will not grow back. Simply cleaning the mould from the wall is a short term solution and it will come back unless the source is dealt with.

Mould releases spores and can travel throughout a property and spread very quickly, these spores are the potential health risk and are known triggers of asthma and other medical conditions even being linked to the onset of Asthma in young children. The general environment in properties which suffer from mould is not pleasant for humans but provides the perfect breeding ground for dust mites! Given damp conditions these members of the arachnid family quickly reproduce and can lay as many as 30 eggs in only 2 months. This further contributes to health problems and allergies suffered by those living in the property and leads to other problems, in extreme cases the property becomes uninhabitable.

How do we avoid this? Common sense measures should be the first port of call, unvented tumble dryers, boiling kettles, cooking without extractor fans and drying clothes on radiators all pump moisture into our home. An empty home will not suffer condensation and therefore will not suffer from mould growth. In many cases these common sense measures simply do not work, as we become more energy efficient it is becoming harder to prevent condensation and mould. Unfortunately opening windows allows cold air into a property which negates the point in having a more energy efficient home and in actual fact would only serve to allow cold air to that area of the property and exacerbate the problem. What we need to do is allow moisture out of our property whilst preventing cold air getting in.

The key to controlling condensation is ventilation. Almost every property has an extractor fan in their bathroom and modern properties have them in their kitchens as well. A good extractor fan can go a long way to solving the smaller problems as it pulls moisture from the property. However it can only take out small amounts of moisture no matter how powerful it is. Now consider your car. The windows are misted up because the moisture from your breath has condensed on the window. How long would it take to get rid of this moisture if an extract fan was fitted in it? Instead what we do is turn our blowers on and pull in dry air from outside the car, the window demists in seconds. We have applied this principle to a property. By inputing fresh clean air from outside we dilute the moisture laden air and also push moisture out through natural leakage pouints by slightly increasing the pressure in the home. This creates an inhospitable environment for mould and dust mites which in turn can provide relief for a number of health problems such as alergies, asthma and other repiratory problems.

Should you require any further information on ventilating your property please visit our website http://www.vent-a-home.co.uk alternatively email us at info@vent-a-home.co.uk or call our helpline on 0800 9788036

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