Adam W.
A Major Clanger
Yes, and I'm using the properties of single glazing to condense humidity, to dry a newly plastered room out.
Same thing. Floors don't "breathe" - you are talking about damp being allowed to evaporate from an uncovered floor, which will also be cold.The floor isn't damp! that is the entire point! It only causes a problem if it can't breathe.
Thats OK. Your windows acting as dehumidifiers. Better there than condensation on plaster walls and other places....
Even in my own house where I installed underfloor heating and have double glazing, filled cavity walls and 30cm of loft insulation and a high rate bathroom fan, I still get condensation on the windows which we have to wipe every day in cold weather.
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The damp floor above is an easy fix, but not cheap. I'd suggest lower rent as an interim compromise.I have to disagree with Jacob on this. Yes, there are probably some irresponsible landlords around, but damp is not always "an easy fix", and the problem will almost certainly be exacerbated by the cost of heating.
Agree. But the current climate (pro brexit) is against "regulation". I say bring it on!I do, however, frequently rant about building firms, who in my opinion should have been required to build ultra energy efficient dwellings for decades. We couldn't have predicted the war in Ukraine, but we all knew that fossil fuels were not sustainable.
Not everybody - only the better off!It always amuses me the armchair landlords who pontificate on the social justice of renting, providing their deep insights into the issues. They have never rented a property, or have any idea about the interesting people who rent them. They also often prevaricate about all sorts of social injustice and how everyone should be paying more tax,
Often they do. We have families of Ukrainians being put up in the village.whilst at the same time having empty rooms that they could use to house needy which they don’t
Tax should be compulsory, but many people contribute voluntarily to charities etc - but never enough to run a countryand don’t voluntarily contribute more tax. Yes, the arm chair socalists are a very insightful bunch.
At Christmas we had our granddaughter and husband visit us from Wales where they live in a brand new house which has a PIV fitted, they were grumbleing about a cold draught from the vent on the landing when we visited earlier in the year and now they have turned it off entirely because of this! They dont have kids and maybe they will get away with it but they are living in a sealed house with virtually no ventilation because in the colder weather they dont want very cold air blowing down on them and in the summer it would be warm air! So as an idea I can see that PiV is a clever solution to damp/ mould but in practice people would probably switch them off or cover them over like they did with the old ventilation air bricks. Maybe the real answer to mould is very cheap heating?
Steve.
yep very easy, the lino the tenant installed without permission was removed and there hasn't been an issue since. Rent is already cheaper than local market value.The damp floor above is an easy fix, but not cheap. I'd suggest lower rent as an interim compromise.
It may increase the heating bills.I’m a bit bemused by the PiV to be honest. I understand the concept of bringing in fresh air, but if it’s not heated then you’ll be increasing your heating bill. You’re effectively just increasing the air changes per hour in your property. I’ve been trying to reduce mine as my house is so draughty it drives up my heating bills.
Anyhow I’ve been looking into MVHR which seems a much more sensible solution. Ideally you duct in and out the fresh/stale air all over the property, but I don’t see why you can’t just use an MVHR unit rather than a PiV unit. Then at least the air you are bringing into the house is not outside temperature.
There are some rotten tenants, there are some appalling landlords. It's a jungle! But the tenants usually have no choice other than to be tenants.yep very easy, the lino the tenant installed without permission was removed and there hasn't been an issue since. Rent is already cheaper than local market value.
If you think that all tenants are lovely people who are being downtrodden by the ruthless landlords then you are sorely mistaken. Some are nice, some are downright horrid. we've had tenants who can't even be bothered to go and get their benefit check to pay the rent. You might say, why don't you get the council to pay the rent directly? Because if it turns out the tenant was fiddling the system they can recall all of the rent directly from the landlord, because they know the tenant is never going to pay it back.
We had someone come to buy an old hot water tank and it turned out he was also a landlord. The reason he needed the tank was because the tenant had stripped out the entire house copper plumbing before disappearing!
as @deema says if you haven't rented out houses you don't know the half of it.
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