damp

[clairelennon]

in my house there are parts of the wall where paint flakes away and n bathroom there is mould on my wall is this damp?

[stanleyman]

Well it is damp from the use of the bathroom at least. Tiling is best for bathrooms and a ventilator is essential. Difficult to control at this time of year. Damp from other parts could be a building problem or just poor ventilation. Mould is a fungi and needs damp and stagnant air to grow.

[Scarlett]

It depends what it looks like. It sounds like it could be condensation in your bathroom, not damp. rising damp can only actually rise a couple of feet from the ground. If it is black and speckly, it is condensation, in which case you need to get some ventilation in.

[stanleyman]

Rising damp is only one potential problem. A leaking roof, guttering, porous walls, leaking baths and internal pipework etc. can all produce mould higher up just as well as the usual condensation.