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condensation
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please help !
I have recently moved, and I have noticed the loft has condensation, there are droplets of water on the roof I have checked the the roof and I have not found any hole, cracks so I know the roofs fine.
how can I stop it, does anyone know ??
any help I would be very grateful !
Thanks again.
I have recently moved, and I have noticed the loft has condensation, there are droplets of water on the roof I have checked the the roof and I have not found any hole, cracks so I know the roofs fine.
how can I stop it, does anyone know ??
any help I would be very grateful !
Thanks again.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ..........I thought that might be the case...............there were hardly any requirements in 70s building regulations for roof ventilation. You can imagine all the moisture from the house (cooking washing breathing etc) rising into the roof space. Particularly at this time of year, this condenses easily on a freezing cold roof covering.
You need "cross ventilation" from front eaves to rear eaves. ie from the flat bit (soffit) just behind the fascia board to the same on the rear of the house.
You can buy, for instance, small round plastic vents to install into the soffits (simple job as long as the soffits are wide enough).
Ask at the counter of a good builder's merchants - or check this site out :
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/home-main. jsp
...wish I could draw you a sketch..........would explain a lot easier than I can!
You need "cross ventilation" from front eaves to rear eaves. ie from the flat bit (soffit) just behind the fascia board to the same on the rear of the house.
You can buy, for instance, small round plastic vents to install into the soffits (simple job as long as the soffits are wide enough).
Ask at the counter of a good builder's merchants - or check this site out :
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/home-main. jsp
...wish I could draw you a sketch..........would explain a lot easier than I can!
.....actual page.............:
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/96495/Building/D amp-Proof/Circular-Soffit-Vent-Brown
make sure there's no loft insulation bunging these up :o)))
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/96495/Building/D amp-Proof/Circular-Soffit-Vent-Brown
make sure there's no loft insulation bunging these up :o)))