Moisture problem

[Guest peter4pm]

I seem to have a bit of a moisture propblem in my main loft , was wondering if i could put some sort of dressing under the floor grills that would take the moisture out the air and hence keeping the loft moisture free.

 

ive got 4 vents along the bottom of my loft ...any suggestions there would be appreciated

 

Peter

[blackdog]

try some natural floor granuals mate to put under grills

[Guest peter4pm]

right how much should i put under the grills inches wise ??

[blackdog]

about 3 -4 inches mate

[pjc]

where is the moisture comeing from?

[adam owen]

i would take grills up and just put the granuals down its great stuff

[pjc]

if the moisture is a water leak, putting granuals, shavings, easibed etc will soak it up but then you will still have a damp environment for spores to produce!

[David048]

i put cat litter down sometimes - some of it is medicated so leave it down for a few hours then sweep it up and it's nice and dry and disinfected

[Guest frank dooman]

I seem to have a bit of a moisture propblem in my main loft , was wondering if i could put some sort of dressing under the floor grills that would take the moisture out the air and hence keeping the loft moisture free.

 

ive got 4 vents along the bottom of my loft ...any suggestions there would be appreciated

 

Peter

 

your not alone but i wont be putting any thing on the floor that will only make it worse in my mind might make it look good but can cause mould

[just ask me]

what materials is your loft made from  :-/

[Guest peter4pm]

my lofts made of wood only .....when its damp weather ..it feels damp in the loft ..not the wood ect ...just the feeling if you know what i mean ...if i put papers in my next boxes ..the next day ..if its been damp sort of day ect ..the papers feel damp ...i was wondering if there was a way to combat this???

[just ask me]

what sort of timber mate

[Guest Grasshopper Lofts]

where is your loft situated is it surrounded by trees etc as this can cause unwanted moisure but to be honest i think its just the weather we are having at the moment

[Guest peter4pm]

where is your loft situated is it surrounded by trees etc as this can cause unwanted moisure but to be honest i think its just the weather we are having at the moment

 

yea im thinking that myself , just wondered if there was a way to keep the moisture out the loft ect or at least toneing it down a bit

 

 

[Guest frank dooman]

i think its just down to the weather just  now esp. in scotland there is only one way to deal with it and thats to have heating in the loft and i draw the line at that you can sort things out when the weather changes if it ever does!!

[Tony C]

What have you immediately below your vents on the outside of your loft? If it grass or gravel maybe paving or concreting would be a better option.

[Guest peter4pm]

i think its just down to the weather just  now esp. in scotland there is only one way to deal with it and thats to have heating in the loft and i draw the line at that you can sort things out when the weather changes if it ever does!!

 

yea i think your right ...just a pain in the *expletive removed* mind you

[Guest peter4pm]

What have you immediately below your vents on the outside of your loft? If it grass or gravel maybe paving or concreting would be a better option.

 

 

slabs my friend

 

[rick]

i have a simaller problem at the moment.. i have a blakes loft in one corner i noticed it was damp but on the outside its bone dry my loft is lined on inside so i cut a bit a bit out and it seems to be coming from the floor loft is on concrete blocks??? i have trees running along the back of the loft.. guess it has to be them?????

[Guest madpup]

my lofts made of wood only .....when its damp weather ..it feels damp in the loft ..not the wood ect ...just the feeling if you know what i mean ...if i put papers in my next boxes ..the next day ..if its been damp sort of day ect ..the papers feel damp ...i was wondering if there was a way to combat this???

 

Some kind of heating is the only answer,,,,,, Frank bristow swares by this ,I have this in my stock loft which is surrounded by trees, I have the mats under the floor, my drinkers never freeze up , my pickstone are never damp. but wouldent go putting anthing down as this will stay damp. other thing is puting more natural sunlight in the loft?

 

 

[Guest peter4pm]

yes the pickpots i know exactly what you mean by the damp pots ..i notice it more if the pots are nearly empty for some reason ...when full it seems ok ..

but yea thats the sort of thing i want to combat , as i know misture in the loft can cause problems big time .