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Wet in the apartment what to do. How to get rid of dampness in a room with folk remedies. Prevention of high humidity

There are four main reasons why you need to get rid of the humidity in the apartment as soon as possible:

Causes of dampness

Poor ventilation, nearby sources of moisture, savings on heating and improper insulation are the main causes of dampness in a private or multi-apartment building.

Poor ventilation is the most common cause of high humidity. IN apartment buildings, especially in the old fund, the laid ventilation shafts and grates are clogged, overgrown with debris. As a result, air movement stops. make the situation worse plastic windows, especially cheap samples, low-quality materials for covering ceilings and walls. In private houses, especially self-built ones, the owners sometimes try to save money through ventilation, believing that there are enough windows and doors. This is not true!

If the ventilation system cannot cope, it is not necessary to make a draft, especially in winter - this is fraught with hypothermia. More expensive but most practical solution will be forced exhaust ventilation, as well as amplifiers of an existing system, such as exhaust fans.

Another solution to the problem is the installation of a heat exchanger or the use of a special air dryer. The latter device is indispensable if the cause of dampness is excess moisture (for example, in a bathroom, pool, with an abundance of home flowers).

source of moisture

Sources of moisture in the apartment:

atmospheric precipitation: rain, melting snow, condensate can enter the apartment through a leaking roof, through the pores of the walls and unsealed seams (especially if the wind, the wrong roof overhang or a defective drain constantly direct rainfall to the wall);
stagnant water in the apartment: leaking plumbing equipment, swimming pools, baths, aquariums, including those located on the floor below, the same effect is given by a taken bath or a long shower;
greenhouse effect from poor ventilation of windows (condensate accumulates on the glass), an abundance of indoor plants, especially if they need abundant watering;
humidity also increases the respiration of people, animals, plants - usually this factor is not noticeable, however, in cramped and / or poorly ventilated rooms it will be noticeable.

Shambo or septic tanks can be located near a private house, which impregnate the grant with moisture. And as a result, the basement becomes very damp, mold develops in it. Another source of moisture in the basement and on the 1st floor is a split blind area (a waterproof coating located around the perimeter of the house). Moisture from the soil and precipitation will seep into the house or basement.

An unheated room is a haven for dampness. Ideally, the walls of an apartment or house should warm up to at least half the thickness, then the place where condensate forms will go outside (on the street). In frozen walls, the place where condensate forms is shifted to a warm area, and often even located on the surface of the walls on the residential side. The problem is exacerbated by poor ventilation.

Housing, where people do not live or which is not heated enough, begins to damp very quickly: wall decoration is destroyed on average in two seasons.

Around the water: high humidity

In addition, in addition to natural wear and tear, the structure loses an additional 5% of strength every year precisely due to dampness.

Advice! Vacation home, cottage - not a single seasonal housing can be left without heating. Hire a person or arrange with a neighbor who will periodically monitor this. If you are visiting for a couple of weeks, do not close the valves of the batteries.

Incorrect insulation also causes dampness. The main faults are an insufficient layer to provide warmth, and poor, zero vapor permeability materials.

To properly insulate an apartment, you can use one of two options:

The thickness of the polystyrene insulation layer is within 10-15 cm (and this is true for any region of the Russian Federation).
As a heater, use a vapor-permeable material, for example, ecowool, mineral wool. This will ensure that moisture is removed from the walls.

How to remove high humidity

To deal with humidity, it is likely that a tangible cost of either money or time and patience will be required.

The most reliable ways to combat dampness are expensive. However, after the restructuring, you do not have to think about drafts or sachets. Methods are expensive, but pay off with interest:

Replacement of the ventilation system, installation of fans, extracts.
Major overhaul, which completely removes old plaster in damp areas. After that, the room is dried, and the walls are covered with a fresh layer of plaster.
Replacement and repair of heating systems and water supply pipes. The task becomes more difficult if these systems are hidden.
Solving problems with the waterproofing properties of the foundation, walls and roof, which is the most time-consuming and expensive procedure. It is unlikely that you will be able to cope on your own, without the involvement of specialists.

Available and simple ways reduce indoor humidity:

When the weather is dry and warm outside, you should ventilate the room more often by opening the windows.
The bathroom needs especially frequent ventilation, the hood in this room needs regular cleaning.
Do not dry clothes in the room, as this increases the humidity of the air significantly. This is permissible only in winter, when the air is overdried by the heating system, it needs to be moistened. In summer, it is better to dry clothes on the balcony or outside.
In the process of cooking, pots of boiling water must be covered with lids. It is also recommended to close the doors to the kitchen, this will serve as an obstacle to the spread of steam through the rooms in the apartment. Open windows for slot ventilation in winter or full ventilation in summer, do not forget to turn on the hood. Try not to let the pots steam too much (turn down the heat).
Slightly reduce the humidity in the room will help reduce the number of indoor plants.
A special dehumidifier (compressor or adsorption) will eliminate high humidity in a separate room.

Advice! Regularly ventilate the room, regardless of the season, will allow the installation of plastic windows, which are equipped with the "micro-ventilation" function.

Increased humidity is removed if you constantly maintain the same heating in the room.

How to remove damp smell

Often, high humidity is accompanied by a characteristic smell of dampness. Its cause is a fungus, therefore, in order to eliminate the problem, the infection should be destroyed. Thoroughly wash off mold stains, if it is deeply ingrained, replace the coating (up to the plaster layer), if possible. Then treat with a disinfectant, and then with a protective one. Products should be labeled "anti-fungal" or "fungicide".

In order for the mold not to divorce again, in addition to treatment with protective preparations, it will be required in warm, dry weather:

arrange a draft in the apartment, which will ensure good ventilation;
hang carpets, bedding, curtains, clothes outside to dry and disinfect in the sun.

Advice! In winter, heaters, household air dryers, air conditioners, which are equipped with a heating function, will allow you to dry the room.

Folk remedies for dampness in the apartment

Folk recipes also help to dry the air in the apartment:

With the onset of summer, in warm weather, walls that are not covered with wallpaper and covered with mold are recommended to be treated with the following composition: dissolve half a kilogram in five liters of water laundry soap then boil the mixture. With the cooled soap solution, evenly cover the wall with a brush and let dry. Repeat the treatment several times. Traces of soap suds should form on the wall. After that, apply another composition consisting of 100 grams of alum diluted in six liters of water.
Calcium chloride perfectly absorbs moisture. Place containers with this substance in damp places. The advantage of calcium chloride is its reusability. It is enough to dry it (for example, in the oven). Before use, calcium chloride must be crushed.
To eliminate mold and prevent the spread of dampness, treatment with a mixture of salicylic acid and alcohol will help. Dry the walls thoroughly. Then combine one part salicylic acid and two hundred (200) parts alcohol. Dilute the mixture with a little pure water. Lubricate the black spots of mold with the resulting product.

Advice! Replace calcium chloride with charcoal or quicklime.

Use a hydrometer. In the warm season, the optimum humidity will be from 30 to 60%, the maximum - 65. At the end of autumn, in winter, in early spring humidity should vary between 30-45% and not exceed 60.
Provide access to the sun's rays.
Ventilate the apartment, you need to do this systematically and efficiently.
Repair cracks in walls and floors.
Ensure good waterproofing.
Use fans in the kitchen and bathroom, including exhaust fans. Periodically check the draft in the ventilation system. Check the condition of plumbing fixtures, with particular attention to pipe connections.
Systematically inspect the seal on plastic windows, replace it with a new one in a timely manner.
Doing overhaul, use mineral-based building materials. This will make it possible to effectively adjust the humidity in an apartment or private house.

Eliminate dampness in the apartment can be simple and accessible ways. Treating the walls with special compounds will destroy the mold and prevent its reappearance.

Systematic prevention will protect against increased humidity and the formation of fungus.

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Natasha-yogurt

05.11.2009, 13:39

had the same problem
we bought a dehumidifier

do you have double glazing?

had the same problem
we bought a dehumidifier
It's certainly not cheap, but now this problem has disappeared
Where and how much, please share

gucci ferucci

05.11.2009, 15:29

If I'm not mistaken, the humidity in the new apartment is most likely due to the fact that Construction Materials(such as putty, plaster, etc.) can retain moisture for about 2 years.

Tell me, what could be the reason for the increased humidity in the new apartment? There is heating, all the batteries are fire, and condensation constantly forms on the windows, which flows onto the windowsill. When you enter, it feels like in a bath (((Maybe someone knows how to deal with this?: 091:

it will pass! be patient! new house... humidity is normal

our house is not new, but the bath is a bath (((And not double-glazed windows, and I ventilate ... In the morning in the kitchen on the floor there are streams from the window ...
And mold: 001: Every year I peel off the paint in the summer, I paint everything ...
The apartment is rented…

Natasha-yogurt

17,000 rubles, bought via the Internet

Natasha-yogurt

05.11.2009, 17:00

and if you ventilate the apartment, then it’s the same as in the bath?

if you ventilate, then it’s normal, but this airing is enough for a couple of hours, and in winter it’s difficult to live with open windows, and finally the laundry doesn’t dry
earlier, when they came home, it smelled like a basement, an unpleasant smell, especially a difficult period when the batteries did not work, but it was already cool. during this period, nothing helped. then my psyche could not stand drying clothes on a heater and I bought a dehumidifier.

06.11.2009, 16:04

Oh our problem! too new house, top floor. The humidity is terrible, but most importantly in the bathroom (above the bath) the entire ceiling is covered with mold, and it is spreading further and further.

HELP, maybe someone knows what this is connected with and how to deal with it ???

And we have the last floor, maybe this is somehow connected??!!

The house is drying up, how much it was built in any weather. We had 80% humidity. In the morning I put on wet underwear, brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. These are the costs of new housing.

And how long did it last for you?

Kitty Mura

06.11.2009, 17:39

I really hope this goes away soon. The same thought was that these mixtures are drying. We will wait for it to pass. We have wooden double-glazed windows and it’s a pity if they deteriorate from moisture .... If it doesn’t work, we’ll buy a dehumidifier (thanks for the information). Or maybe, in our case, this and the windows are not adjusted...

And we have wooden double-glazed windows and the same problem. Only the apartment is not new. At first it was just humid and stuffy, and now mold has gone everywhere: (Micro-ventilation, a fan in the bathroom - nothing helps: (The former owners did not have such a problem. We completely changed everything, there was no mold ... It's been 2 years since we moved in , but it only gets worse: (In the fall, the seams were sealed outside - still mold: (

Kitty Mura

06.11.2009, 17:49

do you have double glazing?
I know what happens if double-glazed windows are installed incorrectly or of poor quality
friends have the same situation for several years, they don’t know how to get rid of mold, nothing helps

Be patient. Over time, this should pass. Everything dried up in our country only for the second heating season. True, immediately after the delivery, they drowned very badly. And there were also puddles on the windowsills, and the bread did not dry, but molded ...
You can buy a dehumidifier.

Most likely, the humidity in the apartment is condensate. the enclosing structure (external walls) of the building is not calculated correctly (not enough insulation).

And how can they be installed incorrectly? It’s just that I have already heard this version and I can’t understand - how is this wrong? We also got mold ... Double-glazed windows, it seems, are good, wooden, pine.
and it’s really possible for you that they are installed poorly, call the wizard ...

we also had one window crying, they installed it poorly, the foam was of poor quality, we had to tear out the slopes and the window sill, remove all the foam, re-foam everything

we had the same trouble the first year, the heater worked all winter (cold and damp)
and on next year everything returned to normal.
the house was just not heated.

17.11.2009, 11:31

17.11.2009, 12:03

Watch the ventilation, put inlet valves (packages), and the ventilation is constant (ventilation).

1 Call workers to check ventilation. In old houses, it can be clogged, and in new houses, there may be an error during construction or some unscrupulous citizens, when carrying out repairs in their apartments, could lay your ventilation duct. You can also check it yourself: attach a piece of newspaper to the ventilation hole and it will proper ventilation must hold himself.

Little Shadow

17.11.2009, 12:47

17.11.2009, 12:50

1 Call workers to check ventilation.

How to reduce humidity and dampness in the apartment?

In old houses, it can be clogged, and in new houses, there may be an error during construction or some unscrupulous citizens, when carrying out repairs in their apartments, could lay your ventilation duct. You can also check it yourself: put a piece of newspaper on the ventilation hole and it should hold itself if it is properly ventilated.

1
And unscrupulous builders could simply clog the ventilation with garbage.
Or pour concrete in the mine.
Just bring a thin piece of paper to the ventilation - it should "stick" a little to the hole.
With the fan off, of course, if there is one.

17.11.2009, 12:54

This happens in old houses too - absolutely for sure 🙁

I remember when we moved, we looked at apartments.
So, in one of them, in a ship like, on the 7th floor, the owners were very proud of how they successfully expanded the corridor due to the ventilation shaft and put a washing machine there.
To the question "what about the neighbors below ?!" It was stated - well, everyone has wooden windows, there are cracks.
Yes, and we left a little there - 5-10 centimeters for air. (this is from the original 60).

I then looked, as it turned out, this is a very popular type of expansion of the area in such houses.
The paragraph is just...

"Dry" the rooms: how to get rid of dampness in the apartment

What is the reason
How to prevent
First floor
Fifth floor
Folk remedies
Against mold
Dampness and repair

Before you decide how to get rid of dampness in an apartment, you need to find out whether moisture comes from outside or is generated inside the room.

To do this, take a small piece of glass, press it firmly against the wall and hold it for a while. If, after tearing off the glass from the wall, it is wet, you can be sure: dampness comes from the outside. Otherwise, it is necessary to look for an internal cause.

What is the reason

What can cause high humidity in the apartment? First of all, the lack or poor performance of ventilation. First, check if you covered it with wallpaper or when installing kitchen appliances.

It is easy to eliminate such a reason: cut out the desired square on the wallpaper in place of the ventilation grill or make the correct outlet for household appliances.

Perhaps your neighbors are heating you upstairs. Inspect carefully the ceiling throughout the apartment, especially in the bathroom, toilet, kitchen. When identifying wet spots on the ceiling or walls adjacent to it, go to a neighbor to sort things out.

The accumulation of moisture in your room could be due to poor thermal insulation of the walls, flaws in the seams of housing construction. In this case, these shortcomings must be eliminated.

How to prevent

If you dry at home a large number of linen, high humidity in the apartment can not be avoided. It’s worth thinking about, maybe there is a way to stretch the laundry in time, and use the balcony instead of the bathroom to dry the clothes.

With chronic dampness in the house, it is worth buying a dehumidifier, preferably with an automatic mode of operation. It will independently maintain optimal humidity in the apartment.

If the source of dampness is in the bathroom, install an electric heated towel rail there. It will dry not only towels, but also the air in the room.

Any damp room should be periodically heated, dried and ventilated. This must be done even in winter. Use exhaust ventilation when preparing food in the kitchen.

It will successfully cope with the absorption of moisture formed during cooking.

First floor

The reason for the dampness in the apartment on the first floor is the flooding of the basement. If this happens all the time, and complaints to the housing office do not give results, you should think about installing waterproofing. But she does not give a full guarantee against dampness.

The apartment on the ground floor also needs additional heating.

How the room is heated - by the rays of the sun, warm air from the air conditioner or underfloor heating with a built-in electric heater - does not matter. By heating the apartment, you will expel moisture from it.

If you are thinking about how to get rid of dampness in an apartment on the 1st floor, you should know that the flow of moisture from the basement increases dramatically in spring and autumn.

Therefore, if you correctly place the heating devices in the room, the problem will be solved. You should not be afraid of energy overruns: they will only need to be turned on twice a year, in spring and autumn, for periods lasting a maximum of a month.

Fifth floor

If you are facing the opposite problem and do not know how to get rid of dampness in an apartment on the top (stained) floor, perhaps these tips will help you.

In Khrushchev on the 5th floor, the cause of dampness is usually external. The high humidity here is a direct consequence of the lack of gable roof, wall insulation, poor-quality interpanel seams, cast-iron radiators with extremely low efficiency.

Oddly enough, technological progress only exacerbates these problems. The design of the Khrushchev suggests that fresh air constantly enters the room through the cracks in the windows, and goes outside through the ventilation shafts.

Installing plastic windows closes the flow of air from outside. And the ventilation on the last floor of the five-story building does not work well, since the lower floors are ventilated in such a structure. As a result, on the 5th floor there is always mold in the corners and rivers on the windowsill.

To solve the problem, it is necessary to install an alpine window. This is a system of valves punched into the walls of each room, combined with a powerful hood.

Fresh air enters the apartment through the valves, the hood draws out the exhausted moist air from it.

It is easy to verify its effectiveness in winter: large icicles are necessarily formed on the valve pipes in frosts outside. This is the moisture from the air in your apartment.

Folk remedies

Is it possible to get rid of dampness in an apartment with time-tested folk remedies? Let's turn to the experience of our grandmothers.

Salt, sugar, coffee grains perfectly absorb moisture from the air. If you place open bags or jars with these products in the corners of the room, in cabinets, the apartment will “dry out”.

For the same purpose, the furniture in the room should be regularly wiped with a weak solution of potassium permanganate. When washing floors, wipe all wet surfaces dry. Thoroughly ventilate the room after each cleaning.

Against mold

The mold must be scraped off the wall, then the walls should be smeared with a solution blue vitriol or a special antifungal mixture.

You can use bleach, bleach, soda, vinegar, tea tree oil and ordinary soap solution for this.

It is necessary to make high-quality ventilation in the house - fresh air will not allow mold to develop.

When cooking, it is better to use forced ventilation. It is also necessary to repair the leaking water supply in time, do not supercool the room, and wring out the laundry well before drying.

For the winter, wooden windows should be insulated with a special cord in a cotton sheath or porous gaskets. Fill gaps in frames with plain window paper.

And from replacement wooden windows on plastic with problems with dampness it is better to abstain.

If you still decide to install plastic windows, think over the ventilation system. Fresh air will not be able to get to you through the window now.

How to get rid of excessive humidity in the apartment?

And not everyone will dare to open the window in a twenty-degree frost.

Dampness and repair

If you started a renovation and intend to radically solve the problem of dampness in the apartment, it is advisable to use natural materials. They tend to absorb excess moisture from the air.

When repairing, it is also necessary to use waterproofing materials. Include antifungal ingredients in grouts.

Think ahead about the future installation of furniture. It should not be placed close to the walls, be sure to leave a gap.

To eliminate the causes of dampness, it is necessary to thoroughly deal with floor insulation, external and internal insulation walls. The walls must be wiped with a bleach solution and re-plastered.

Drying and heating the walls. How to dry a wall?

Microwave drying (MW drying). Room drying, wall drying, house drying, damp wall drying, basement drying. using microwave equipment. Effective remedy against mold and mildew

MICROWAVES FOR THE BUILDING.

With microwave dryers heat gun based on the principle of microwave heating) it is possible to dry elements of both new and reconstructed buildings. By the way, this happens much better and faster, preventing the development of mold, rot and other defects from dampness.

Often, some elements of a newly built building are often covered with paint before they are dry. The same situation can occur during the planned reconstruction of old buildings. As a result, moisture is "locked" in the structure, and then there is a massive distribution of mold or rot throughout the building.

Almost all molds release toxic, harmful substances to humans that can trigger attacks in asthmatics, allergy sufferers, or people with weakened immune systems. In addition, the smell of decay will begin to spread throughout the building, and visible destruction and defects will appear in the structures.

To prevent the above difficulties or, in the worst case, to remove the results from dampness, it is possible by drying the structures. Using microwaves is the most efficient way.

The microwave dryer works on the principle of household microwave ovens. Microwaves belonging to radio waves (frequency about 2.5 GHz) cause irritation and activity of water molecules, and this leads to an increase in temperature. As in a home oven, a microwave dryer heats the structure from the inside, that is, heating occurs throughout the entire mass of the structure in the area of the dryer.

Dryers designed for construction needs are allowed to be used for drying both external and internal walls. supports, concrete floors, ceilings, loggias, basements and flat roofs. The mobile dryer system allows you to put them in a variety of places and positions. They can be used to dry both vertical and horizontal planes, floors - from top to bottom, ceilings - from bottom to top, junctions of walls with ceilings, internal corners.

Microwave dryers are suitable for drying concrete, masonry, plaster, wood and wood products.

When designing dryers, special attention is paid to safety. According to existing standards, they are provided with protection. A correctly installed dryer guarantees, within a radius of 30 cm from the device, a degree of radiation that does not exceed the permitted norm.

Behind a solid structure of the required thickness (for example, a concrete layer of 25-30 cm), the maximum radiation density usually does not exceed the possible 10 W/m2. If the structure is thinner or with a lower density, its outer side can be covered with foil, or the access of people to this room can be closed for the duration of the dryer.

Advantages of microwave drying:

Speed - microwaved damp constructions basements can be dried in just a few days or weeks.

How to remove humidity in the apartment - ways and means

Other means (elimination of moisture, blowers) can achieve such a result in a few months. For example, a 38 cm sand-lime brick wall (moisture at the beginning of drying 5.6%) was irradiated with microwaves for 4 hours. The degree of moisture content has dropped to 1.0 - 2.0%!

Practicality - microwaves pass through glass, plastic, dry mineral matter and begin to “act” only when they come into contact with the moistened part of the structure. Therefore, they warm up only places that require drying.

COST-EFFECTIVE - despite the high power rating, microwave dryers provide energy savings. Blowers and other appliances act on the air in the room, while microwave dryers, in the absence of losses, direct all energy to the structure being dried.

Drying can also be done in a room with an already completed finish.

Drying can be used at any time of the year, regardless of the ambient temperature.

Local heating of the structure destroys almost all harmful microorganisms.

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Regular tidying is necessary to create comfortable conditions living in the house. But maintaining cleanliness does not at all protect residents from the formation of dampness, and as a result, mold. We will tell you in detail about how to remove dampness on the walls on your own, and why mold fungi are dangerous for human health.

Reasons for education

Before you fight moisture, you need to find its source. Often dampness on the walls is the result of a combination of reasons. The most common of them:

Leaks - occur when the water supply system, sewer, roofing is damaged;
Poor ventilation;
Unusable waterproofing of floors and foundations;
A large number of house plants;
External factors - the proximity of the river, heavy rains, groundwater, etc.

However, the most important factor in high humidity is the person himself. IN normal conditions an adult produces up to 2.5 liters of water vapor per day, including that from cooking, washing, water procedures etc. Even a slight deviation from the norm, for example, when drying clothes in the bathroom, is fraught with consequences.

Solutions

Having found the cause of the formation of high humidity and eliminated it, you can begin to dry the room. Expensive methods such as the use of heat guns are only necessary to eliminate the effects of flooding or for very large rooms. In the conditions of an apartment or a private house, the following measures can quickly eliminate dampness on the walls:

Heater - the device provides air convection; even a small heater will cope with the task in 1-2 days;
Household dehumidifier - the power of the unit is determined by the size of the dwelling; to eliminate dampness on 50 m², a device with a power of 400 W is enough;
Silica gel is a substance that absorbs moisture and organic vapors from the air; for use in everyday life, it is admitted in the form of granules, they must be decomposed in a damp room; drying can take up to a week;

Finally, dampness is negatively affected by an increase in the temperature in the house. Using the heating system or the fireplace at full power, you can dry the walls relatively quickly. At the same time, the method is poorly suited for houses made of timber - due to the direct effect of high temperatures. wooden structures may crack.

Mold on the walls

The appearance of mold fungi in the house is possible if high humidity (70% or more) has existed for a long time. Of the huge variety of mold species in nature, only a few can appear in a human dwelling:

Black is the most dangerous variety. Belongs to the fourth group of pathogenicity. Especially often affects building structures.
White - rarely forms on the walls, only if there is condensation for weeks;
Blue - amazing wooden walls, leads to rotting of the material from the inside, its cracking.

Beyond the unaesthetic appearance Mold has a huge impact on human health. The reason for this is the saturation with mycotoxins that destroy any kind of living tissue. Entry into the body occurs both through direct contact and through the excretion of spores and their penetration into the respiratory system. If you do not remove dampness in the house on the walls before mold develops on them, the following diseases are possible:

Skin lesions - mycoses, dermatosis;
Respiratory tract infections - asthma, bronchitis, cough;
Disorders of the digestive system;
Exacerbation of chronic diseases nervous system, musculoskeletal system.

The presence of mold is especially difficult for allergy sufferers and people with pulmonary insufficiency.

Solutions

Molds are difficult to remove. In all cases, the final coating will have to be completely removed - wallpaper, plaster, and with a large depth of damage and putty to the very base of the wall. An exception can only be a painted surface, since the mold hardly penetrates through the paint layer, but spreads more strongly over its area.

The most reliable way to remove mold and dampness in the house is with the help of chemical compositions, some of which are easy to cook at home:

Antiseptic primers - special products with a high content of fungicides; with their help, you can process the wall to a depth of 0.5 cm;
Household bleaches - any types containing sodium hypochlorite are suitable;
Hydrogen peroxide - 3% composition is used; due to the bleaching effect, it is not suitable for the treatment of painted surfaces;
Potassium permanganate - in everyday life it is found in the form of a solution of potassium permanganate; used as a mixture - 15 g per 1 liter of water;
Vinegar and citric acid are effective at the initial stage of mold development.

Even after the elimination of the fungus, the characteristic bad smell. A simple method to get rid of it is to treat the floors with a solution of baking soda. For its preparation, 15 g of the substance is dissolved in 100 ml of water.

The optimal microclimate in the house

Much depends on the microclimate inside the premises, including the health of the inhabitants. But the design of the house, the safety of walls, floors, and ceilings suffer no less from temperature and humidity.

To avoid costly repairs, it is important to maintain an optimal microclimate in the premises. Such for humidity - no more than 60% in the winter season and 65% in the summer. For air temperature – not less than 15°C. It is not difficult to notice a deviation from the norm, dampness is manifested by the following signs:

Condensation on glass and sections of walls articulated with the ceiling;
Characteristic "wet" smell;
Swelling of wooden structures; expressed, for example, in poorly covered doors;
Damp salt and sugar.

At the first sign of high humidity, do not hesitate. If you do not remove dampness from the walls in time, mold will soon form. It will take weeks to eliminate, and may result in the need for cosmetic repairs. "By eye" to determine the humidity above the norm is problematic, this will help a simple home appliance hygrometer.

Note that high humidity has a destructive effect not only on wooden structures, leading to their decay, but also on stone structures - brick, concrete. Soaked in water, they crumble, a process accelerated in regions with cold winters. Slightly less suffering metal constructions but they are susceptible to corrosion.

Prevention

So that residents do not have to worry about how to remove dampness on the walls, it is important to know effective ways prevention of its occurrence. It is enough to take a number of simple steps:

Ventilate the room for at least 10-15 minutes every day, creating a draft;
Dry clothes only on the balcony or on the street;
Equip the ventilation system in the kitchen;
Use air filters - models equipped with a non-filter are more preferable;
Install air conditioners in combination with fungicidal filters against mold fungi;
Do not abuse wet cleaning.

It is not so easy to remove the fungus from dampness on the walls. It often reappears from spores that have survived processing in the depths of the floor structure.

Ensuring your own health and the safety of your home is not so difficult. To do this, it is quite enough to follow the elementary rules for the care of the premises. And when mold appears, in no case should the problem be left to chance.

Since we are the full owners of our homes, we must create in them the most comfortable and favorable conditions for life. We never forget about the temperature balance, since its violation brings maximum discomfort, because it is simply unbearable to be in a cold or excessively warm room, and such an environment is dangerous to health.

But the humidity in your home must also be controlled, maintained within the necessary limits, and today we will tell you how to get rid of dampness in an apartment, how to identify and remove its causes, thereby eliminating dampness once and for all.

Is it worth waiting for such a result, or is it better to solve the problem in advance

high humidity

Climatic conditions inside the apartment in many ways affect the lives of its inhabitants. If there is high humidity in the house, it certainly negatively affects the interior finishing materials, leather and wood furniture, harms our health, mercilessly treating the lungs, promotes the growth of mold on the walls and insects in the corners of the room.

The damp climate in the apartment favors a decrease in immunity, you become vulnerable to all sores, and at the same time, treatment is catastrophically difficult. Is it worth it to mock your body like that, forcing it to exist in dampness and excessive moisture, is it not easier to take decisive action to eliminate this problem.

Note that chronic diseases can easily develop due to dampness in the apartment, and if the body of an adult, healthy person can still endure this, then children and the elderly are not so lucky, they will become the main target of bacteria and microorganisms that actively multiply in a warm and damp environment. It is from them that the following diseases appear on the skin: eczema, rashes, allergies.

High humidity is most inherent in the microclimate of brick houses, in panels diametrically opposed problems with dryness. If you notice that you do not have the best microclimate at home, immediately solve this problem, and do not wait for health problems, damage to things, an abundance of pathogenic bacteria and fungus on the walls in the apartment, and an unpleasant smell.

The festive mood is clearly spoiled by the condition of the walls

You should not wait until the nasty smell of mold fills your apartment, soaks your household items, furniture and clothes, you should start dealing with high humidity in advance. The mold smells very unpleasant, it has its own characteristic smell, which cannot be confused with anything. At the same time, it is dangerous because its particles get into the air, which we successfully swallow. In a wet room, you can easily find it on walls, windows, ceilings, and in other places where it has nothing to do.

Dampness is also dangerous for food products, the shelf life of which in such a climate will be significantly reduced, and if we need a refrigerator to store our daily diet, then you will not be able to stock up cereals for a long time. In cereals with such humidity, which will come to the smell of food.

The wettest and dampest room in our house is the bathroom, and it can become some guideline for you. Once you notice that at the seams tiles Mold has begun to multiply, it's time to start acting. But in order to understand how to get rid of dampness in an apartment, you will have to analyze the reasons for its appearance.

Mold very often first appears in the corners of rooms.

Finding reasons

Before starting to deal with humidity, it is useful to find out where it comes from in the apartment, comes from outside or is generated inside. Dampness in an apartment can be a complex consequence of the following factors:

There is no ventilation in the apartment, or a weak air circulation system catastrophically fails to cope with its task. Often the reason for the difficulty in the penetration of fresh air into the rooms is the wallpaper that seals all the ventilation grilles on the walls of the rooms. This should not be allowed in any way, cut off the wallpaper in that place, and install a brand new, white grate.
If the neighbors on the top floor do not know how to handle water, use poor plumbing and constantly flood you, you can’t wait for a dry climate. You can always find traces of their work by looking at the ceiling in the kitchen, bathroom, toilet. At the same time, you are not afraid of neighbors if you yourself live on the top floor, but this condition may not save you either.
In old Khrushchevs, due to not the most successful roof construction, apartments on the fifth floors can be flooded during rain. At the same time, ventilation problems are constantly present in such houses. Modern double-glazed windows do not allow air to circulate through the frames, so it also does not get into special mines, which means that all dampness remains unweathered and settles on the walls of the apartment. To solve such problems in old houses, experts came up with an alpine window, a system of valves cut into the walls of rooms, which, together with the hood, dries the air in the house. This is the only way to remove the problem of poor air circulation on the top floor of an old house.
If the repair in the apartment is not brought to mind, plaster and wall decoration are not made, then this can be an excellent cause of a humid climate.

Problems with materials inside the wall near the battery

In old houses, the basement is often completely flooded, leaving the lower floors in an exceptionally damp climate from fumes. The worst situation is in such houses in spring and autumn, when on the ground floor you can feel the influx of fresh water into the basement. In addition, there is a nightmarish smell in the entrance of the house, which is felt not only on the first, but also on the last floor of the house. To fix the situation, you will have to think about waterproofing your apartment, which is not easy to do in an old house. In addition, more heating is required on the ground floor of the house than on the upper levels.
An accident on a pipe built into the wall will be terrible on the first, second and any other floor. At the same time, you do not have the opportunity to get to it, and in many cases you have no idea that it has happened. If nothing is done, then dampness will penetrate not only into yours, but also into the surrounding apartments.
Disrupted functionality of plumbing, household appliances working with water: washing machine, dishwasher, or not at all correct installation, all these factors revere dampness.
Let us also pay attention to houseplants which can also cause high humidity. The fact is that plants from the tropics like to absorb a lot of water, while during watering, a sufficient amount of moisture for dampness evaporates directly from the flower pot.

All these problems are local in nature and can be calmly eliminated. You can turn to the management company for help, or do the work yourself and remove dampness from the house.

It is better not to bring the internal state of the walls of the house to this form.

An interesting way to find out where moisture comes from, experienced housewives suggested to us. To identify the causes of dampness, it is enough to take a piece of glass and attach it to the wall surface. After waiting a couple of minutes, remove the glass and examine the surface of the wall underneath. If in this place the wall has become wet, then moisture penetrates into your house from the outside, but if the surface is dry, then it is necessary to look for reasons inside the apartment.

Fighting methods

First of all, it is necessary to examine all the pipes in the apartment, plumbing fixtures and equipment that works with water. If violations in the operation of such systems and devices are detected, they must be eliminated: replace pipes, properly connect plumbing, adjust the circulation of water in household appliances, its set and drain. If you are unable to perform such work, call a specialist. Ask him why it happened and how to avoid similar situations in the future.

It is worth taking care of the quality of the heating devices in the apartment. Install modern batteries with power regulation. In this case, you can not only save on heat, but also spend it correctly. If the heating system of an apartment is properly functioning, mold bacteria die in a dry climate. At the same time, it is important not to allow strong fluctuations in the temperature regime in the house.

Note that sunlight also has a beneficial effect on the room, heats it, dries it. It’s great if it works in tandem with an air conditioner, helping to achieve the desired humidity in the house.

Foggy windows have always been a bad sign.

It is necessary to pay attention to the windows, they must function well, the glass must not fog up. If you are, then here lies the first serious problem. In the process of fighting mold, you must certainly disassemble the entire structure and hold over it necessary work. , you will not give a chance to cold and dampness to get inside the house.

One of the effective household appliances that the household market offers us is an air dryer. This small compact instrument produced by various manufacturers, it differs in power and functionality. In the latest models, the device is equipped with sensors for measuring humidity, and based on this data, it works more or less intensively, thereby maintaining a stable microclimate in the room and saving electricity. The cost of an air dryer, depending on its power and functionality, varies greatly.

Small device for drying air in the apartment

Dampness in the apartment can be minimized by simply airing the premises. Fresh air not only refreshes, but also dries the room, even in winter. On a good note, rooms should be ventilated regularly, so windows should not be clogged. Double-glazed windows equipped with a micro-ventilation function perfectly help to dose fresh air.

A couple of tips for dealing with humidity:

If you need to quickly drain a place, you can sprinkle it with salt or sugar. These substances quickly absorb moisture, after which they can be easily removed.
If you dry a large amount of laundry at once in an apartment or bathroom, without being able to place it on the balcony, this is not very good. With this approach, too much moisture is concentrated in the house. Distribute the wash by day of the week, then the humidity will not affect the microclimate of the apartment so much.
If the classic heated towel rail in the bathroom does not do its job, install an additional electric one that will provide additional functionality.
When undertaking repairs and insulating walls, it is better to choose mineral finishing materials that can control moisture and absorb it well. This will help to avoid the greenhouse effect indoors. It will be just fine if antifungal additives are present in most finishing materials.
When cooking food in the kitchen, the extractor hood will do an excellent job with the fumes. By the way, that's what it's designed for.
When washing floors, it is advisable to wipe them dry, and do not forget to ventilate the premises during such work.

As you can see, the fight against humidity and dampness in the house is a complex work. Therefore, before thinking about how to get rid of high humidity in an apartment, it is necessary to analyze the causes of its occurrence, find the main source of moisture distribution and eliminate it. In this case, you will eliminate both the main problem and its consequences, including dampness and an unpleasant smell.

The microclimate in the apartment has a significant impact on the health and well-being of its inhabitants. Weakness, loss of efficiency, increased susceptibility to viral and colds, skin diseases, allergies - this is what dampness in an apartment can threaten. In addition, wooden and leather products, books deteriorate, the finish quickly becomes unusable, therefore, in order to maintain health and home comfort, it is absolutely necessary to deal with dampness.

How to know that the humidity in the apartment is above the norm?

You can find out about high humidity in the room by the following signs:

Fogging of glass surfaces (windows, glass doors, mirrors).
Wet spots on the walls of the apartment,.
Wet towels, bed linen, clothes in closets.
The smell of dampness and mustiness.

Causes of high humidity in the apartment

To properly combat dampness in an apartment, it is important to find out the causes of its occurrence. These include:

The presence of sources of moisture.
Wrong insulation.
Insufficient heating.
Ventilation problems.

Let's take a look at these causes and how to eliminate them.

The presence of sources of additional moisture

They can serve as:

Leaking plumbing or pipes. The solution is to check, repair or replace everything you can.
Flowers. Tropical plants that require frequent watering, you need to remove from the apartment, giving preference undemanding species, which will not evaporate a lot of moisture.
Aquariums in the apartment. If the humidity problem is serious, you will have to give up this hobby and clean the aquarium.

Plenty of water downstairs. It can be a basement, a swimming pool, etc. It is difficult to do something here, appeals to the housing office with a request to improve the microclimate of the basement are ineffective, you can’t get rid of the pool, all that remains is to change your place of residence or install a powerful dehumidifier in the apartment.
Unscrupulous upstairs neighbors who periodically heat up your apartment or have leaking faucets. The last factor makes your pipes “sweat” and “cry”. The resulting condensation increases the humidity in the apartment. You can get rid of the problem by calling a locksmith from the housing and communal services, in extreme cases, you can resort to using polyurethane casings by wrapping them around a wet pipe.

You can find out where the moisture comes from in the apartment using a piece of glass. Put it on the wall for a few minutes. If the side that was pressed against the wall becomes wet, dampness enters the apartment from the street due to structural defects in the building.

Insufficient heating

If you have an apartment with individual heating, then the problem of high humidity is easily solved. In winter, you yourself can regulate the heat supply, reducing or increasing it as needed, but without sudden changes that will aggravate the situation. In wet and humid weather, you need to turn on the heating to dry.

What to do if the central heating in the apartment is not warm enough and because of this the humidity rises?

Cold pipes can be the result of undersupply of heat by boiler houses or the initiative of neighbors who decide to remove bypasses. The solution is to contact the utilities.
Installed decorative grilles on radiators reduce heat transfer by a quarter. Better to avoid them altogether.
Battery paint can also reduce heat transfer by 10%, to avoid this, it is necessary to remove the previous layer before painting.

Ventilation

Basically, ventilation in the apartment is provided due to the presence of ventilation shafts. Ventilation openings and ventilation ducts leading to common shafts are located in places with high humidity: in the bathroom and in the kitchen. If you checked the ventilation and found that the draft is weak or absent, one of the following reasons takes place:

The channel may be clogged with debris. You can get rid of blockage by doing it.
Some of the neighbors blocked the exhaust shaft during redevelopment or improper installation of the hood in the kitchen. Solving the problem can take a lot of time and effort, if the neighbors do not make contact, you should not fight them, it is better to immediately contact the public utilities first, and then go to court.

In addition to individual methods for eliminating humidity in an apartment, characteristic for each individual case, there are also general ones.

Regular ventilation of the room. It has long been known that humidity is afraid of fresh air.
Buying a dehumidifier. The more powerful the technique, the greater the effect of its work, the faster it will be possible to get rid of high humidity.

The best option is a dehumidifier with a humidity sensor that reacts to the percentage of moisture in the room air. The automatic mode will help to avoid overdrying and save energy.

Repair in apartments with high humidity has its own characteristics. Necessary:

Use natural materials that do not create a greenhouse effect and regulate the level of humidity in the room, and avoid vinyl wallpaper, PVC panels and other vapor-proof materials.
Do waterproofing.
Add antifungal components to the mixtures used, carry out anti-mold treatment.

Such a problem as high humidity in the house is quite common. If it is not dealt with, it leads to health problems, damage to property and buildings. Why is high humidity dangerous? Why is the house getting damp? How to deal with the problem and eliminate its consequences (mold)? The answers to these and other questions will be discussed below.

Dampness in the house is manifested by condensation on window panes and mirrors, dampness of things, a musty smell, wet spots on the wallpaper and under the ceiling. If nothing is done, mold will grow in the room.

Dampness and mold fungi in the house threaten:

decreased immunity;
destruction of load-bearing structures;
chronic colds;
failure of electrical appliances;
allergies;
the appearance of stains on furniture and wallpaper;
asthma, etc.

high humidity

Causes of high humidity in the house

You can cope with dampness in the house only by determining the cause of its occurrence. Natural causes lead to an increase in humidity (laundry, wet cleaning, cooking, steam generation in the bathroom, etc.). When breathing, one person releases up to 4 liters of fluid per day. These factors do not always lead to the appearance of dampness, most often the causes of high humidity are different.

Useful advice. To find the source of dampness, you need to fix the glass against the wall at night. It must be firmly pressed against the plane of the wall. If no condensation has formed on the glass by morning, the cause of dampness is indoors.

Humidity in the house rises due to:

hanging wet laundry indoors;
lack of a ventilation system or violations in its operation;
plastering and finishing works;
insufficient;
raising the level of groundwater;
lack of external;
leakage of construction pits;
defective;
uneven distribution of heat in the house;
freezing walls;
indoor plants;
leaking roof, roof overhang defects;
walls filled with furniture;
damage either;
irregular or excessive ventilation;
improper operation of the heating system;
improper installation of double-glazed windows, their defects, high tightness;
problems with and ;
the proximity of the sump;
swimming pool located on the ground floor;
damaged or clogged drain;
aquariums.

How to lower the humidity level in the house

To eliminate dampness, special, drugs and folk remedies are used. Thanks to them, it is possible to significantly reduce, but these are temporary measures. To completely get rid of dampness and prevent its reappearance, it is necessary to eliminate the causes.

How to determine humidity

You can dry the air with:

Chemicals (Cerizite Stop Moisture, Stop Dampness, Drypet skit, Torrbollen, etc.). They act on the principle of a sorbent. Sold in hardware and online stores. They are mainly produced on the basis of calcium chloride.
Air dryers.
- Air conditioners with dehumidification function.
- Heating appliances (heat-insulated floor system, heaters, etc.).
- Home remedies (salt, rice, etc.). They are placed in the corners of the room.

Dehumidifiers are of four types:

compressor rooms (can drain large rooms, but take up a lot of space, noisy);
with thermoelectric converters (they work quieter, but the power is much lower);
adsorption (the stronger the sorbent absorbs moisture, the lower its efficiency becomes);
rotary (combine the functions of adsorption and compressor equipment).

Note! Do not get too carried away with the fight against dampness. A low level of air humidity is also harmful. Its optimal indicator is 45%. Humidity below 30% and above 60% is a violation. You can measure the exact data using a hygrometer.

Measuring humidity with a device

Humidity due to poor ventilation

Very often the cause of dampness is poor performance. ventilation system or its complete absence. Once this problem is corrected, the humidity level can be significantly reduced.

Ventilation cannot work properly due to:

obstruction;
poor sealing;
improperly equipped exit above the roof;
insufficient cross-sectional area of the ventilation duct.

To restore normal ventilation, you need to invite a specialist. He will inspect the system and determine the cause of the problem.

A clogged system must be purged:

remove the grate;
wash it with detergent;
remove dirt from the walls with a scraper;
vacuum the channel;
rinse it with a damp cloth (as far as the hand reaches);
put the ventilation grill in place.

Clogged ventilation shaft

At high humidity, you can use the system forced ventilation: reversible, exhaust or supply. It is installed in ventilation duct. When there is no ventilation in the house at all, you need to make a through hole in the wall and install a heat exchanger in it. From the inside and outside it must be closed with bars.

Another reason for dampness is incorrect installation of a double-glazed window. If on window slopes mold appears, you need to level them and foam the cracks again. To prevent condensation from settling on the glass, do not clutter up the window sills. This prevents the normal circulation of warm air. Too large window sills lead to the same consequences. To fix this, you need to drill holes in them.

Important! Fans, hoods and air conditioners should be cleaned regularly. Otherwise, the appliance itself will become a source of bacteria and mold.

Too tight windows also cause an increase in humidity. How to lower the humidity level in this case? To solve the problem of dampness, you can use a window pressure ventilator, a hydraulically controlled ventilation valve or a ventilator. Can be simply removed rubber compressor on top window frame. You do not need to do this with all double-glazed windows at once: first process one window, then (if it does not help) the next, so continue until the result is obtained.

The source of moisture is under the floor

If there is no ventilation in the subfield, it is necessary to equip it. Waterproofing walls and floors, sewing cracks and cracks help to significantly reduce the level of humidity in the house. For this, waterproofing plaster is used.

Dampness in the cellar may appear due to leaks in construction pits. To fix the problem, you need to seal it with waterproof clay (clay castle).

Foundation drainage device

Dampness in the house leads to a change in the level of groundwater. To solve this problem, you need to properly organize the drainage system.

Another reason is poor waterproofing of the foundation.

In this case, vertical waterproofing is necessary:

coating waterproofing;
penetrating compounds;
lining the foundation with waterproofing vertically.

Note! Life time waterproofing materials not endless. In an old building, it may be out of order.

The cause of dampness is the roof and walls

Conventional heating methods help to warm the air in the house. They are not able to warm up the walls. Condensation forms on cold surfaces. Because of this, the humidity in the room increases.

You can fix the situation with:

heating convector;
infrared heater;
increasing the footage of the heating system;
arrangement of a warm floor;
thermal and waterproofing of walls.

Note! Finishing materials with high acidity should not be applied to the affected surfaces. Mold spores thrive in such an environment. It is better to give preference to compositions with a neutral or alkaline reaction.

When dampness "comes" from above, wet stains appear on the wallpaper, mold spots on the ceiling and under it. Holes in the roof, damaged gutters lead to this. won't help here. Water will soak into the walls and still enter the house.

Work must be done from the attic. To eliminate the causes, it must be examined. Then, if necessary, carry out waterproofing, restoration work. It is necessary to carefully process cracks, cracks and joints. Clogged gutters can be emptied with a garden hose.

What to do if the cause of dampness indoors

Installing a heated towel rail in the bathroom

When high humidity in the house is not associated with poor ventilation, a violation of building technologies, it is much easier to deal with it. It is only necessary to follow certain recommendations.

To prevent the humidity level in the house from rising, you need to:

during the daytime (especially in summer) keep the curtains open;
do not put unfinished linen in the closet;
check the integrity of the plumbing and sewer pipes, eliminate defects;
reduce the level of humidity in the kitchen with a hood;
perform 5-minute through ventilation 3 times a day;
during cooking, reduce the heat so that the dishes can be tightly closed with a lid;
if it is impossible to dry clothes outside the home, let things drain over the bath, then hang them closer to the hood;
keep interior doors open in the house;
equip ventilation openings on the doors of wet rooms from below (from 200 sq. cm.);
do not place furniture close to the walls;
during wet cleaning in the house it is good to wring out a rag;
do not keep buckets and baths filled for a long time;
reduce the number of flowers in the house, reduce the frequency and volume of watering.

Useful advice! To reduce the level of humidity in the bathroom will help install a heated towel rail. It can be electric, water, combined.

How to deal with dampness companion - mold

How to deal with mold

The lesion is formed due to high humidity. To prevent its occurrence, you need to understand why dampness appeared in the house. Only by eliminating the cause can you completely get rid of the mold.

With lesions in the house they fight with the help of various compositions:

mold remover:
antiseptic primer;
3% hydrogen peroxide solution;
soda solution (1 tsp per 200 ml of water);
alcohol;
urea solution (temperature 50 degrees);
10% bleach solution, etc.

Important! Hydrogen peroxide and bleach can lighten the surface. They must be used with care. It is possible to use products on painted surfaces, but only after checking the durability of coloring pigments (in a small area).

The surface must be prepared before processing. The wall must be cleaned of wallpaper and plaster. Then dry it thoroughly with a heater. After that, you can start processing the surface. Anti-mold agents should be applied to the affected surface. Then dry the wall well.

Dampness and mold in the house are dangerous to health. They lead to the destruction of building structures, damage to property. Humidity in the home can increase due to various factors. If the problem arises as a result of vital activity, dehumidifiers will help. In other cases, it is required to find out the causes of high humidity in the house and eliminate them. Otherwise, the problem will return again and again.