im considering writing one to the landlord
we ring up and explain that the amount of damp in the ground floor bedroom is unacceptable. they'll have to sort it out.

i receive a phonecall. 'hello. we're the builders. landlord has hired us to repaint your window."

"hang on," i go "im sure thats not right the entire room needs redoing."

ring landlord. "no, thats right." they go.

builders turn up this morning (i let them in after hastily throwing not-allowed pet cat through back door) and show them the damage which covers three of the walls. some of the damp starts waving at us because it has evolved to a higher level of intelligence and independent movement.

they show me their message - paint bay window.

builders ring up landlord. "can we repaint the whole room please?"

"go on then."

MDFISGFSHFHLDFHDSFUHSAFH!
(ladyintheradiator, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 9:18, 4 replies)

Yeah, because a fresh coat of paint
Is known to destroy damp.

The landlord should employ the builders to investigate whatever it is about the outside of the property that is causing the damp and then fix it.

Try claiming asthma problems and threatening to sue if not sorted.
( Snappyuk gets BIGGER with free sample., Mon 6 Sep 2010, 10:02, closed)

was thinking the same thing
a coat of paint is pretty much the sweep it under the carpet, if you can't see it then it isn't there approach.

Eventually the wall(s) will decay, crumble and the building will be structurally unsound. So either a thousand or two now getting damp treatment (most likely either a leaking pipe above or porous brick pointwork outside so easily fixed now.
Or prop up and rebuild all the affected walls in the future costing LOTS more.
Some landlords are too shortsighted to spend a little now and save in the long term.
(golddust QOTW now revolves around being a cunt, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 10:41, closed)

Gettig your landlord to fix damp
not as easy as it sounds, as it is up to you to ventilate the room, they only thing they have to do is provde adequate heating in the house
(TwinkleFuckingToes Has a ingrown toe nail, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 12:52, closed)

That'll only fix condensation . . .
1. Condensation - Dampness that is created inside and settles on cool surfaces - can look like damp.If it's a mould problem caused by severe condensation then it'll be your obligation to resolve (don't be too pushy about the painting as they could take it from your deposit if Condensation is found to be the cause).
2. Damp - Water ingression from outside or underneath the building through the brickwork/concrete structure. If it's damp it's Landlords problem, go straight to the environmental health department of the council - they'll take one look and give them a very short time period to fix it (trust me).
(GsterMum, Mon 6 Sep 2010, 23:25, closed)