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willidh
Hi All
We have a small shower room downstairs that smells of damp.
It has a shower, toilet and wash-basin.
The walls and floor are tiled; the ceiling is plasterboard.
There is an extractor fan in the ceiling that takes the air into the eaves upstairs (via a flexible duct)
One of the walls is exterior - the other three are interior.
If we leave the shower room door closed for a few hours, a damp smell starts to appear.
We don't actively use the room at the moment - so it's not like someone is taking a shower and not leaving the extractor fan on for long enough.
Three plumbers have taken a look and can't find a leak. They have each told me that small, tiled rooms can develop a damp smell. But I'm not convinced. If there isn't any water flowing, as the room isn't being used, then where can the smell come from?
So I thought I ask the wider community to see if you all had any insights.
Thanks in advance,
Danny
We have a small shower room downstairs that smells of damp.
It has a shower, toilet and wash-basin.
The walls and floor are tiled; the ceiling is plasterboard.
There is an extractor fan in the ceiling that takes the air into the eaves upstairs (via a flexible duct)
One of the walls is exterior - the other three are interior.
If we leave the shower room door closed for a few hours, a damp smell starts to appear.
We don't actively use the room at the moment - so it's not like someone is taking a shower and not leaving the extractor fan on for long enough.
Three plumbers have taken a look and can't find a leak. They have each told me that small, tiled rooms can develop a damp smell. But I'm not convinced. If there isn't any water flowing, as the room isn't being used, then where can the smell come from?
So I thought I ask the wider community to see if you all had any insights.
Thanks in advance,
Danny