Keeping my old house free of mould or at least reducing it as much as possible.

We use a broad range of products to try and reduce the mould that infiltrates the house here. Perhaps it may be of help to folk who are searching for solutions.

Mechanical

The most expensive item we use is by far the dehumidifier, this is the one that we bought a few years ago when the landlord wanted return of their one. It's done a super job in getting rid of the largest portion of humidity we deal with. Regularly removes about 2 litres per day of use. I'm beginning to think it's running out of juice and/or we need a larger one to deal with the house instead of rooms.

The next device we have is an air purifier, this small one from Meaco, again, it does a grand job. It usually lives in the children's room to keep them healthier or in the living room to keep the ash/dust from the fire minimal.

Recently we bought a window vacuum to remove the volume of water that clings to the colder windows of the house, to save it from evaporating into the rooms. So far, it's doing a good job.
We used to clean with a squeegee and a towel which was a bother as the towel often was saturated before we were finished.

As part of a government scheme we had some mechanical extraction installed in the house, so in 3 rooms (kitchen, bathroom and “utility”) there is humidity controlled fans that boost when humidity reaches a certain level. This did have a positive effect really quickly, windows were noticeably less misty on cold mornings.

Chemical

We have used a small variety of chemical help too. It was originally bleach from, I think dettol. The stench from the bleach was pretty rough, so we took another look and found a pair of products that reduces the need for bleach spray. Mould shield and Mould killer. In the few months I've tried the shield the usual small spots of mould that appear after a cold/wet week haven't re-appeared. The other benefit of the shield is that it can be painted over when dry! So we have doubled up where possible and have painted over the Mould Shield with paint from Rustoleum that is mould resistant. There's a reasonable array of colours and it covers the wall well.

Passive

The passive activities we do is to open the windows when possible, usually when warmer and certainly for 15 minutes in the morning (often longer but not all day).

Group Support

IF you know of another method or tool that would be useful, feel free to get in touch =)

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