We moved into this house in January (a rental property) and the bathroom has always been very wet with condensation etc even when the exhaust fan is on. Now that Winter has set in and it is so cold outside, we literally have water dripping off the window sill as there is that much.
We have mould developing on the window sill and roof from the damp which is revolting.
The exhaust fan seems absolutely useless. It is too cold to open the window and it also faces the next door neighbours kitchen/living area. Also, there is the security factor as well of course.
Can anyone suggest any ways to absorb some of the water or help dry out the room?
Have a similar problem and as I spent yesterday scrubbing mildew out of the tile grouting on the bathroom floor I definitely feel your pain (tiny tiles too so lots of grouting). All I can suggest is to try to keep it as dry as possible, even if it means giving it a wipe down before you leave the house for the day. Maybe clean the exhaust fan, hopefully it might work better. I used the shower squeegee to get the water off the floor this morning - it's a PITA but I'd rather do that than spend another Saturday scrubbing the floor! If you have old cloth nappies maybe just keep a couple handy and give it a quick once over before you leave so the water doesn't sit there all day.
Hrm, we had this problem and the fix was simply to install an exhaust fan ... worked like magic, the room is very dry now wheras before we'd get so much condensation it would literally drip off the ceiling and run down the walls (especially after DD#1's long hot showers). But you've already got one ...
... so it sounds like your fan is doing nothing. Does it actually vent outside or just into the ceiling? If it goes into the ceiling, does it go somewhere there is space or is it blocked by insulation or some other rubbish? Is it an ancient clunker or a fairly new looking one? Approach your landlord/property manager to get it replaced with one that works, use the angle that their precious investment is going to get mould and water damage if they let it go for too long. You could even try mentioning that you have respiratory issues or something and the mould is aggravating it. And put it in writing and take some photos. The longer you leave it the less likely it is to get fixed, but then some landlords are hopeless ...
HELP! Very wet bathroom
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