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We have got one in the conservatory but wouldn't know where to put it in the kitchen Gwynne.

An interesting thread as I have had the same problem although mine has been along the walls. I was told by our builder to use bleach. (that´s what he does) . It got rid of the mould and whilst I was at it I washed off a lot of the paper/paint work a long the skirtings so we thought when we decorate we would use anti mould paint. I prefer some of the ideas on here better.
Thankfully now it´s a little warmer I don´t mind having the windows open for a short time during the day.

P.S. love Scozz´s idea of the cat litter in the wardrobe ..now that could be amusing as Minx sleeps in my wardrobe :-S . I used to leave trays of rock salt around my boat when I used to leave her in winter.

Thank goodness it is not on the walls, I think it is just the run off of condensation but we've always had condensation and it is only these newish windows that have the mould mostly on the sealant.

I´ve been told it´s condensation causing it on mine, which it probably is but it´s still annoying because I don´t really want this problem every year. More to the point I don´t want to repaint every year.
I hope you find one of the solutions work for you. Do let us know which worked.
I like the clove oil but I know I can buy the astonish oven cleaner stuff over here.

also,,before you start cooking and causing steam if you dont want to have kitchen windows open is to put gas ring on 5/20 mins to heat the room up that will cause far less condensation,,,,,,,,,,

condensation is only happening because the warm air from cooking hits the cold glass..

I get this in the bedroom Ann in the winter as the room is not ventilated well enough. I get round it with Milton - you know for cleaning baby's bottles - you can get it in a spray. I wipe with Milton and a damp cloth around the bottom of the windows and the sill, once a week and open windows when its not raining - which has been non existent of late (I have White blinds and if they get rain soaked it leaves and tide line).

Hello Clare thank you, another good suggestion. Will have to try them all! :-)

lol Uzzi :-D No, I don't have the kitty litter on a tray. We don't have a cat, but you never know, a cat in need might break in. I got a piece of old net curtain & doubled it over, poured some litter in the middle & tied it up in a bundle (looked like a strange Christmas pudding), then attached the pudding to the inside of the wardrobe door.

Re my hair in this weather........ I've been using lots of John Frieda's Frizz-Free Secret Weapon.

:-D

You can buy strips of spongey stuff (comes in a roll and looks like the sponges you use for wiping down worktops etc) and you lay the strip cut to length along the window sill close to the window. It collects the moisture and you can squeeze it out into a bowl and reuse the strip. Just wash them out and dry to store away during summer.

Gins, I think it was you recommended that Astonish cleaner to me and I got some in Rotherham after the meet a couple of years back. It is good stuff.

Lizx

Liz

It is good stuff isn't it

Uzzi

You can buy it online I think.....Google

Also, to get rid of mould and staining from your bathroom sealant/grout, spray a couple of times a week with 3 parts water, one part bleach. Do not rinse off

If it's discoloured already, spray everyday after your shower....be patient, it will go

My grout and sealant in the shower room is still brilliant white and it's been there four years now

The last tip, I got from Cynthia on GR :-)

The Kleeneze book has some window strips on sale, to soak up condensation.

Lizx

ok thanks Liz

We renovated our bathrooms about five years ago. Since then I haven't had to scrub the grout! The usual cleaning of the tiles is enough (but I keep up the clove-oil spray, especially in humid weather).

To save time & energy (and my back!) I use a window squeegy thing & a bucket of hot water & detergent. Forget kneeling down & scrubbing, I wouldn't get back up!

When the bathrooms were renovated, we sprayed the grout with a sealer ~ wonderful stuff! You can also get sealer in a bottle, if you have the time and patience to put it on with a teenyweeny brush.

In Australia, the brand is SureSeal (about $30).... I've seen it in B*nnings.

There was a thread a while a go about the Karcher window cleaner, which some people use to vacuum up condensation from windows, or vacuum up moisture in the bathroom after having a shower.

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_chat/thread/1318827

Kucinta ~ I have a Karcher..... use it on windows, mirrors, glass-top tables, bench tops etc.

Our bathrooms are upstairs, the Karcher is kept in the laundry room, downstairs.

I couldn't be bothered walking up and down two flights of stairs!

The spray bottle with clove oil is permanently in one of the bathrooms. Easy peasy........ squirt squirt........... and it smells so much better than bleach.

Ive been reading this thread with great interest,I too have problems with the dreaded mould,haha, on the windows I hasten to add.
Must try some of these suggestions,sounds good.
Where would I buy clove oil? I would like to give that a try.

Thanks people.
:-) :-) :-)

We do use the Karcher to remove condensation on the windows, particularly in the conservatory. but the damp we get is usually across the bottom of the windows first thing in the mornings in the winter. Probably caused by the change of temperature when the heating comes on. The kitchen windows are particularly difficult because I can't reach them they are in a slight bay, the work top and sink unit goes right across in front so there is the depth of that and then an extra wide tiled window sill. Our house stays quite warm and I think the problem is fairly recent, probably if I think about it since we had the wall cavities insulated.

The problem is exacerbated by lack of ventilation. As a nation we seem to be obsessed with blocking out draughts but this can often do more harm than good.

My MIL lives in sheltered housing and one of the first thing the warden told us when she moved in was to make sure the window ventilators were kept open at all times and to open the windows whenever possible.

The only way of ventilating the kitchen overnight is to leave a window open. Don't think PC Plod would agree with that solution, kitchen is in the front. But I agree that you are probably right.