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Any ideas why my house is so wet?

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muddyjames:
my house is only 15 years old ish. Not a grade 2 listed house by any means! lol

I dont remember seeing any airbricks at all to be honest. Will lok tomorrow. I havent blocked the air gaps in the loft where the roof joins the walls. I left those clear.

lambert:
15 is plenty old enough, they were befor climate change, built when cost to the developer was more important than cost to the planet. cheap to build not cheap to run.

god i sound like a tree hugger!

aaron:
Check your'e loft insulation isn't pushed tight up against the roof felt, as this will stop the flow of air into your roof space via the eves and make your loft sweat. You could also try fitting vent tiles in your roof or putting some extra vents in your soffit board, this will help the circulate around your loft. 

thediscodude:
not sure if any help but ours was the same, weve just put an air circulation (eco-ventalation) thing in the loft, looks like something out of a spaceship lol cost around

T30CDB:
As mentioned before houses need to breath. Look on the out side of your house for air bricks at roughly 2 metres above the the ground and in the brick work below your roof. If their are none consider having some put in the brickwork . These should be lined through the cavity and have open and closable vents on the inside. Depending on what style windows you have consider having trickle vents installed by a window firm. these again have open and closable vents. If your roof is dripping wet this shows that heat is getting through your insulation and condensing on the back of the roof felt. Check if you have vents in the soffit of your roof under the gutter. If you do check that the air flow in and out of these through your roof space is not blocked by the insulation in your loft. Installing a dehumidifier will help to remove the condensation cost a lot of money but wont help rectify the problem that you are still creating condensation through poor ventilation

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