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went onto the st modwen site by me and they are using the terracotta pots like the ones on the 'work in france thread' in this forum and all i can say is WOW:-0

i dunno how or why but jesus christ you should see the mould in houses that have been done in the last month or 2!! i walked in today and i was in total amazement it was like a 50 year old house that hasnt been lived in for the last 2 years... the walls are mouldy the doors are mouldy i was scared to put my flask down in case that became mouldy!!!

i know the spec said it was to be float and set but it wasnt done fr some reason and it ended up being dabbed.... i dunno if this is a factor to it being mouldy i was hoping some1 could set the record straight as i have been sent to dab and skim and i dont wanna be doing it if its gonna be a complete fcuk up afterwards
 
phoenix said:
went onto the st modwen site by me and they are using the terracotta pots like the ones on the 'work in france thread' in this forum and all i can say is WOW:-0

i dunno how or why but jesus christ you should see the mould in houses that have been done in the last month or 2!! i walked in today and i was in total amazement it was like a 50 year old house that hasnt been lived in for the last 2 years... the walls are mouldy the doors are mouldy i was scared to put my flask down in case that became mouldy!!!

i know the spec said it was to be float and set but it wasnt done fr some reason and it ended up being dabbed.... i dunno if this is a factor to it being mouldy i was hoping some1 could set the record straight as i have been sent to dab and skim and i dont wanna be doing it if its gonna be a complete fcuk up afterwards
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Let someone else make the decision about whether dot and dab is ok. Mould might be worse on face closest to blockwork. All moulds which are present in an excessive manner can be dangerous to humans. If builder/developer too tight to pay for heating its a lot cheaper to use big fans and leave windows open. You need to have a much lower relative humidity (ie amount of moisture in air) so as to avoid mould.
 
It took 10 mins :RpS_scared:


Get the old mould sorted or you could end up coughing, in court being sued, covered in roof rubble, smothered in co2 fumes, having damp feet or many many other distressful situations that even kirk johnstone couldn't make up
 
I read a thread somewhere, may have been on here that you shouldnt drywall these blocks something to do with the inert insulation properties of the blocks whatever that is can cause probs check with the makers normaly MP on them.
 
thats what i thought should be done as you can screw into the block to hang a rad or kitchen etc... but they still dabbing them its quiet bad at how mouldy they are. even with the heating on all the time they are just getting worse and worse and the workmanship is ............. i been patching them up this week and i think i used a big tube of aimes in 2 house maybe 2 and half
 
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thats what i thought should be done as you can screw into the block to hang a rad or kitchen etc... but they still dabbing them its quiet bad at how mouldy they are. even with the heating on all the time they are just getting worse and worse and the workmanship is ............. i been patching them up this week and i think i used a big tube of aimes in 2 house maybe 2 and half
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Its the atmosphere within the house that is the problem. Too much water in the air. Warmer air carries more water vapour thus feeding the mould. Whoever is running the site needs to deal with this. Most moulds are harmless and you need long exposure to them to be seriously affected but Stachybotrys chartarum is black and potentially very unhealthy. Open-windows and a big fan is cheaper than heating and gets rid of affected air. Mould can affect your lungs and hospitalise you. Of course plasterers are expendable and site managers often use them like a canary down the pit so as to see if it safe for the more important tradesmen. :flapper::RpS_thumbup::RpS_biggrin:
 
ouch that hurt lol they had the mould specialists out today and even they said it was the worst they have seen in years........... they should have been float/set but the previous site agent who got released talked his gaffer into getting them dabbed and its been nothing but problems........ and the mould is even growing on aimes that has only been on a few weeks
 
What a complete F up why did they listen to a know nothing agent and not follow manufacturers spec, it will all have to come of, i bet the NHBC or whoever is insuring it are hiding at the moment.
 
well i put it like this:
no nhbc inspection since erm........................... no h&s inspectin since erm.................................... every1 is staying away which is good even the new site agent is staying in his office :RpS_thumbsup:

i refused to dab onto them and have been doing nothing but patching, i went to some of lads today and it was like they had dabbed in knauff compound of old, dab today and 3 weeks later the board and be pulled off the wall, they said they wished they hadnt started dabbing them! im guessing the reason why its dabbed is theres mor dabbers than floaters out there but i would still float them out
 
I was on an old refurb of a school turned into flats years ago, and the company doing it was just covering everything in that was damp by putting stud in front of it :-0 you could smell the damp in the air they also was supposed to replace the whole roof and replaced a section then closed the rest in once the it was inspected and passed it off. I dont live too far away from the job and every time I go pass I cant help thinking that the whole place was a complete bodge.
 
i live over the road from this site and i can lierally see all the house that are fcuked up and im glad i managed to work on it as we were looking to buy one...... thank god i didnt waste my money on one
 
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