Cure for Damp/Condensation in built-in wardrobe.

The problem is that the wardrobe is becoming cooler than the rest of the house because of the outside walls and not having a radiator in there. Water vapour in the air will condense on the coolest surface. You would probably find that if you put a thermometer in the wardrobe that it will be a couple of degrees cooler than the surroundings.

Three possible options:

- Improve ventilation into the wardrobe to the extent that it isn't cooler than the rest of the house. Probably not realistic

- Put some form of heating in the wardrobe. A tiny radiator or a small electric tubular heater with thermostat on low setting?

- Insulate the outside walls of the wardrobe. Thin polystyrene sheet between battens fixed at the back and then board of some sort over all of it. Make sure to seal any air gaps around the edges to avoid air from inside the house reaching the cold walls. This is probably the most practical suggestion.

Thanks Andy

I'll maybe try the small heater next as it is the easiest.

Had the same problem in a number of houses - easy and effective cure is just to stick polystyrene ceiling tiles on the walls inside the wardrobe.

electric tubular greenhouse heater would be ideal

A friend staying at an hotel in the Amazon found a wire mesh covered 25W (or