I hadn't used to be damp. I don't know what we have done to create this. Its only happened in the last couple of years.
Having gone through all the possibles it looks like its condensation. But our lifestyle hasn't changed any so I don't know why its suddenly happening. Some mornings the walls are ringing wet, especially on damp days when its cold and raining and we haven't got a lot of heating on.
The kitchen and bathroom are obviously damp places but now its spreading to the bedrooms and dining room.
We have double glazing, central heating and loft insulation etc. We have done everything to make the house energy efficient and stop global warming and my OH turned down the heating a couple of years ago - and it was then we started to get damp and it isn't stopping.
Its now costing an arm and a leg to heat properly to clear the damp.
Its so bad now I can dry clothes and put them in the airing cupboard and they get damp again. If I leave them out to air , even then they get a cold feeling. The beds worse. I put dry sheets and duvet on it and they get damp during the day , so the bed has to be stripped and aired every day and that doesn't do much really either. Its just damp.
I know they say you have to ventilate a house but how can I do this when all the double glazing etc is there to stop that without making the house cold or having to pay out in heating bills to heat the air outside? Whilst opening a window can help it doesnt cure the problem and the house then gets cold. It doesn't help with its raining though.
I just don't know what to do. OH is burying head in sand ( I guess he doesn't know either ) and I am left being constantly ill .
I had pneumonia and suffer with my chest and have scars on my lungs as a result and really do need to be warm without it costing too much and not damp.
Can someone tell me what we can do? I have looked across the internet and they don't have any practical solutions ( tried those crystal things - they pick the water up but need changing every day). I had thought of a dehumidifier but that would cost to keep on all the time too too.
The house is traditional build 1950 ish, rural area, detached, if that helps.