Our house is quite old with solid walls and new double glazing. This has lead to it getting a bit stuffy, with mildew patches on the walls behind furniture. I dont like leaving the windows open because of the noise, and it gets a bit drafty in the winter.
We got a de-humidifier to help (which it does) but we are getting 2 litres of water a day out of it :eek:

So would air bricks help much? Are there any do's and don'ts when placing them? High or low on the wall?
The problem is only upstairs as downstairs is quite drafty, so how many do you think I should fit?

Thanks for your time.
Mark :)

Try and do 2 a room, 9 by 3 , brick size , just take one brick out all the way , then pot air brick outside , plaster type in side >>>> vented room , cheers Alan.

Ringpeas

To conform with current building regs. you must have a "sleeve" bridging the cavity if you have one....................it's because houses nowadays have central heating / gas fires and if theres a leak the sleeve stops the gas going up the cavity.

It's advisory to put them low down.........say two or three courses up from floor level............as its the heat you want to keep in, as you know heat rises ;)

He did say his walls are solid , >> no cavity ,

I know Alan but i thought he may of meant traditional build rather than timber frame construction..........i wasn't criticising :)

LoL its a old traditional built house not timber >>> to fall down later?????

Cheers guys :)

Thanks for the tips.
No cavity to worry about, but the outside is rendered so it will be fun trying to do a tidy job :(

Best to cut with a grinder first >>> nice and neat !!! alan.