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comboy · Joined: 10 Sep 2007 Posts: 5 Location: at home

This is hard to explain but here goes--my mid-terraced house was built about 1979 and the tops of the upstairs window frames are level with the eaves on the outside. Inside the house the window frames are about 11" from the ceiling so the top part of the wall outside is concealed by the roof and facia.
We always get a lot of condensation and mould inside the bathroom at the top of the wall, but mostly about 6" down from the ceiling and roughly where I imagine the lintel would be. The top of the wall also feels colder than the rest and sounds different if you tap it.
Now the question--is there supposed to be insulation above the window? and if it was missing would it help cause my mould problem?
Should there be any insulation in the lintel??--Could I put some in or over?
The mould keeps coming back even with an extractor fan- open windows-no wet towels or face cloths and the bath dried off after use.
Any suggestions please?
Confused