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Interior musty smells

  • There is a high level of moisture in the rooms due to a combination of poor ventilation, not enough heating, and/or poor insulation

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  • Dampness from the subfloor is getting into the rooms through gaps in the flooring and through service holes cut in framing

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Ceiling mould/mildew growth

  • Condensation forms on the ceiling because the roof space is not insulated - mould growth is the result of regular condensation occurring 

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  • Not enough fresh air ventilation to the space

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Ceiling mould/mildew growth adjacent to the external walls

  • Condensation forms on the ceiling because the roof space insulation has not been taken to the eaves 

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Ceiling framing location visible on the ceiling

  • Condensation forms on the ceiling along the lines of the cold bridges formed by the framing in an insulated roof space - mould growth is the result of regular condensation 

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  • Condensation forming on areas of ceiling where there is no framing in an uninsulated ceiling 

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Ceiling has become yellow

  • Smoke from a fireplace and/or people smoking inside

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Ceiling – water staining

Ceilings – flaking paint (particularly on fibrous plaster ceilings)

  • Deterioration due to age; joint stopping not dry when painted; oil-based paint applied over acrylic

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  • Damp ceiling

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Ceilings – fibrous plaster cracked

Ceilings – plasterboard flush-stopped joints have ridge

  • Slight over-filling of the joint which becomes obvious in glancing light conditions (light parallel to the surface such as from a wall washer light fitting)

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Plasterboard ceiling sagging

  • Insufficient number of plasterboard sheet fixings; fixings inadequate to hold plasterboard sheets; ceiling lining has had weight applied such as a person standing on the lining instead of joists in the roof space

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  • Ceiling joist spans are too great for the timber size; joists have been overloaded 

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Textured ceiling dirty

  • General build-up of dirt over a period of time; smoking fire or people smoking

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Textured ceiling falling off

  • Texture losing adhesion to substrate; at end of serviceable life

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