Kryten
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Over the weekend I noticed that where the book case in the living room has been up against the skirting board, the skirting board itself is now starting to show signs of damp. The book case is one of those ones which has a contoured lower section so that it will stand upright against both the wall and the skirting board itself.
Given that the house is new, and was only painted a month before I moved in, is it possible that the skirting board, whilst dry, has being giving off moisture which has been trapped by the book case and thus caused the paint to crack and mould to set in? Can furniture cause condensation in a single spot?
I should point out that there is no sign of a leak along the wall or on the first floor, and that I have run water / turned heating on and there is no sign of a leak.
Given that the house is new, and was only painted a month before I moved in, is it possible that the skirting board, whilst dry, has being giving off moisture which has been trapped by the book case and thus caused the paint to crack and mould to set in? Can furniture cause condensation in a single spot?
I should point out that there is no sign of a leak along the wall or on the first floor, and that I have run water / turned heating on and there is no sign of a leak.