Surveying The Wrong House - Why You Shouldn't Use a Calor Gas Heater – Being Recommended by Roofers

Today’s episode of The Damp Show covers quite a mix of subjects and includes a funny but informative story about a mistake Sam recently made. He explains why despite Calor Gas being one of the cheapest ways to heat a space using it is actually not a good idea. It can end up costing you a lot of money.

 

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Using a Calor Gas heater is a false economy.
• Calor Gas heaters chuck out 8 litres of water into the air, per bottle.
• Now people have had their windows shut tight for a few weeks the resulting trapped condensation has led to a lot of extra damp problem callouts.
• Invest in continuous fans to keep the air moving and bring fresh air in. It is an efficient way to keep damp and mould at bay.
• Missing pointing can lead to significant water ingress.
• If you are a contractor, ask for the house number, the postcode and street name is not enough information.
• Measure twice, cut once really is good advice. Double-check everything.
• Antimould paint is expensive, but it works. Don´t be tempted to skimp on things by using ordinary paint. It won´t work.

 

BEST MOMENTS 

“Ventilation, insulation and a bit of heat, that´s what you need to be doing.”

“For advice, you´ve got all my free stuff on YouTube that you can watch and over 100 podcasts.”

“When I done it before, I knocked on door and the person who answered were staring at me with chef eyes.”

 

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ABOUT THE HOST
Simon Cooper AKA Damp Sam is a time-served plasterer since 1983 and has a HNC in building management. He is the director of 3 Ltd companies and a PCA-qualified Damp and structural waterproofing surveyor. He also owns a portfolio of properties that he renovated over the years. 

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