Dry Home UK · The Honest Diagnosis, Before Anyone Sells You a Cure
Most UK damp is condensation, not rising damp — and it's usually fixed with ventilation and the right dehumidifier, not a £3,000 damp-proof course. Honest, mechanism-first guides. Never medical advice.
Three questions worth answering in order — before you clean anything or buy anything.
Condensation, rising damp, penetrating damp and leaks all look similar and need completely different fixes. Our diagnosis guide covers the tests, not the sales pitch.
Safe removal, what actually kills mould versus what just bleaches the stain, and why it keeps coming back. Our mould removal guide starts with the mechanism, not the product.
Ventilation, ventilation, ventilation — then, if you still need one, the right dehumidifier for the room. Our condensation guide explains why double glazing made this worse in the first place.
34 guides covering the practical questions UK homeowners and tenants actually ask.
Condensation vs rising damp vs penetrating damp vs a leak — the foil test, tide marks, and the honest odds it's not what a damp-proofing firm tells you.
See the guides → 🩺What NHS and gov.uk guidance actually says about damp and mould — no toxic-mould scaremongering, no symptom checklists, just the attributed facts.
See the guides → 🧽Safe removal, bleach vs vinegar vs mould spray, why it keeps coming back, and what to do about silicone, fabric and wallpaper.
See the guides → 🪟Why your house has condensation, trickle vents, extractor fans that actually vent outside, and drying laundry without wrecking your walls.
See the guides → 💧Whether you actually need one, compressor vs desiccant, correct sizing, and honest running costs — decision-first, never a "best dehumidifier" sales list.
See the guides → 🏠Landlord responsibilities, Awaab's Law, how to report damp and mould in writing, and where to go if you're ignored — signposted, never sold to.
See the guides →Paint firms say paint. Damp-proofing firms say damp-proofing. Search for almost anything damp-related and you'll land on a company whose diagnosis happens to match what they sell. Nobody tells you the honest thing first: most UK damp is condensation, not rising damp, and it's usually fixed with ventilation and an appropriately sized dehumidifier — not a few thousand pounds of remedial work.
Dry Home UK exists to be the neutral voice in that gap. Every guide reasons from mechanism — why double glazing changed how houses ventilate, why mould favours cold walls and still air, why bleach doesn't reach mould embedded in porous plaster — rather than repeating what a firm with something to sell would tell you. Health guidance is stated exactly as the NHS and gov.uk put it, never dramatised. Tenants get signposted to the right people, not a shopping list.
The questions worth answering before you clean anything, buy anything, or call anyone — so you don't end up paying for the wrong fix.