Mould on bathroom ceiling

You need at the least an extractor fan, however, this will also cause cold air to be drawn in. The best option is a ventilation system. It draws air from the bathroom and kitchen and takes it through a heat exchanger to outside, meantime, the cold outside air is drawn in to replace stale air and goes through heat exchanger, therefore being warm air going in and is pumped into living and bedrooms. We had ours put in 5 years ago and never have any issues with damp or mould. Has also saved us on heating bills. Low cost to run.

Mold (mould) is a definite health hazard! Sixty years is a tremendously long time to be putting up with that reoccurring condition. It is almost impossible to get rid of. You need to make sure you don’t get it in your lungs!

Get whatever preventative cleaner, paint or PROFESSIONAL to service this. If you have a window, use it‼️ On top of that, in lieu of a ceiling ventilating fan - buy a floor fan and immediately turn it on high after showering to get the humidity out - even blowing out into other rooms which could be a good thing in winter.

Do not hang wet towels in the bathroom to dry. Remove them elsewhere. Use the fan till bone dry. House would be hard to sell if there are mold conditions.
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White vinegar will kill the mould spores, then bleach or watered down bleach to remove the stain. Open window half hour before shower and leave open for half an hour after. But dehumidifier will absolutely remove damp from the air.

I run a dehumidifier (on the landing) in the winter. There are humidity-controlled extractor fans in the bathrooms but I don't want to lose much heated air to the outside. They'd run all day without it and it's incredible how much water it extracts every day. I never dry washing indoors either.

He MUST open the window!

Bleach and Zinsser, and then you can get specialist anti-mould paints, but no point if he keeps doing what he is doing! That water has to to go somewhere!

Bleach just makes it look like it's gone, clove oil spray apparently kills the spores.

We have a house with an internal cloakroom and no ventilation. We have installed a very small (400mm x 400mm) electric radiator in the room, which we have on a timer and it comes on morning and evening for 3 hours all year round. That and a coat of anti-mould paint (Wickes own brand) has kept the room mould proof for over 10 years.

Put some soda crystals in an old china cup and add enough neat bleach to make a paste. Put it on the mould. Might need a second coat but it takes it out of sealant around the bath, which has proved pretty stubborn

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My bathroom is prone to mould despite being adequately heated and ventilated. We’ve had people in to see if there’s an underlying issue and none has been found. About a year ago we had some kind of ventilation system put in the loft which has greatly reduced the mould. Still a couple of spots but nowhere near as bad as it used to get despite an extractor fan, open window for showers in all weathers and anti-damp paint. I do think that some houses are more prone to damp/mould than others and the usual advice just doesn’t apply to them.

Thanks dottynan I'll try that.