Condensation like this is a common problem for many households, even in the summer.
The condition only worsens as it gets colder and the issues become more extreme, leading to mould growth on the tiles, on the silicone, on the window and window reveal, and even on the painted walls and on the ceiling. It doesn't always stop there - a lot of clients have these problems throughout the house, including hallway and bedrooms!
Condensation like this, especially if it appearing in the summer, is a tell-tale that things will likely get worse in the winter.
And as sure as the seasons come and go in a predictable fashion, we can imagine that every winter, these customers have the same issues return with just as much vigor as the winter before.
A good way of combatting these effects are with strong extractor fans. Not the usual piddly ones most people picture when they think of an extractor fan, but an extractor fan with real muscle that is capable of getting that moisture out of the property at a more appropriate rate.
If you have loft space above your bathroom, we 100% recommend having an powerful inline extractor fan fitted. Inline extractor fans typically outperform all other types in terms of volume of air removed and noise produced.
The caveat is - an inline extractor fan is a bit more challenging to install properly, and if you're unlucky, you might start experiencing weird oddities like fish bowls appearing in the loft (water collecting in the ducting pipes), leaks from the extractor fan that create damp patches on the ceiling, moisture behind expelled into the loft space before it makes it out of the property, and rotting the timbers, to name a few.
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Nobody wakes up one day and says, "I need extra ventilation", without good reason. Ventilation systems are usually ordered to solve a problem, or to prevent a problem before it occurs. We can fix condensation throughout a property, poor ventilation and removing bad smells in kitchens and w/cs - we can't fix water ingress, leaks or rising damp with ventilation alone.
In a nutshell, we will recommend and install a system we have a warm fuzzy feeling will put a real noticeable dent in the sort of symptoms you're currently experiencing. The sorts of ventilation systems we fit certainly aren't cheap, but they do produce the results, as many of our past clients have come to find out!