Council carries out mould and dampness surveys in Dumbarton sheltered housing

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Council carries out mould and dampness surveys in Dumbarton sheltered housing
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Tenants are complaining of dampness and draughts in their properties.

The future of a sheltered housing complex in Dumbarton remains unclear as West Dunbartonshire Council investigates the scale of dampness experienced by residents.

They are now looking for a couple of tenants to volunteer their homes for an invasive damp survey, which will monitor moisture in the walls and floors over a number of weeks. This means that replacement kitchen, bathrooms and windows have been put on hold. “I was expecting to have reached a master plan by now. When we spoke about the new builds in Willox Park we were very clear we were going to be bringing a report that was going to look at the value of retaining and upgrading the existing buildings or moving to potential demolition.

Mr Barry said: “One of the problems, which prevents us from producing a master plan is not understanding what the problem is.

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