Korean Job Discussion Forums

mysterious700 · Joined: 10 Mar 2006

You can spray the mold with mold spray. i spray areas when still wet looking. it seems to help. i get no mold. maybe cover the windows in plastic. only the windows; not the surrounding wall. especially true if you want to open the windows. it's annoying as korean construction is cheap a$$.

pkang0202 · Joined: 09 Mar 2007

Here's an idea for Korea:

Double paned/triple paned glass.

Drywall.

earthbound14 · Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Location: seoul

Korean buildings have horrible insulation so the walls and windows get cold and then condensation forms.

Dehumidifiers will help
Keeping the heat higher may help
Insulating windows by covering them in plastic helps
Putting insulation on your walls also helps. 3M foam works (for home owners)
Opening your windows periodically to get rid of the moisture helps

My wife and I have a steam cleaner to kill the mold that forms in those nooks and crannies in the corners of the house. I find it does a better job than most cleaners, I used to use bleach.

mr. positive · Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Location: a happy place

[quote="pkang0202"]Here's an idea for Korea:

Double paned/triple paned glass.

Drywall.[/quote]

What are you talking about, man?!? I've got two sets of double-paned glass on every window! Of course, that doesn't help when they are so horribly sealed that it's like there's nothing there at all, and the wall is just pure concrete...

KYC · Joined: 11 May 2006

I have 3 small windows that I can't open...they are just there...and they sweat like crazzyyyyy. I bought some foam and tried to insulate them..but I felt around all the nooks and cranny and couldn't feel any wind. Why is it sweating???

pkang0202 · Joined: 09 Mar 2007

PeteJB · Joined: 06 Jul 2007

I have a mold patch on my wall just next to my window that has been there for about a year, it did get worse last year because It took me a long time to realize what it was before the damage was done. It's dry most of the time but it sure is ugly. What can I do about it?

mmace1 · Joined: 08 Jul 2007

For my room, it works to just leave one window open when I go to school, then close it when I get back.

I don't think it's due to poor construction - but rather because these building are actually built pretty damn well - such a high percentage concrete, that there's no ventilation with the outside the way a drywall/wood building would provide.

Or, maybe there's some manner of ventilation common in Western buildings that isn't include in most Korean ones.

The buildings here are certainly built very sturdily/to last here though.