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Hi,

Have just installed new kitchen base units myself along a wall that is outside facing, after a couple of months am having a bit of an issue with condensation and mould forming on the inside wall surface. Am planning to have a passive vent core-drilled into the wall to improve ventilation there but was wondering if kitchen plinth vents below the units could also help:


Apparently encourage air circulation under there but was wondering if they might also add to the issue by allowing more humid air to enter as well? Or is it a case that as hot air rises and these are at the bottom it wouldn't hurt to have them as well? I know they're usually used under ovens.

Am having a better extractor fan put in too but just curious if these vents could improve air circulation around the base units in a kitchen that tends to get humid.

Any insight very much appreciated.

Sometimes you can get away with drilling some holes at the top of the board under the overhang shadowline. This might be harder to disguise with white boards and the sight lines in the room though. I have done this to allow air circulation for my integrated fridge freezer but in your case the vents would look neater. I think that increased air circulation will help to abate the condensation.

DWD