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    Default Moisture Problem

    Bought an older house back in November.
    Standard inspection revealed no red flag issues and none have occurred until the last 60 days.

    The house: 15ft ceilings in the front hall, living, dining, and 3 bedrooms. Upstairs is unfinished space.
    Halfway up the stairwell there is a temp transition zone that is very definite and also seems to be the source of the condensation. With the wet then hot spells we've had it's no surprise that a moisture issue could develop. I started noticing small patches of mildew on the walls and condensation on the base boards.
    This only occurs in the living room. I bought a 70pint dehumidifier and it's filling up twice a day. Not good.

    Anybody here in this industry or know someone I can call?

    ServPro will come out and clean up the mildew, but don't seem to be the guys that can locate and fix the problem.

    Thanks fellas.
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    Crawl space?
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    Yes, crawlspace or slab? Central air? Is the stairwell conditioned?

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    Upstairs needs to be closed off or insulated and conditioned.

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    We have two dehumidifiers in our basement. They both catch a lot of moisture. Find you a hose and run it into a sink, shower stall etc instead of using the bucket on the dehumidifier. It may just be the time of the year. During the winter we don't really run ours at all.
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    Quote Originally Posted by charlie horse View Post
    Upstairs needs to be closed off or insulated and conditioned.
    Condition the upstairs. Set your thermostat a little cooler upstairs than down. Also make sure your attic is ventilated properly. R-30 minimum, R-38 preferably.
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    Old plaster and trim with oil based paint will mildew with the quickness.

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    Also make sure condensate drain isn't stopped up on the air conditioner

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    Roof vent fan too
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    Thanks to all.

    I'll check on the things y'all mentioned.
    Finishing the upstairs isn't gonna happen this year, but money is being set aside for next.

    There's gotta be a million ways for moisture to manifest, I'm just thinking about how to stop it.
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    If it has crawl space put down a vapor barrier and an exhaust fan upstairs.

    Don't be surprised if when you dry the place out if some cracks don't show up in the walls
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    Sent you a text Bog

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    That was starting to happen in my house after all the rain last year. I bleached everything and bought a dehumidifier. it only filled up quick for the first few days and now it takes forever to fill up. No more issues after that.

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    I thought this thread was going to be about how you couldn't perform for your man anymore Bog.

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