 Posted 9/24/2007 3:21:37 PM
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Posted 10/3/2007 10:28:21 AM
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Lukester (9/24/2007)
I would like to seal my own crawlspace, add a dehumidifier to bring down the humidity levels under my house. Does anyone have any guidance, web sites, advice, pointers, etc. Thanks!Sorry about missing your post. Pretty much the same old thing. Cover the earth with plastic, close the vents, and place a good dehumidifier in the space. The web site crawlspaces.org has additional technical info. Suggest 90 pints per day like Santa Fe Advance for upto 2,500 sqft of crawlspace. Maintaining crawlspace at 50%RH has drying effect on the whole house. This occurs because moisture moves through to the crawlspace when the home is damp. Getting the dehu to drain by gravity to a sump or daylight makes installation simple. Appreciate your patience and look forward to future questions. Thanks Ken
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Posted 4/1/2008 6:41:07 AM
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Hi,
An alternative method to doing it yourself, Basement Systems, a dealer of the SaniDry Dehumidifier from Therma-Stor, offers the CleanSpace crawl space encapsulation system, an award-winning solution to sealing a crawl space. As Ken said, sealing the crawl space is the right idea. The CleanSpace system is designed to seal the crawl space with a 20-mil-thick plastic liner with an antimicrobial agent built in, seal the vents, cap wall blocks (if applicable), seal the crawl space hatch (if open to the exterior), seal other air penetration from the outside, and condition the space.
You can learn more about CleanSpace and learn about the problems and fixes of crawl spaces in the Crawl Space Learning Center.
Thanks,
Richard
Basement Systems Inc.
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