Thanks for all of this info. You mention the Santa Fe Compact but do you have any experience with the Aprilaire units? If so? What do you think of them?
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Thanks for all of this info. You mention the Santa Fe Compact but do you have any experience with the Aprilaire units? If so? What do you think of them?
I’m not exactly sure. It has the original hardwood floors or at least that’s how it appears.
UPDATE:
I was able to get my crawl space encapsulated (foundation vents sealed and vapor barrier installed) and dehumidifier (Aprilaire 1830) installed. The dehumidifier read 78% when I started in...
One more question...should I purchase vapor barrier stakes in order to secure it to the ground?
Does anybody have any tips for attaching the plastic to masonry walls/piers? Is drilling into the wall/pier and using the plastic christmas tree fasteners the best/only way to do it? Thanks in...
Thank you for that info.
Any suggestions on the best way to attach it to the wall/piers (both masonary)?
A second question, if I don’t attach the plastic to the wall/piers and only cover the...
They are masonary. I’ve seen the full encapsulation pictures where they show the piers being fully covered with plastic along with the side walls. I wasn’t sure if that was needed or not.
Do I need to run the plastic up the foundation piers or the walls at all?
I have a question about installing the vapor barrier. I have a pier and beam foundation. Do I also cover the beams with plastic? What about the walls? I wasn’t sure if installing a vapor barrier was...
Can you explain the fresh air change to me?
Thanks again for the responses. Any ideas on my question below about sealing the vents? What do people usually use to seal them? Foam board?
Is there a best way to seal crawl space vents? I have 5...
The ground around my house varies. There is one low point where the water can gather at the base of my house. I used to have an issue where a downspout moved the water out about 6 ft but it would end...
I have a very humid crawl space which causes my house to be overly humid (70+%). Water used to get into my crawl space due to poor yard drainage. I've fixed that but the crawl space is still very...