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Is Condensation on Windows a bad sign?

Since the recent cold snap our double glazed windows are running with water, every morning it's all over the window sills, running down the wall - in the bathroom it's even making a puddle on the floor tiles. Now I noticed the seals at the bottom of our windows are starting to get what looks like a black mold - should ...

Posted by Greg Olmstead Dec. 12, 2019 Walls and Roofs 1 response

In the winter should you heat a low/dirt floor crawl space with a furnace vent?

In buying a old house with a low/dirt floor crawl space and plumbing under the home, would heating the part of the plumbing area cause any mold or other problems in the winter? No, its quite the contrary. Heating a crawlspace will prevent mold. But heating a dirt floor crawlspace without taking any steps towards insula...

Posted by janis hobson Dec. 11, 2019 Crawl spaces 1 response