Re: Connie-older homes--attic moisture

[Guest guest]

I think she means they are not built as tightly and other ways for air to get

out of house, but will see what she meant. I have an old house, it had an

unvented attic and there was no mold in attic or any signs of problems. Roofer

said from inside it looked very good. He said you ought to see some attics I go

into. They are full of mold and algae.

--- In , " cocopollyphenol " <cocopollyphenol@...>

wrote:

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> Connie, you say you don't find the same problems in older homes. What is

different about them? Thanks

>

[Guest guest]

Our house is older, built in 1968 by a very good local builder. We are in a

small development (50 houses) that was a farm & all the houses except

for one street were built by the same man. We haven't had any problems in our

home and have never had the windows replaced. Still have the old wooden

paned ones with storm windows. We have oil heat and have it checked and

cleaned every fall. The guy was just here last week and said he's never seen a

cleaner furnace! Our attic is dry and has two square type vents on the back

side of the roof (hip roof) and a vent high on the eve of the addition. Only

two owners my mother for 26 yrs. and us since 1994 without any problems.

No water damage and no problems in the attic ever except 2 weeks ago during

the very HEAVY rains we had. All is dry now even after some rain. Roof is

almost 19 yrs. old so it's time to replace it. No sign of moisture or damage

of any kind. Wood is all in excellent condition so all seems well. We even

had a structural engineer come to inspect the house about 2 yrs. ago. He

said the house was in excellent condition and saw no problems whatsoever.

We feel comfortable with leaving things they way they are without making any

huge or structural changes. We've even put off having new windows

installed because I think a house needs to breathe some plus I don't want a

reaction to new windows. House stays nice and warm in winter & cool in the

summer

with the thermostat set at about 76 or 74. NO mold and no health issues at

home so we're here to stay. We have a large lawn so as we age that will

become harder to take care of. But we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.

I just don't want to leave my safe home and move to a condo made of toxins.

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I think she means they are not built as tightly and other ways for air to

get out of house, but will see what she meant. I have an old house, it had

an unvented attic and there was no mold in attic or any signs of problems.

Roofer said from inside it looked very good. He said you ought to see some

attics I go into. They are full of mold and algae.

[Guest guest]

Yes,  newer homes are built w  less air to leave, is the #1 mold issue. Had 2

older home w no attic mold.

Kathy

 <barb1283@...>

I think she means they are not built as tightly and other ways for air to

get out of house, but will see what she meant. I have an old house, it had an

unvented attic and there was no mold in attic or any signs of problems.