Crawlspace thoughts

[Guest guest]

I saw what looked like an extra good liner for the crawlspace floor - I think it

was called Clean Room. That looks good in theory but I see it as a disaster in

the making. What I think I'll do about my crawlspace is remove the insulation if

it's moldy & leave it off. The insulation under my bathroom was moldy - from the

condensation on the pipes - no leaks. And the pipes are wrapped with that foam

tube stuff. (a technical term :-) )

Then I will put in one or two crawlspace exhaust fans. I have no vents but a lot

of holes & air space to the upstairs. My theory is that it will pull out the

crawlspace moisture and some of the air from upstairs - the colder damp air

first.

I rather like the idea of a layer of borax on the floor...if I won lotto I

think. If you put that on mold (say a moldy windowsill or chaulking with mold

inbedded in it) the mold dies eventually. I don't think mold can grow on top of

it either.

Found some interesting dehumidifiers when I googled peltier technology

http://www.novelaire.com

but they are not clear on how they work.

The Eva Dry is based on peltier technology (the plug -in Eva Dry) & I highly

recommend it. (Not for an unfinished crawlspace though.) It works & doesn't use

a lot of power.

PS ChemLink Chemlinkinc.com makes a fairly non-toxic sealant called BARR

that is suitable to seal a foundation. I'm no expert but I think you have to

seal the outside all the way down to the bottom of the foundation (underground).

[Guest guest]

There is a product called CleanSpace that works very well if properly installed.

Connie Morbach, M.S., CHMM, CIE

Sanit-Air, Inc.

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> I saw what looked like an extra good liner for the crawlspace floor - I think

it was called Clean Room. That looks good in theory but I see it as a disaster

in the making. What I think I'll do about my crawlspace is remove the insulation

if it's moldy & leave it off. The insulation under my bathroom was moldy - from

the condensation on the pipes - no leaks. And the pipes are wrapped with that

foam tube stuff. (a technical term :-) )

> Then I will put in one or two crawlspace exhaust fans. I have no vents but a

lot of holes & air space to the upstairs. My theory is that it will pull out the

crawlspace moisture and some of the air from upstairs - the colder damp air

first.

> I rather like the idea of a layer of borax on the floor...if I won lotto I

think. If you put that on mold (say a moldy windowsill or chaulking with mold

inbedded in it) the mold dies eventually. I don't think mold can grow on top of

it either.

> Found some interesting dehumidifiers when I googled peltier technology

> http://www.novelaire.com

> but they are not clear on how they work.

> The Eva Dry is based on peltier technology (the plug -in Eva Dry) & I highly

recommend it. (Not for an unfinished crawlspace though.) It works & doesn't use

a lot of power.

> PS ChemLink Chemlinkinc.com makes a fairly non-toxic sealant called BARR

that is suitable to seal a foundation. I'm no expert but I think you have to

seal the outside all the way down to the bottom of the foundation (underground).

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