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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Technically the heating of your house is now taking that hit to dry the clothes. My space is already tight and it already has high enough humidity from a wet crawlspace. People have used clotheslines in the winter for centuries, especially on a sunny day with a breeze clothes dry pretty well.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Do you have a vapor barrier in the crawl space? Idk what you mean by wet but its probably fixable.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Its basically got a trench all around the inside that has water seeping in from the edges and the trenches go to a sump pump. Short term im planing on installing drainage pipe in the trench then concreting over it to reduce the water exposed to the air. Long term I'll eventually have to excavate around the house, install drainage, repair and reseal the foundation.

    I guess i could try to just install vapor barrier over the trench and it would have a similar effect.

    The crawlspace is closer to a short unfinished basement. I can stand between the joists in most places.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    If you have sitting water then you most definitely got mold. But if its like you described treat the mold replace insulation then vapor barrier on the joists and tape over seams. Its not a huge house so that all can be done in a weekend if you know what you're doing. But it really easy just a pain in the ass.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    I want to install infloor heating so i was gonna insulate and vapor seal the main floor joists then. The walls and floor are a mix of concrete, bedrock, and cinderblocks. I'd have to install joists and insulate to vapor barrier it effectively. One of the trenches also cut diagonally to a drain line halfway along the crawlspace. I think the house started with about 1/3 of the the footprint crawlspace then was expanded later but I'm not really sure.

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