LindaK
New Member
Hi, I'm new here and have a dampness problem in my crawl space.
I have a 1.5 story house in British Columbia, Canada. When I bought it, it had the vents closed and a heater on full blast. It was dry but my hydro bill was huge. So, last year my son and I turned the heater off and insulated the ceiling with batts. (I'm a woman and don't know all the technical terms so please bare with me on that). Then, the toilet valve leaked slowly at the floor and ran down the pipe into the crawl space. This spring I got a big surprise when I checked under there. There was water and the insulation was dripping wet. So, I removed all the insulation and dried it in the sun, opened the vents,fixed the toilet leak, and I thought all was well. It was nice and dry so put the insulation back in. The floor of the crawl space is cement with one area where the sewer pipe leaves the crawl space and it is just gravel. It's maybe 2' X 2'.
I just went to check the crawl space expecting it to be dry but it's dripping wet again. I closed the vents cause it is fall and raining and installed a dehumidifier.
Now the question (finally, Ha Ha!!). Is the insulation we put in causing a problem? Should I remove it all and just keep the dehumidifier going with maybe the heater on low too? I don't see any leaks from pipes. Help, it's very frustrating and want it cleared up soon before winter is here. Thx. -L
I have a 1.5 story house in British Columbia, Canada. When I bought it, it had the vents closed and a heater on full blast. It was dry but my hydro bill was huge. So, last year my son and I turned the heater off and insulated the ceiling with batts. (I'm a woman and don't know all the technical terms so please bare with me on that). Then, the toilet valve leaked slowly at the floor and ran down the pipe into the crawl space. This spring I got a big surprise when I checked under there. There was water and the insulation was dripping wet. So, I removed all the insulation and dried it in the sun, opened the vents,fixed the toilet leak, and I thought all was well. It was nice and dry so put the insulation back in. The floor of the crawl space is cement with one area where the sewer pipe leaves the crawl space and it is just gravel. It's maybe 2' X 2'.
I just went to check the crawl space expecting it to be dry but it's dripping wet again. I closed the vents cause it is fall and raining and installed a dehumidifier.
Now the question (finally, Ha Ha!!). Is the insulation we put in causing a problem? Should I remove it all and just keep the dehumidifier going with maybe the heater on low too? I don't see any leaks from pipes. Help, it's very frustrating and want it cleared up soon before winter is here. Thx. -L