RAINY DAYS BRING BUSY DAYS 

KEEPING YOUR HOME DRY YEAR-ROUND

Our phones ring endlessly when the rains come. Homeowners with water leaking into their basement, invading their space or their duct work. In the spring the phones stay steady with reports that the home inspector said they have water in the crawlspace that needs corrected to sell the house. Yet once summer comes the calls wind down as things begin to dry out and the water issues are not so immediate or intrusive. Summer is when water and moisture issues can create the most damage though. Warm air means Condensation. This moisture then leads to mold, mildew and musty smells inside the home.

Humid 80° air outside the home (like we have had this last week), entering 55° crawlspaces through open vents creates problems for homeowners. The warm 80° air holds more moisture than the cooler 55 ° air inside the crawlspace does. When the warm air that enters is cooled in the crawl space and the relative humidity increases, condensation occurs. In effect, it’s raining in the crawlspace. Left unaddressed, within 48 hours mold begins to grow on the organic material in the crawlspace. The off-gasses of the growing mold produce musty, moldy odors that permeate up into the living space of the home. Most homeowners have no idea that this is even occurring below them. What they are aware is that these nasty smells are now in their home and they were not there when it was cooler inside.

It truly is the moisture not the water that creates the majority of health issues under the home. A SaniDry dehumidifier will eliminate this condensation and keep mold and mildew from growing. It would also be a prime time to get those water issues addressed before you are dealing with water in your home!!!