Noticed one of the attic vents was not working.
Does a garage attic have humidity.
Told that the 2 attic power vents are the only attic ventilation i have the house does have vented soffits every other soffit cover is vented.
If you have a utility sink or other source of moisture in your garage consult a contractor.
Humidity settings are another issue that can make or break the performance of your heating and cooling systems and your attic ventilation.
Moving your dryer oven and bath exhaust vents to the outdoors can cut garage humidity significantly.
Things have been ok low energy bills house very comfortable.
This will help allow moisture trapped in the space to leave whenever possible.
The normal indoor humidity range in winter should be 15.
Excess condensation and humidity levels in your garage have a negative affect on your home.
Help purchased home 8 years ago with 2 power attic vents.
After that put a little humidistat in your attic and check it every once in awhile to make sure everything is gravy.
Depending on how tight a house is constructed and the outside temperature even a relative humidity of 30 percent may be too high.
Garage condensation results from moisture in the air.
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Even when a spray foam contractor does everything right you might still have high humidity in your attic.
Jason advani has insulated his attic with spray polyurethane foam and while his heating bills have dropped high humidity remains a problem.
When that moisture makes contact with a cold surface water droplets accumulate and lay the groundwork for potentially serious issues.
Start by keeping your garage doors and windows open whenever you can.
The insulation on the floor of your attic needs to have an approved vapor barrier.
High humidity in the attic insulating the underside of the roof deck solves one problem and creates another.
More often than not all you need to do is verify that everything is sealed and if needed install a dehumidifier.
By scott gibson march 18 2019.