Hi i am hoping someone might be able to shed some light on a humidity mystery.
Does attic insulation help with humidity.
Also we have an encapsulated conditioned dehumidifier and supply vent crawl with a radon system.
The best solution for controlling moisture is at its source.
With outside temperatures ranging between 5 f and 95 f attic temperatures range between 48 f and 92 f.
This is because insulation that has become wet does not function as well as dry insulation.
Excess heat and humidity in the house come hand in hand and the main culprit in this case is the attic.
Advani hopes to finish the attic and install a minisplit although he s not sure that will lower the humidity.
When you insulate the top of your attic with spray foam you re bringing your attic into your home s envelope as a result you can reduce the temperature in your attic by a lot anywhere from 120 degrees to around 95 during peak summer.
Humidity settings are another issue that can make or break the performance of your heating and cooling systems and your attic ventilation.
Adding the right amount of insulation can prevent excess humidity and liquid or frozen precipitation from entering the attic space which protects the space and anything stored inside of it.
The normal indoor humidity range in winter should be 15.
These can include installation of seamless gutters and downspouts.
I had my attic insulated with blown cellulose and air sealed i hope.
We mean that literally by the way.
Since that time my home has gone from around 45 48 rh to 52 56 rh humidity 73 74 degrees.
Similarly by improving your insulation you can help to improve the levels of humidity in your home.
Only about 10 of the hip roof is shaded so it gets plenty of direct sunlight.
If the problem is the result of water or moisture penetrating the foundation or floor slab there are many remedial actions which may help.
A moist attic means moist insulation and moist insulation is less effective.
Insulation tips for hot humid climates.
Moisture control is an important issue when you think about the insulation in your home.
When an attic is poorly insulated the space may be infiltrated by humidity precipitation and even bugs or vermin.
Attics with spray foam insulation are so cool.
This heat eventually attic insulation can reduce heat humidity in the house.
Yes we did increase the attic insulation r value when going to cellulose but i have tried running the ac much longer by basically shutting off registers in the room where the tstat is and i know that the ac is running pretty long that way but still it fails to reduce humidity to less than 55 by itself.