Posted By: ian mclean
moisture problems - 02/05/05 10:25 PM
We just completed construction of our timberframe home outside Calgary Alberta. We have radiant floor heating in the basement and a high velocity fan coil unit for the rest of the house. The basement walls are insulated concrete forms and the exterior walls are SIPs. This is our first winter in the house. Winters out here are typically long, cold and very dry.
Back in the spring I had stuffed fiberglass insulation in between all of the floor joists where they contact the outside rim joist.I did not put up any type of vapor barrier in these spots as I had never seen any put up in other homes. Needless to say I now have mold growing on the inside of the rim joist as a result of the trapped condensation. The bottom plate is soaked. When the mercury dips to the minus 20's and 30's (celsius) I get huge water on the windows.
Any suggestions as to cleaning up this mess, insulating the rim joist and dealing with wet frozen windows would be greatly appreciated.
Ian Mclean
Back in the spring I had stuffed fiberglass insulation in between all of the floor joists where they contact the outside rim joist.I did not put up any type of vapor barrier in these spots as I had never seen any put up in other homes. Needless to say I now have mold growing on the inside of the rim joist as a result of the trapped condensation. The bottom plate is soaked. When the mercury dips to the minus 20's and 30's (celsius) I get huge water on the windows.
Any suggestions as to cleaning up this mess, insulating the rim joist and dealing with wet frozen windows would be greatly appreciated.
Ian Mclean