u/Select-Building-5393

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I have one of those old houses with a dirt crawlspace that's pretty shallow and wood floors with no insulation (which would mold I'm sure if it was present). No A/C. I am looking into a vapor barrier. Just bought the house.

Meantime, at counter level where I have my little weather station, it shows 49% humidity but at the floor it shows 60%-65% unless I run a dehumidifier.

The dehumidifier is really loud but it does get the floor below 60%, do I need to worry about 65% humidity at floor level when it's < 50% just a couple feet up? I can run some fans, I like air movement anyway.

It's been a really cold spring so I only open windows in the afternoon if it's over 70 degrees out.

I'm worried about PGE charges, I have a VISANI dehumidifier and run it in the living room pretty much nonstop.

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u/Select-Building-5393 — 11 days ago

I have an old California house with a stupid shallow crawlspace that I need to have enough soil removed (it's touching wood in a bunch of places) and I have one bid that's a lot of money but from someone I have trusted with other landscaping work.

This is not about some sort of basement plan, this is to have the foundation accessible and the wood not at risk.

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u/Select-Building-5393 — 13 days ago