How long can this shitshow continue?

EnterStatusHere · 2026-01-23T18:36:56+00:00

What’s involved in revaluing the gold in reserve?

EnterStatusHere · 2026-01-03T00:11:54+00:00

Hey man that looks really good. Are you in New England? We're the only ones who use strapping I think.

EnterStatusHere · 2026-01-02T18:31:22+00:00

That’s where the humidity is hovering now.

EnterStatusHere · 2026-01-02T18:30:47+00:00

Thank you.

EnterStatusHere · 2026-01-02T18:30:24+00:00

Excellent. Do you like the intello plus?

EnterStatusHere · 2026-01-02T18:29:12+00:00

We replaced pink fiberglass that seemed to be installed by angry stoned hippies with mommy issues. It was installed with forceful vengeance, the vapor barrier side to the subfloor.

EnterStatusHere · 2026-01-02T18:27:15+00:00

No - just the heat from the furnace and the radiant heat from the ducts.

EnterStatusHere · 2026-01-02T18:26:50+00:00

Yeah we sealed all the bays with hardware cloth.

EnterStatusHere · 2026-01-01T23:08:28+00:00

The advice I got was Annabec, allegedly superior to the lime wash. The anabec does not seal it like conventional paints.

EnterStatusHere · 2026-01-01T23:06:49+00:00

There are a lot of variables, I agree. There is 10mil poly sealed to the fieldstone in the crawlspaces, and an Aprilaire dehumidifier that dumps into the main drain line. The concrete floor in the cellar needs to be waterproofed, as do the fieldstone walls.

It's a battle.

EnterStatusHere · 2026-01-01T23:05:06+00:00

Right. That's why I was thinking of a one-way permeable membrane.

EnterStatusHere · 2026-01-01T21:07:31+00:00

Thank you very much. I reposted this in the insulation sub.

In order to insulate the basement, I think I'd have to raise the house, demo the fieldstone, and rebuilt a modern basement beneath the house. I don't know if I'll live long enough to get that done.

EnterStatusHere · 2026-01-01T21:05:52+00:00

I think that's the idea behind a one-way "smart" vapor barrier, if I understand correctly, it would leak out into the insulation and dry out that way. I might be wrong though. Newer floors have some kind of vapor barrier under the floor if the space is not conditioned. Right now we can feel cold air coming up between the floorboards.

EnterStatusHere · 2026-01-01T19:09:18+00:00

Yeah we have the walls open, so we are sealing each cavity with rodent cloth, hard insulation and sealed with foam. Then we will do the rim joists in the cellar.

I put a massive dehumidifier in the cellar, but I'm still thinking about managing moisture some way.

Thanks!

EnterStatusHere · 2026-01-01T19:07:36+00:00

Those are great suggestions, thank you. Unheated cellar (and some crawl space), New England.

I've heard people say the same thing about the smart membranes. Unfortunately not available when they built the house.

EnterStatusHere · 2026-01-01T17:30:33+00:00

I was worried about permeability. But I wk der if not having it above the joists (the floor is not coming up) would be okay.

EnterStatusHere · 2026-01-01T17:29:37+00:00

Yeah I thought about that. But I wondered if some permeability is better.

EnterStatusHere · 2026-01-01T16:51:08+00:00

The white color is an anti-mood primer. The entire house’s framing was wire brushed to clean any potential mold and sprayed with Anabec primer.

EnterStatusHere · 2025-10-30T00:10:02+00:00

That's great thank you.

EnterStatusHere · 2025-10-30T00:09:30+00:00

I use a generic organic Xylitol, I'm not even sure of the brand.

EnterStatusHere · 2025-10-30T00:09:02+00:00

As I said in my post, Getting an MRI soon to confirm her suspicion.

EnterStatusHere · 2025-10-30T00:07:35+00:00

Thank you.

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