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1. stuff growing under my house (score: 1)
Author: JNiolon@uss.com
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 07:13:57 -0500
this may not be the right venue for my questions, but you guys know everything and if you don't know you can point me to who does. For the past few years, I've been trying to clear up a moisture prob
/html/shop-talk/2000-09/msg00042.html (8,882 bytes)

2. RE: stuff growing under my house (score: 1)
Author: "Larry Hoy" <larryhoy@Prodigy.Net>
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 07:44:29 -0600
In my experience I have found most moisture under homes is from surface water. Surface water is not running away from, but actually toward the home. It only takes a very small depression to create a
/html/shop-talk/2000-09/msg00044.html (8,173 bytes)

3. Re: stuff growing under my house (score: 1)
Author: epetrevich@relavis.com
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 10:12:47 -0400
First off, I'm not an expert on this type of stuff (which will be evident in my post 8>)) But my first reaction is to make sure you don't have a moisture source ABOVE the plastic. Is there any pipes
/html/shop-talk/2000-09/msg00046.html (7,937 bytes)

4. Re: stuff growing under my house (score: 1)
Author: John Miller <johnm@ims.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 08:09:03 -0700 (PDT)
While most molds are harmless, there are some that have lead to very serious health problems. I really don't want to cause panic or raise anyone's concern too high, but you probably should be pretty
/html/shop-talk/2000-09/msg00048.html (8,072 bytes)

5. Re: stuff growing under my house (score: 1)
Author: JGN <jgn@li.net>
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 16:01:28 -0400 (EDT)
Your corrective measures might be preventing the spread of whatever mold or fungus, but why would they eliminate what was already there? Fill up a spritzer bottle or deck sprayer with mostly bleach a
/html/shop-talk/2000-09/msg00056.html (8,322 bytes)

6. Re: stuff growing under my house (score: 1)
Author: JNiolon@uss.com
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 15:20:17 -0500
loose the tarps ??? I meant that the crawl space area was completely covered in polyethelene (6 mil) as a moisture barrier.. thats standard in this area and code required. why remove that ??? john
/html/shop-talk/2000-09/msg00058.html (7,351 bytes)

7. Re: stuff growing under my house (score: 1)
Author: John Miller <johnm@ims.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 13:32:18 -0700 (PDT)
I would agree that the polyethelene is important for holding the moisture away from the airspace under the house. But if the moisture is really coming from under it, then it may be a more difficult f
/html/shop-talk/2000-09/msg00059.html (7,968 bytes)

8. Re: stuff growing under my house (score: 1)
Author: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 17:22:29 -0400 (EDT)
my mom's house was having a dust problem that we eventually chalked up to the crawlspace floor (dirt) migrating up into the carpet. we put down some plastic sheet to (hopefully) keep the dust out. wa
/html/shop-talk/2000-09/msg00062.html (8,167 bytes)

9. Re: stuff growing under my house (score: 1)
Author: JGN <jgn@li.net>
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 17:34:38 -0400 (EDT)
I thought you had added tarps on top of the ground surface. Moisture barriers are usually added underneath a skim coat of concrete, and that's fine. If you have a loose tarp just lying on top, moistu
/html/shop-talk/2000-09/msg00063.html (8,075 bytes)

10. Re: stuff growing under my house (score: 1)
Author: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 22:19:00 -0500
That would the HIGH water table, wouldn't it? Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L LOON, MAC pethier@isd.net http://www.mn
/html/shop-talk/2000-09/msg00064.html (7,839 bytes)


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