Tag: mold

  • Pete’s Puzzle: Mold on Painted Clapboards is Food for Thought

    Subtitle:  There is mold on the factory-primed, latex top-coated wood clapboards on the south but not the north side of our house Images:  Whenever my wife starts a conversation with, “OK, Mr. Building Scientist,” I know I am in some kind of trouble. That proved to be the case one day when we were out…

  • Pete’s Puzzle: Mold in Certain Closets

    Subtitle:  After putting up with mold for a long time, a homeowner finally bites the bullet and hires a moisture management expert Images:  Author’s Note: I am setting up a series of building investigations that I have done over the years as puzzles, presenting successive pieces as an interesting way to tell the story. As…

  • Pete’s Puzzle: Mold in Certain Closets

    Subtitle:  After putting up with mold for a long time, a homeowner finally bites the bullet and hires a moisture management expert Images:  Author’s Note: I am setting up a series of building investigations that I have done over the years as puzzles, presenting successive pieces as an interesting way to tell the story. As…

  • Do Humidifiers Create IAQ Problems?

    Prime:  prime Subtitle:  Adding water vapor to your indoor air may do more than you think Images:  …

  • Building Science Puzzles: The Jigsaw Approach

    Subtitle:  Tracking down performance problems is all about getting the building science right — and following the rules of jigsaw puzzles Images:  Just about every week, I get a call or an email that turns into a building science puzzle. While the problems are varied, how you solve them doesn’t change. First, you understand how…