Tag: mold
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Do Humidifiers Create IAQ Problems?
Prime: prime Subtitle: Adding water vapor to your indoor air may do more than you think Images: …
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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…