getmealemon
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Hi all, i have a victorian end of terrace with solid stone walls built 1900-1901. It has a large basement area around 650 square feet separated into three rooms. It is unheated and tanked(poorly - stuff is flaking or bubbling off the wall).
I want to make the space more habitable. I haven't ever noticed any water droplets anywhere but on opening the door to the basement you can feel the humidity and notice a musty smell. Cupboard boxes get damp and tools rust etc so it is obviously damp. I have recently installed humidity sensors which read around 16.0c and 81% relative humidity on average currently.
I am considering installing some mechanical ventilation down there to help with the humidity and would like to know if anybody has and the results.
I'm guessing since its not a heated space a heat recovery system would be pointless?
I am considering internal insulation so i know that ventilation will have to be improved if i do install this anyway.
I will be removing the failing tanking at some point and most likely not replacing it to allow the walls to breathe as they were designed to do.
I want to make the space more habitable. I haven't ever noticed any water droplets anywhere but on opening the door to the basement you can feel the humidity and notice a musty smell. Cupboard boxes get damp and tools rust etc so it is obviously damp. I have recently installed humidity sensors which read around 16.0c and 81% relative humidity on average currently.
I am considering installing some mechanical ventilation down there to help with the humidity and would like to know if anybody has and the results.
I'm guessing since its not a heated space a heat recovery system would be pointless?
I am considering internal insulation so i know that ventilation will have to be improved if i do install this anyway.
I will be removing the failing tanking at some point and most likely not replacing it to allow the walls to breathe as they were designed to do.