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Posted by on June 27, 2005, 5:45 am
Noozer wrote:
> > We have an attached 1 car garage which sits on a concrete slab.
> >
> > The concrete slab is visibly damp (but no puddles) and the air is
> > beginning to smell musty.
>
> Is the concrete sealed? If not, this could be moisture wicking up through
> the concrete.
>
> > What is the best way to fix this?
> > - Keep garage door and/or windows open for several hours a day?
>
> This is the best way to make sure that it dries out, but won't solve the
> problem.
>
> > - Buy another humidifier? (we already use one in our basement and
> > would rather not have to buy and operate another one in the garage?
>
> A humidifier PUTS moisture into the air. What you'd want is a DEhumidifier.
> This will dry the air and could help, but it doesn't solve the actual
> problem.
>
> > - Do nothing and wait for cooler weather to come in the fall?
>
> It might get worse with the cooler weather.
>
> > - Other suggestions?
>
> I'd try and dry the garage as best as possible and seal the concrete. After
> that I'd ensure that the drainage around the garage is good. You may need to
> trench around it and install a "french drain".
Sealing the concrete sounds like putting a band aide on an infected wound.
You need to find where the moisture is coming from..
If it happens even when it has not rained for a while then you may have
underground water - or maybe just dew?
Where do you live? Does rest of basement get damp?
LB
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