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I have a dumb/uninformed question. If I have two cooled surfaces, one say 20 degrees below he dew point and one 5 degrees below the dew point,which one will have the moisture condense on it first. The coldest or will they both have moisture condensed on them? Which one will condense the most...

Thanks, Abby good artice. The HVAC company is going to come out to the house (they have not set a time yet) and let me know how THEY are going to fix the problem. Lets see what they say. I will keep you all posted.

I guess by trying to improve the efficency of the system, a different problem was generated, sweating and soaked insulation. I wonder why the HVAC company who designed the system, and charged me big bucks to install it, didn't tell me about the possible moisture problems I would have. It seem...

Abby, if you do not ventilate the crawlspace how do you keep mold from growing since you now have a closed air space without airflow? My HVAC company, builder, and county all said I needed the cross ventilation to mitigate any mold problems that could arise in the crawl space. Am I in a dammed...

I have a 2000 sq ft house less than a year old on a river in the South Eastern costal region of the U.S. it has insulated Metal AC ductwork in the crawlspace. The insulation surrounding the ductwork is wet and dripping water. The inside of the ductwork appears to be dry. Can some one enlighten...

Thanks Grouser, we will keep your suggestions in mind as we talk to the builder. Do we have any other comments from others out there?

My wife and I had a meeting with our Geo-Tech Friday and this is what we came up with for possibly the most economical solution to the problem. We discussed the use of a backhoe or equivalent to remove the soil down to and below the organic layer. We would back fill with # 57 rock as the organic...

I will keep you all posted as things progress

dgillette, The house will be on Lake George outside of Salt Springs. I have not seen the samples or pictures and probably would not know what I am looking at even if I did. I have an appointment set up with the Geo-Tech people next Friday to talk over my options. Does anyone have any...

Thanks everyone. I have a meeting set up with the GeoTech group to discuss my options wrt to the foundation.

TDAA, thanks for the quick response. What do you mean by PT. If it is pre-tensioned then the answer is no. The homes have been built over a period ranging from the 70's to now. I will talk to the G-Tech again. NativeGator

I am an Electrical and not a Geotechnical or Structural Engineer. I am trying to get a single story concrete block house built in central Florida on a lake and have run into a problem. The house will be built on a stem wall, be about 3 feet above finished ground level and have about 200 – 225...