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One of the ways to reduce humidity in the premises is the use of heating devices and special moisture absorbers. However, this may have negative consequences. First of all, the use of heating devices leads to additional electricity. Secondly, excessive drying of air should be avoided, since the humidity complex for a person is about 50%, and lower moisture can adversely affect the state of the cardiovascular system.

Install high-quality windows indoors. It is desirable that these are two- or double-glazed windows. Such glass is well saved heat and at the same time prevents the formation of condensate on. Please note that high-quality should not only be the glass package, but also the window frame.

Check the room more often. The airtight of the window, the less fresh air in it. It is best to air three times a day for 15-30 minutes. At night it is advisable to leave an open window, for example. This will reduce the likelihood of condensate formation and reduce humidity. You can install special ventilation valves on the windows.

Purchase special moisture absorbers and install them in places subject to dampness.

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It is undesirable to dry the lingerie in the apartment. Thus, you will only increase the humidity in the apartment.

The presence of condensate in the greenhouse, where garden crops grow, negatively affects yields and leads to fungal diseases of plants.

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Fight condensate, settling on the walls of the greenhouse is quite difficult. Therefore, buying a greenhouse, firstly, make sure the windows or a folding roof. Pay special attention to the vents, they must be at the topmost point of the greenhouse. Hot air, moisture and evaporation should effectively pass through them.

The second reason for the appearance of condensate is, an excessive amount of grown plants, as well as late removal of side shoots and dead leaves.
Before planting seedlings to the greenhouse, calculate the number of plants per square meter. Ideally arrange 2 plants on m2.

Another reason for the appearance of condensate can be an evening watering of plants, especially cucumbers. Producing watering in the greenhouse needed in the first half of the day using warm water. Thus, you will reduce the appearance of condensate on the ceiling of the greenhouse at night.

Many gardeners are recommended to cover the beds with the crops with a transparent film, then evaporation will not be, and the condensate in the greenhouse will decrease. The use of black opaque film will not allow the soil to warm up in the heat and reduce the presence of condensate.

The ventilation should be carried out when the air temperature outside the greenhouse is 10-12 degrees below the optimal temperature for the greenhouse. The temperature in the greenhouse should be + 20 - 25 degrees. So, to open the greenhouse is necessary when on the street + 12 -15 degrees. The greenhouse needs to be opened in the morning until it started to heat up. Thus, you align the level of moisture and prevent condensate on the walls of the greenhouse.

Pledge of health I. comfortable accommodation The house is a good microclimate, one of whose most important components is humidity. In the warm time, this indicator should not exceed 65%, and in winter - 60%. But often in houses, cottages and apartments located on the first floor, there is an increased humidity or even dampness that causes the appearance of mold and the spread of diseases.

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Put high-quality windows. It is desirable that the double-glazed windows have two, three or four cameras, so the window will be better to save warm. The window frame must be reliable. Make sure that the installation is also spent qualitatively. If you are concerned about condensate, install special ventilated valves.

More often carry out the room, especially if new windows are installed in it. Note that the more tightly the windows and doors are closed, the less in the house of fresh air. It is best to open windows three times a day for 15 minutes, once - before bedtime. Leave a dutched window in one room.

So that the heat is well circulated on the room, do not join the windows with long dense curtains, do not put furniture near batteries. Window sills should not be big. Arrange the plants - they contribute to the regulation of moisture.

Purchase special climatic equipment, absorbing humidity: split system, air conditioning or other ventilation technique. Install the moisture instrument in particularly raw places. Well reduce humidity heaters with an open nichrome spiral, but they consume a lot of energy. But remember that often the use of such devices can dry the air, which also negatively affects human health. Do not let the level of humidity go below 50%.

Make repair only with natural finishing materials: wood or drywall. The latter has a property to absorb excess humidity Or allocate with a shortage, this is an excellent microclimate adjustr. Use kitchen hood.

In old houses, dampness may occur due to an emergency. In this case listed methods do not help you need to spend overhaul Buildings.

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To measure the level of humidity, use household hygrometers.

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• How to deal with high humidity

Air humidity is very important for the normal functioning of all vital human systems. Also, furniture in the apartment, and home plants suffer from lack of humidity. Maintain the level of humidity in the apartment in many ways.

You will need

• Bathroom with shower
• Fan
• Towel
• Humidifier

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For the next way you need a fan. It is necessary to include cold water in the shower, in the bathroom, and send the pressure into the bath. Make sure that the water is not spilled on the floor! If the soul has switches, then it is best to switch it to the smallest sprinkler of water. Then you need to put the fan before entering the input and send the air to the water flow. First, the air is moisturized in the bathroom, and the fan will drive it out.

Another way is suitable for rainy weather. To moisturize air, you need to open all the windows during the rain at least on the ventilation mode. During the rain, the air humidity is high, and when carrying out dry air, the house is replaced with and wet.

Well, the most expensive way of humidification is the purchase of a special device. Air humidifiers are different, the dependence of the type from the area and the ultimate goal of moisture is. Therefore, when choosing an appliance, it is best to consult specialists.

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In order to keep track of air humidity at home, it is best to buy a hygrometer.

Dry air is very harmful to respiratory tract. Especially during the disease by any ORVI. After all, the body struggles not only with infection, but also excessive dry air. Therefore, one of the recommendations, as soon as possible to recover, concerns air humidification. However, how to do it, many simply do not know.

You will need

• - humidifier;
• - wet rags;
• - Thai or other water tanks;
• - keys to twist the batteries;
• - Bulverizer.

The level of humidity in the house plays a crucial role in the formation of a microclimate, providing a healthy and comfortable atmosphere, or, on the contrary, contributing to the development of pathogenic microorganisms, the growth of mold, reproduction of dust mites, causing allergies, occurrence unpleasant odors and discomfort. Elevated level Humidity of building structures, elements and materials, a reduced or missing possibility for natural or forced grazing leads to a constant or temporal accumulation of moisture in the thicker or on the surfaces of the materials, which can contribute to an increase in their thermal conductivity, accelerating corrosion or biological destruction.
The insufficient level of humidity in the house also leads to the discomfort of the inner atmosphere of the house.

The optimal level of relative humidity in the house is considered humidity from 30 to 50%. Relative humidity is determined by the ratio of the amount of water vapor in the air to the maximum possible content at a given temperature. The higher the air temperature, the greater the water steam can be contained. The temperature in which the air cannot contain an additional amount of water vapor is called "dew point". The low level of relative humidity ensures maximum comfort for a person, does not contribute to the development of potentially malicious microorganisms (dust ticks) and ensures the safety of building structures and materials.

Signs high humidity in the House.

Unpleasant odors. The intensity of odors in the room increases with increasing humidity. The strengthening of household smells may indicate the growth of moisture in the atmosphere of the room. The sharp smell can signal about the growth of mold, fungi or rot.

Feeling dampness.It indicates an increase in moisture and violation of the ventilation of the room.

Condensate falling, formation of frost and ice on cold surfaces. Condensate, frost, ice on cold surfaces signals an excess of moisture in the room and the presence of insufficient insulation of the external contour of the building and on possible leaks of warm air through the slots.

Change color, texture and humidity of surfaces of materials.Balance, swelling, deformation, crack formation, bubbles, crumbling, peeling, discoloration, darkening, the appearance of dark or colored spots or central surfaces of materials may indicate increased humidity in the room. The rise of mold or fungus is accompanied by the appearance of spots of white, orange, green, brown, blue or black colors. Intensive reproduction of fungi begins with a relative humidity indoor 70%.

The formation of bubbles, the cracks of the paint testifies to the capillary port of moisture in porous structures. Loss of salts, powdered substances on concrete surfaces is an indicator of moisture that has evaporated from the concrete surface. The formation of plate chips on the surface of concrete indicates the freezing of excess moisture in the thickness of the material.

Biological destruction of a tree.Rota and decay wooden structures Indicates a permanent damaging effect of moisture that creates optimal conditions For growth and reproduction of the microorganisms destroying the tree. In biological destruction, wood changes its color, becomes loose and soft, which can lead to a violation of the integrity of wooden structures under load.

Wet pipes."Funny" cold pipes are a sign of high humidity in the house. Current cold water Significantly cools the surfaces of the pipes on which excessive moisture is condensed.

Hygrometer readings.Exceeding relative humidity in the house of more than 50% may indicate the availability of problems with humidity. At the same time, even a low level of humidity in the atmosphere of the house does not guarantee the absence of problems with excessive humidity in structures or individual rooms (basements, attic, etc.).

Sources of high humidity in the house.

1. Interstitial moisture.Porous construction Materials, such as wood, concrete and others contain a certain amount of moisture in the structure of the material. The moisture from the materials is capable of suitable conditions (the absence of steamproof barriers, increasing the temperature of the material, the presence of a difference in the pressure of water vapor) to begin to evaporate into the inner atmosphere of the house, increasing the level of humidity. The volume of seasonal evaporations from building materials can reach from 3 to 8 liters of water per day. In the internal environment of a newly built or repaired house, wet building materials evaporate an average of up to 5 liters of water per day.

1. Main moisture.Moisture can fall into the house in the form of rain, snow or groundwater, leakage of water supply and sewage, storage tanks for water, leaking through the looseness of moisture insulating media (roofing, walls, waterproofing, pipes, shock fittings, containers).

1. Capillary moisture.The capillary moisture enters the home microscopic progress of such materials as concrete, a brick, a tree from an external wet environment in the absence of waterproofing layers or layers that tear capillaries. Even the presence of a foundation plate is not an obstacle to the moisture falling into the house from the soil, if there is no layer of waterproofing and a granular mineral layer (large sand, crushed stone, gravel), tearing the ground capillary network under the stove. The amount of moisture coming into the house with violations of waterproofing the foundation may be very significant - up to 50 liters of water per day.

1. Paroperenos moisture through porous materials.Under the influence of the pressure difference, water vapors can penetrate porous materials, such as cellular concrete or wood. Contribute to an increase in humidity can be an excess steam plane with steam plane from the outside, for example, in a hot and humid climate, as well as insufficient or blocked steam plane from the inside-duck. Significant moistening of building structures occurs during evaporation of moisture from uninsulated soil under the house, especially in the absence of sufficient ventilation of the underground space.

1. Transfer moisture with air flow.Air flows through the gaps in building structures, on the unpergrided sections of the media, around the walls passing through the walls and overlaps or open openings, windows or doors are able to carry saturated water vapor from the street. With air flows into the house, up to 98% of all moisture comes. All other paths account for no more than 2% of the volume of moisture in the house. The non-slip influx of cold winter air containing a reduced amount of moisture can lead to the opposite effect: airborne indoor air. Insufficient or absent exhaust ventilationit helps to increase the humidity level in the house. Moisture transfer with ventilation air flows allows you to quickly and effectively reduce the level of humidity in the house.

1. Human moisture formation factor inside at home.A person by itself evaporates a sufficient amount of moisture into the inner medium of residential premises due to respiratory and sweating. A family of 3-4 people evaporates to 200 ml of moisture per hour (4.8 liters in 24 hours). Many moisture is formed with household, household and hygiene measures. With a wet cleaning, up to 150 ml of moisture evaporates with square meter Square. Cooking on a family of 3-4 people during the day (breakfast, lunch and dinner) and washing dishes leads to evaporation of up to 3 liters of moisture. Cooking for gas increases the amount of moisture for another 1 liter. The drying of the laundry in the room leads to evaporation from 4 to 6 liters of moisture. In addition to raising humidity in the house, the drying of the laundry in the room leads to the evaporation of the residues detergents and an increase in the veil in the air, which can lead to provocations of allergic diseases. When taking the soul, 100 ml of moisture evaporates every 5 minutes. To increase humidity in the house leads cooking in dishes without covers, a significant amount of live plants in pots, open aquariums, the work of air humidifiers.

From the inside or outside? Capillary test.For a definition or domestic system for the formation of excessive humidity and damp walls or semi, a capillary test is carried out:

1. Find a moisture wall or floor.
2. Thoroughly dry it with napkins and hair dryers.
3. Close the studied area with a sheet of steamproof plastic or film.
4. Carefully glue the material to the surface with water adhesive tape that does not pass moisture.
5. After 2-3 days, explore the sheet of plastic and the surface of the wall or floor under it. If the moisture fired under the sheet, it means the capillary origin of the incoming moisture through building structures. If the moisture condenses on the outer surface of the plastic - the source of high humidity is indoors. If the moisture is determined and under the sheet and on the sheet - this may mean the presence of two moisture benefits simultaneously.

Options for solving excessive moisture problems in the house.

Foundation and basement.

Reduce the likelihood of moisture gains by capillary through the foundation with the following ways: the removal of surface waters, lowering the level of groundwater and waterproofing the foundations and underground building structures.

The set of events includes:

1. Device of the precipitation system with roofing and removing them into storm sewers. Preferred closed system Waterproof pipes with precipitation directly into the storm sewer, without intermediate overwhelming waters on the breakdown or soil. With an open system, drainage trays are installed on top of the scene. In the presence of a system for collecting and removing precipitation with a roof, it must be regularly removed from the leaves and another garbage capable of difficulty.
2. Device soil slope In the direction of the building. The minimum recommended shock width is 150 cm with a lifting value at a house of 7 cm, and the optimal - 3 meters when lifting 15 cm.
3. Wide waterproofing otzhetka Around the building will help reduce the flooding of the fittings adjacent to the foundation and basement. It is not necessary to organize a concrete break: you can use a more economy soft underground gesture from waterproof polymer-bitumen materials, hermetically connected by sticker or stiring with surface waterproofing of the foundation.
4. Waterproofing foundation It is performed in the form of a sticker or smear of polymer-bitumen waterproofing materials on a primer-primed concrete surface. Waterproofing is applied to all the verge of concrete surfaces of the foundation, and not only on the outer. For waterproofing, it is not necessary to use the runneroid - its service life before the formation of cracks does not exceed 5-7 years. The installation of the vertical draining membrane of the "Delta" type will help to reduce the sub-waterproof.
5. Device ring drainage Around the foundation with a tap of water below the relief, either in drainage reservoirs or wells. It is recommended to triple at least two drainage rings - next to the foundation and next to the edge of the waterproofing chamber around the foundation.
6. During the construction of a new building and laying the foundation and underground structures of the basements necessarily arrange large sand pillows, sand-gravel mixture or rubble(Minimum thickness 10 cm) to reduce and break the capillary subjo. Under the foundation, the slab is placed by waterproofing material or polystyrene plates having practically zero moisture permeability. All concrete structures that will be in the ground are protected by several layers of waterproofing.
7. Installation protective visor To protect against spraying and penetration of insects around the perimeter of the foundation covering the entire upper edge of the foundation, it will significantly improve the waterproofing of the walls from the foundation in addition to standard polymer-bitumen materials.
8. Do not store firewood on the breakdown along the walls of the building - it worsens the ventilation of the foundation and walls, which can lead to an increase in moistening of structures.

Underground.

During the construction of the newly erected buildings, it is better to avoid the device of sublimation as heat engineering and structurally irrational elements, replacing them on the UTC-bearing of floors on the ground, or on the foundation of the slab. If you wish to have underground, or with the presence of an underground in an already existing building to monitor moisture coming through underground, the following activities are carried out:

1. Insulation of the soil. The soil under the building within the foundation is covered with bitumen-polymer waterproofing material, thick PVC or butyl rubber film. The edges of the fifth film are glued to the inner surface of the foundation. Sheets are glued together with an adhesion at least 15 cm. In the presence of pile or pile-screened foundation, it is covered with soil without a waterproofing attachment to piles. The waterproofing material in the underground is covered with a layer of sand 10 cm or a snag with a thickness of 5 cm to ensure its mechanical protection.
2. Adequate ventilation of underground space. In the absence of insulation of the soil under the building in the foundation, the product should be arranged by a common cross section of at least 1/400 (the requirements of the international construction code - 1/150) from the Square of the underground. Production should be located opposite each other to provide end-to-end ventilation and no further than 90 cm from inner corners foundation. The minimum cross-sectional area of \u200b\u200bone product is 0.05 m2 (for example, 20 by 25 cm). If there is a properly performed isolation of the soil from the production in the foundation, you can refuse.

Walls

Lower parts of exterior wallsThe walls to which the roofs of the attacks or the lower levels are most susceptible to the reflected spray spray and snow accumulation. To prevent the convergence of these parts of the walls, the following activities are performed:

1. The minimum recommended height of the foundation or base under the outer part of the wall should be 60 cm. If the foundation height is smaller, then it is necessary to protect the wall with a spray with a visor, or arrange hanging over the foundation wall with waterproofing of the bottom face over the foundation. Also, the lower 50 cm of the outer walls of mineral materials, or with the finishing of them, can be protected from the exposure to moisture with a calm hydrophobic impregnation.
2. The walls to which the roof is adjacent can be protected by a layer of waterproofing with the shelter with a wired metal profile.
3. The lower parts of the outer walls are not worth covering high plants, storage near the firewood, as it worsens the air circulation and the natural drying of the walls. In addition, the leakage, reflecting from the items in the outer walls, can fall on the velocity of the walls to less protected from moisture.

Special attention should be paid hydro-vaporizoation around windows and doors. The windows must be equipped with drops with drippers that prevent drop-down drops along the bottom surface of the mound to the walls. Most windows and doors are currently installed using polyurethane foam mounting foam. The polyurethane foam foam with an open cellular structure is not an obstacle to steamer and moisture penetration.

Therefore, at immediately after harvest, the mounting foam should be hidden by a vapor insulating ribbon from the inside and a waterproofing vapor-permeable ribbon outside. For sealing gaps, you can use pre-compressed self-seeping sealing ribbons - psyl. The slopes around the windows and doors are better additionally insulated to prevent their cooling and condensate formation.

Outdoor finish and mounted facades on the walls.

The main rule of the device of multilayer walls to prevent their conjunction is formulated in paragraph 8.8 SP 23-101-2004 "Design of heat protection of buildings": To ensure the best performance in multilayer structures of buildings with a warm side, layers of greater thermal conductivity should be placed and with greater vapor-permeal resistance than the outer layers.This means that materials outdoor decoration Do not prevent natural steam plane through wall materials. This situation may occur with the external coverage of vapor-permeable wall materials, such as autoclave gas concrete, boardproof insulation, brick masonry, plastering and paints, a device of mounted steamproof facades without ventilation of the gap between the walls and the facade.

Flat ledges on walls that are not equipped with protective visors or shocks for water removal, ledges with a negative slope on the walls are the place of precipitation, followed by moisturizing the walls and the penetration of moisture into the house of capillaries. Unread drainage leads to entering overflowing water to the walls.

Internal vaporizoation of walls.The main purpose of the internal vaporizolation is a decrease or prevention of stereos through vapor-permeable wall materials. The device of proper vaporizolation is particularly relevant to preserve the properties of porous, cellular and fibrous thermal insulation or structural heat-insulating wall materials. For moisturizing thermal insulation materials Their thermal conductivity grows in geometric progression. The main error committed during the installation of vapor barrier is the lack of sealing of compounds of sheets of vapor insulation materials and their adjoints to walls and structures. Be sure to seal all holes or punctures in vaporizolation that may occur during construction. The vaporizolation material itself is capable of withstanding only moisture diffusion transfer. However, as is known, 98% of moisture is transferred not diffusion, but with air flows. In the presence of microloans and cracks in the joints and adjoins, the effectiveness of vapor barrier is significantly reduced, and the risk of moisturizing wall materials increases significantly. A continuous additional layer of vapor insulation plaster or paint on the inner surfaces of the premises will reduce the risks of moisturizing walls from internal sources of moisture.

Cold attic.The main sources of moisture in attic rooms serve penetration with air leaks from the underlying premises through the looseness of the attic overlap. To ensure a normal humidity of the attic, it must be well ventilated through the ventilation openings in the front, hearing windows. It is recommended that at least half of the ventilation holes be 1 meter above to the skate with respect to the rest. Skating ventilation should be provided in the hollow roofs. To prevent condensate fallout, all vents passing through the cold attic and flue pipes must be insulated. It is forbidden to remove the exhaust ventilation of the premises in the attic space.

Warm attic. The main mistake in the device of warm roofs is an insufficient ventilation gap, the absence of skating ventilation and a deaf sweeping of the soles, blocking the undercase ventilation. Existing skate ventilation holes, roofing fans and sophistic perforations can be clogged with pollen, web and leaves, which leads to a deterioration in the ventilation of the underpantle of warm roofs.

Ventilation of premises.Ventilation plays a major role in removing excess moisture from the house. Natural ventilation is usually not enough for efficient ventilation of places with high humidity: in the bathrooms, in the saunas, in the kitchens, in the technical premises. In such premises, it is recommended to install local exhaust ventilation, which allows you to quickly remove excess moisture. Exhaust fans can be configured on automatic switching on when a certain level of humidity is reached. The recommended minimum ventilation level for bathrooms is from 80 to 100 cubic feet per minute (CFM) and 150 CFM or more for kitchens. The minimum recommended duct diameter for local ventilation is 100 mm. The simplest way to device forced local exhaust ventilation is the withdrawal of the air duct through the wall.
Best result According to the control of humidity in the house, it is achieved when installing the supply and exhaust ventilation system of the whole house. When calculating the supply ventilation of the house, the required airflow volume is calculated by the formula: CFM \u003d 0.03 x at home + 7.5 x (number of bedrooms + 1).
In the absence of a supply ventilation system in the house, it is recommended to install windows with microventation valves and wall valves of air tributaries of the CPV. It is especially important to have an inflow ventilation in rooms with open-flame heating devices, in kitchens with gas devices and boilers.

Control of internal sources of moisture.

Significant contribution to the increase in humidity can be made open or hidden (in the walls, overlaps, undergrounds, ground) leaks water pipes and sewage. It is possible to establish the presence of a hidden leakage of the water supply in water consumption that will show water consumption in the absence of consumption.

It should be provided with a drying of linen in the open air, or in a drying machine. Open aquariums can be closed with a lid. The house should store firewood for no more than 1-2 days. If there is a large number of people in a small room, you can use a mechanical air dryer.

Conclusion.
To think about the control of humidity in the house, at the stage of its design, providing all the necessary structural barriers to penetrate moisture into the house and its design both outside and from the inside. Layout of the house, the location of windows and doors, elements of natural and forced ventilation should contribute to effective air exchange and removal of wet air.

Thoughtful analysis of the causes of the occurrence of high humidity in the already built house will help make the right decision on possible ways Solving problems arising with excessive humidity.

The problem of high humidity is relevant even for individual panel premises. How to remove moisture in the apartment so that it does not return, and in your home again it has become comfortable and safe, you will learn from this article. The fact that this problem needs to be solved as quickly as possible - no doubt. After all, in such an environment there is a pathogenic mold, the furniture and other things in the house will deteriorate, it is also not very useful for the structure itself.

Why does dampness occur?

The problem, how to remove the smell of dampness in the apartment, may arise for several reasons:

1. Oblosts in the design and construction of the house.
2. A large amount of linen, which is dried after washing.
3. Poor ventilation and rare room ventilation.
4. Low air temperature in winter.
5. Flooded basement. Thunders with high humidity, mainly the first and second floors. With poor ventilation, dampness threatens the floors above.
6. The use of cheap building materials. Non-quality hinged ceilings, inexpensive plastic windows, vinyl wallpapers - All this turns the room into a box where moisture accumulates.
7. Incorrect alignment is big household appliances And furniture in the apartment, which, as a result, overlaps the exhaust holes and interferes with normal air circulation.

How does dullness and increased humidity manifest?

If such a trouble arose and you decide how and how to remove dampness in the house, you probably noticed the following manifestations of high humidity:

1. Characteristic smell.
2. Condensate on some surfaces.
3. Mushroom mold.

Important! Such signs can appear both separately and in the aggregate. What they are more and what they are brighter - the more aggravated the problem, how to remove moisture from the apartment.

How to find out why the apartment is raw?

Before starting actions, you need to still determine where the dampness penetrates into the house. To find out this in several ways:

1. If you live in apartment house, Come on the neighbors. If they have the same problem, then it's all the design of the house and improper design. If only you have, then your problem is easier to solve.
2. Take the glass and press it tightly to the wall. Leave it in such a state for the night. If droplets of water from the wall were formed on the glass in the morning, the moisture penetrates outside.

Important! If you think you can not pay attention to the humidity, and it will be done by itself, then you are mistaken. She will give you myself to remind a lot of diseases and spoiled mood. The fungal mold promises headaches, problems with respiratory organs - and this is not a complete list.

How to remove moisture in the house?

You already know how to determine the source of the problem. Now, using these knowledge, start to get rid of dampness. If the problem is external, then make a building insulation. What to pay attention to:

1. Warming of the outer wall.
2. Seaming seams between panels if the house is panel.
3. Wall coating with thermal insulation layer inside the apartment.
4. Conducting anti-grapple surface treatment.

How to remove the smell of dampness in the apartment?

If the increased humidity is caused by internal reasons, then you should conduct such neutralization measures:

1. Pay attention to the ventilation system: check the craving and clean it.
2. Check your home as often as possible. It is better to do it in dry sunny weather.
3. Survey all radiators and pipes for leakage. If you find it - troubleshoot problems.
4. Install the air conditioner. It dries air and in this case can be useful to you.
5. Each time during cooking, turn on the hood.
6. Take care of the selection indoor plants. Prefer such that do not need frequent watering.
7. When repairing in your apartment, give preference to natural materials. They are able to absorb excess moisture.
8. Purchase air dryer. He eliminates the damp quickly and efficiently. When buying, pay attention to the power of the device. If it is high, then optionally around the clock operation of the device. Just include it twice a week.
9. You can install an additional heater in the apartment, but it is relevant only for the cold season or for cold houses. In the warm room, such an apparatus will only bring harm.
10. You can purchase some specialized synthetic tools, such as "Stop moisture". They absorb excess moisture and are an excellent absorbent substance.

How to remove moisture in the house - folk remedies

Those who are interested in how to remove excess humidity in the apartment folk remediesThe following method is useful:

1. Take the container. Better beautiful, because there is a possibility that they will be in sight.
2. Pour salt and sugar into different vessels.
3. Establish around the perimeter of your apartment.
4. Change the contents of containers from time to time.

Important! Salt and sugar perfectly absorb moisture. But this is not entirely practical and appropriate. Eliminate the causes of excess moisture and the problem will leave. The main thing is not to retreat and do not regret money for repairs, if it has a need. After all, your health and health of your family depends on it.

For a person, normal humidity - 40-60%. With higher humidity rates, there is a risk of developing chronic colds and skin disease, and fungi, which develop hard in rawrooms, cause bronchial asthma.

Because of the ceiling, condensate formed, walls and windows are formed, wet spots appear, mold and nasty smellThe furniture and equipment spawns. The moisturized designs of residential buildings are rapidly destroyed: stone and concrete crumbling, metal corrosive, and the wooden rot. To extend the life of the house, it is necessary to protect it from the harmful effect of moisture, creating an effective waterproofing system.

Why humidity is formed

The moisture enters the room both from the inside and outside. The main thing is to detect its source. To protect the house from dampness, it is necessary to periodically inspect it, paying attention to the zones in which moisture can accumulate, as well as possible places of its penetration.

We are talking about the waterproofing of the basement, the tightness of the window and door frames, the penetrations of pipes and the antennas on the roof, the integrity of the roof and the drainage system.

Also, moisture in the residential premises is formed as a result of human vital activity. Preparing food, watering plants, washing underwear and taking a shower, we increase air humidity. A family of 4 people daily highlights up to 10 liters of water as a pair.

If you do not delete excessive moisture with the help of natural ventilation, the humidity mode and disputes of fungi in the air will be broken in the house, will begin multiply and create whole colonies in warm and poorly ventilated rooms. This process acquires avalanche-like character if the humidity exceeds 70%, and the temperature is 15 ° C.

Before starting to deal with dampness, it is necessary to determine the level of humidity in the room. To do this, you can purchase a hygrometer - a device showing the percentage of humidity. If the device shows the increased moisture content, it is necessary to move to the next step - the source to determine the source and eliminate the problem. The reasons for the appearance of humidity in the house may be several.

Bad waterproofing foundation

Groundwater can rise to 1.5 m. In this case, the observed horizontal waterproofing of the foundation is the obstacle. If there is no such waterproofing, the soil moisture penetrates the walls of the building. Its traces can be seen above the plinth inside the house, on the spoiled wallpaper and the collapsed plaster at the bottom of the wall, in raw and coated mold corners.

To avoid the effects of poor waterproofing of the foundation, it is necessary to provide additional waterproofing or create it from scratch if it did not take care of it during the construction. When the house is built without basement, the foundation is usually put horizontal waterproofing, which protects the walls from the capillary penetration of moisture. If this was not done in a timely manner, you will have to pull the trench around the house, clean the walls from dirt and make the vertical waterproofing of the foundation (roller or coating).

Bad waterproofing basement

Bad waterproofing of the basement can lead not only to the wetting of the walls, but also to the flooding of the basement. Usually its walls are made of concrete or brick, and they are combined with belt foundation. Groundwater, in contact with the surface of walls having a porous structure, penetrate inside and become a source of dampness and mold both in the basement and indoors above it.

To eliminate these phenomena, it is necessary to water the floor, the ceiling and the walls of the basement, having previously cleaned them from fungus and mold and disinfected by a special solution that prevents the appearance of organic raids, and the seams will be lost cement mortar.

If there are frank leaks in the walls, they need to be eliminated, applying rapid-hardening compositions, or to perform injection waterproofing. For further processing of the walls and the ceiling, you need to use antiospheres, penetrating (penetrating) impregnations and hydrophobizers related to coating repair materials.

To make re-waterproofing from the outside, you will have to dig up the backbone of the foundation. From the lateral penetration of moisture of the wall of the basement both outside and inside isolate two layers of hot bitumen or cold bitumen mastic. In addition to improving outside, rolled waterproofing materials are used (rubberoid, polymer membranes), laying them from bottom to the heated resin or bitumen with the adhesive panels 15 cm. Protect the air-powered beugressed indoors from groundwater can be used.

Processing the walls, proceed to the floor of the basement. On the entire area, the clay castle is arranged, it is tamped and covered with a layer of sand or rubble, after which the cement solution is applied and the rail. In the future, the waterproof adhesive composition can be put ceramic tiles. For the ceiling, paint waterproofing, and, if necessary, insulate it.

Wrong scene around the house

Due to the nneivative arrangement of the breakfast, part of atmospheric precipitation and economic water penetrates pricework. The only way to solve the problem once and forever - to remake the breakfast. It should have a bias from home 2-3o and a regulatory width of 70-80 cm, but in any case to be 20 cm wider than the eaves, so that the water flowing from the roof does not blur the soil near the building.

After the backbone of the foundation's pockets, the base of the scene is placed on top, so that the moisture from the surface of the earth did not reach the walls of the foundation. The clay layer is falling asleep with gravel and sand, tram, and then covered with pavement plates or poured with cement mortar. If the basement is insulated, you need to insulate and the breakfast. In this case, under the plates around the perimeter of the house are placed by estrusional polystyrene foam.

Violation of the drainage system

The main reason for this phenomenon is clogging or destruction of the drain pipe or gutter. In this case, rainwater falls on the walls, and they watered.

To protect the walls from moisture, plastering on cement-based, mastic, waterproof mineral mixtures and hydrophobizers are used. The latter significantly reduce the consumption of paint and impregnating materials, and coatings formed by paints on water based, Purify water-repellent properties. In addition to hydrophobizers, bitumen waterproofing plasters protecting from harmful water action, and vapor-permeable plaster, helping to avoid damp-carrying walls.

Also use special "drying" plaster. Evaporation occurs inside the plaster layer, and the surface remains dry. In addition, salting fallout does not spoil the appearance of the coating and does not destroy the plaster. You can protect the facade of the house and waterproof finishing materials: vinyl siding, tile under stone, mounted panels from PVC. At the same time, it is important that the ventilation gap was between the trim and carrier wall.

Insufficient or incorrect warming of the walls and disruption of the integrity of the roof

Due to the difference in the external and internal temperature on the wall surface, condensate appears. Get rid of condensate on the walls simple: you need to insulate the building outside. This will increase the thickness of the walls, and the dew point will shift inside the design. With sufficient heat, condensate under conditions of increased humidity, as a rule, is not formed. This is possible only with its rapid heating or late inclusion of heating.

Increased humidity can also be observed with incorrect warming, when water vapors cannot be out. So, they accumulate indoors and in the building structure. In addition, the flowing roof is the reason for the wetting of walls and ceilings at home.

As for the roof, its flowing areas should be repaired by replacing damaged elements to integer, the installation of the patch (for metal roofs), as well as by treating with coating waterproofing materials.

Warming the walls, you need to comply with technology and a sequence of work, and not replace one materials by others. The order of laying materials is subordinate to the principle: the vapor permeability of the layers should increase from the inside out. Then the moisture will be able to go unhindered without accumulating indoors.

Insufficient or incorrect ventilation

As a result of insufficient ventilation, a foxhable air appears, excessive humidity and condensate, the consequence of which is raw corners, wet walls and windows swollen. Ventilation is so important that its quantitative characteristics have the power of the law and are registered in the construction norms and rules (SNiP). Every hour a person needs at least 30 m3 of fresh air.

High-quality ventilation is a pledge of a comfortable stay. But since the construction began to use hermetic double-glazed windows and monolithic concrete, the house became like a vessel that does not transmit air. Therefore, it is necessary to check the permeability of the ventilation mines and regularly air the room to get rid of humidity, tobacco smoke, harmful substances allocated to furniture, finishing materials and cleaning agents. The best way The ventilation is a draft, at which in 5-10 minutes the air indoors completely changes. And create an optimal microclimate in the bathroom, in the kitchen, in the bathroom, the gym and the worship will help forced ventilation.

Supply will provide door ventilators located at the bottom, and the exhaust will create a fan built into the exhaust hole, which can be synchronized with the inclusion of light or opening the door.

Wrong installation of double-glazed windows, installation of sealed windows or low-quality seals

These are the causes of poor ventilating rooms, stamped glasses, wet window sills and wall areas under them, as well as raw slopes.

By installing metal-plastic windows, it is necessary to choose those that have ventilation valves, closing with strong wind and open in weak weather. If there are no them in the installed windows, you can mount them into the upper part of the profile. In addition, you need to air the premises twice a day for 10 minutes. Installing the windowsill and filling mounting foam The depth of its attachment, heat insulating the place of the adjuncing frame from warm air inside the room so that the heat penetrates the cold window and the condensate is not accumulated under the windowsill. Check the integrity and elasticity of window seals, which provide the window tightness. Finding a defect, replace them with new ones.

In addition, increased humidity in the house creates improper operation of the premises. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that residential Rooms There were no too many water vapor from the kitchen and the bathroom. No need to dry in rooms wet things and store liquids in open containers. And in the fall and in winter, the premises need to be regularly measured, maintaining a constant temperature in them.

You can protect the house from high humidity in many ways, but the effect is maximum, use them in the complex.

Increased humidity in the apartment is a serious problem. So-time from high humidity on the walls, windows, furniture and even clothes appears mold. Not only are the walls lose the appearance and things come into disrepair, so much harmful dampness is very harmful to health. Long-term stay in the raw room with co-time leads to a decrease in immunity, exacerbation of allergic reactions and other health problems, including chronic and oncological.

Causes of high humidity

There are quite a lot of causes of high humidity.

One of the reasons is the bad wall of the building from the foundation. This reason is associated with violations of technology during construction. As a result, the foundation transmits moisture on the walls, the walls evaporate it into rooms. The result - in the apartment increased humidity, and it does not matter, the house is new or old. In this case, it is very difficult to eliminate the source of high humidity. Such construction defects are almost incorrect.

Other possible reason - Salt. If the house is built in the winter, then the salt is often added to the concrete, so that the frost did not prevent the assembly of concrete strength. Walls in which there is a concrete with salt, they will be raw themselves, and the wallpaper is wet. And you can not do anything about it. But it is not scary, i.e. After a few years, the walls are well dried and the dampness will disappear.

But the most frequent cause of high humidity in the apartment is the problems of natural ventilation. It often happens that in the new apartment humidity was optimal, but after, for example, the replacement of windows on modern hermetic, dampness appears. The reason for this is that hermetic windows break the correct air circulation, and now the wet air does not leave the room, condenses on the walls, windows and provokes the appearance of mold.

But even if in a house with waterproofing and ventilation, everything is in order, then this does not mean that the problem of dampness will never arise. In a rainy summer, when there is a large humidity on the street for a long time, dampness may well go into the room.

A source of high humidity can also be aquarium. Aquariums, by the way, are recommended to be placed in rooms with reduced humidity, because They actively evaporate water and sat over the air. And if the humidity in the house is increased, then the aquarium will only aggravate the situation.

The constant drying of the wrapped linen in the rooms also aggravates the situation with humidity.

Even on humidity affects the location of the windows of the apartment. If the windows are on the sunny side, then the humidity is lower, if in the shade, then the humidity is higher.

- Heating is also one of the factors of moisture. If the heating in the apartment is bad, the batteries are weak, it also contributes to the increase in humidity. - The flowing roof - if this is relevant, then no methods of combating moisture will help until the roof is repaired.

There is another source of humidity, which is inherent in any apartment - water stands out in the air when people breathing. Moreover, we are not about milliliters per day, but about entire liters (from the whole family).

Ways to reduce moisture

To combat high humidity in the apartment there are several ways.

Firstly, It is necessary to open the windows and air the rooms. It is relevant not only to get rid of dampness, but also to maintain health, because Fresh air is always useful. If the heating is not central, i.e. The boiler is installed, it is useful to turn on the heating more accurate and open the windows. This method is well drying the rooms.

SecondlyYou should check the ventilation system. It happens that the ventilation shaft is clogged, the air exchange stops and begins to increase the humidity. In this case, the mine must be cleared. It happens that the mine is poorly designed and the air exchange is almost not carried out. In this case, you can build forced ventilation. Those. In the air duct install the fan.

Thirdly, You can use air dryer. Drying air or air dryer is a device similar external species on an electrical heater. The meaning of his work is that he sucks the air from the room, skips it through his filters, cleans and dries it. At the exit, the air is obtained by the required degree of humidity, purified from dust. This option is the most expensive, but it saves, even if other ways do not help.

By the way, even the most ordinary air conditioner supplied to cooling mode reduces air humidity. This is due to the fact that the wet air, in contact with the cooled surface, is condensed and the room is displayed along the tube.

How to measure humidity in the apartment

Increased humidity in the room can be defined not only by indirect features, such as wet walls or mold on wallpaper, but also with the help of a specialized measuring device called a hygrometer (the full name "Polyometric hygrometer"). Household hygrometers are inexpensive. They can be hung in the room and control the level of humidity. For reference: acceptable is the level of humidity from 40% to 60%.