ᐅ Is ventilating/drying after installing the screed/interior plaster advisable?
Created on: 31 Jan 2017 12:08
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Dan8070
Hello everyone,
Our shell construction has been standing since November; we are waiting for consistently above-freezing temperatures and will continue with applying the interior plaster and screed installation in March/April, depending on the weather (single-family house, 143 sqm (1,540 sq ft), fully basemented).
In the basement, we have underfloor heating in 3 of the 4 rooms; only the utility room is unheated. One basement room has a large daylight window, while the other three (including the one without underfloor heating) have standard basement window wells.
Since we have great respect for the issue of moisture and do not want to rush the timeline, we really want to proceed with the floor coverings only when moisture measurements provide certainty.
My thought now is whether we should use 2–3 dehumidifiers alongside the consistent shock ventilation (opening windows fully 5 times a day, reliably maintained for several weeks; I work 4 km (2.5 miles) from the site; my parents live next door) to support the drying process for about 2 weeks, starting 4–5 weeks after the screed is installed.
The primary idea is not faster drying, but more thorough drying.
What do you think? Is spending a few hundred dollars well invested?
By the way, we are installing fleece screed.
Thanks for your opinions.
Our shell construction has been standing since November; we are waiting for consistently above-freezing temperatures and will continue with applying the interior plaster and screed installation in March/April, depending on the weather (single-family house, 143 sqm (1,540 sq ft), fully basemented).
In the basement, we have underfloor heating in 3 of the 4 rooms; only the utility room is unheated. One basement room has a large daylight window, while the other three (including the one without underfloor heating) have standard basement window wells.
Since we have great respect for the issue of moisture and do not want to rush the timeline, we really want to proceed with the floor coverings only when moisture measurements provide certainty.
My thought now is whether we should use 2–3 dehumidifiers alongside the consistent shock ventilation (opening windows fully 5 times a day, reliably maintained for several weeks; I work 4 km (2.5 miles) from the site; my parents live next door) to support the drying process for about 2 weeks, starting 4–5 weeks after the screed is installed.
The primary idea is not faster drying, but more thorough drying.
What do you think? Is spending a few hundred dollars well invested?
By the way, we are installing fleece screed.
Thanks for your opinions.
We received detailed advice from a company that provides dehumidifiers and blowers. Depending on the size of the house, they then recommended the number of devices needed. It was the best decision we could have made, as everything dried thoroughly. The screed had already been in place for three weeks, and despite ventilation, it was still quite damp. After two weeks, everything was dry. Overall, however, we spent more than €1,000 on electricity.
The original poster has already outlined their time frame, so why ask again? €1000 (about $1100) for drying the building versus rent, standby interest, interim rent with storage, etc. – there can be many reasons. The calculation is simple and quick to make.
However, the OP is concerned with a qualitative advantage, not time.
However, the OP is concerned with a qualitative advantage, not time.
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