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Moisture Problem Checklist

    Interior:

  • [  ] Mold/mildew/stains on surfaces (e.g. walls, ceiling)
  • [  ] Room/type and location:
  • [  ] In bedroom closets:
  • [  ] Mold/mildew on clothing
  • [  ] Behind furniture (poor air circulation)
  • [  ] Mold/mildew/staining on ceiling below attic insulation voids
  • [  ] Mold/mildew/dampness in carpet
  • [  ] Mold/mildew/staining on window frames
  • [  ] Mold in furnace humidifier water tray (potential major health problem)
  • [  ] Musty or damp odor
  • [  ] Condensation on window glass/frames:
    • [  ] Almost none
    • [  ] Only on very cold winter days
    • [  ] Often throughout the winter
    • [  ] Often during the fall and spring
    • [  ] Only on a few windows
    • [  ] On most windows
  • [  ] Water sometimes runs down onto sill
  • [  ] Water often runs down onto sill
  • [  ] Sill condensation damage (staining, rot):
    • [  ] Minor damage
    • [  ] Major damage
  • [  ] Sweaty pipes (notes location and season)
  • [  ] Basement dampness and leakage
  • [  ] Efflorescence (white powdery substance), mold and /or dampness on foundation walls
  • [  ] Other (describe)
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    Exterior:

  • [  ] Evidence of splash back (explain)
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  • [  ] Attic condensation and/or frost
  • [  ] Water stains on roof sheathing
  • [  ] Attic nail halos (dark rust stains around nails) - long term chronic moisture
  • [  ] Attic bypasses/air leaks (including dark stains of insulation or moist insulation)
  • [  ] Roof leaks; ice dams
  • [  ] Blistering/peeling paint (note side of house)
  • [  ] Buckled siding (note type and location)
  • [  ] Crawl space mold/mildew
  • [  ] Wood member moisture content greater than 30%
  • [  ] Other (describe)
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    Potential Moisture Sources

  • [  ] Unvented space heater (e.g. kerosene, propane, or gas heater)
  • [  ] Humidifier:
    • [  ] Portable
    • [  ] Furnace
  • Used during heating season:
    • [  ] Almost always
    • [  ] Sometimes
    • [  ] Seldom
  • [  ] Clothes dryer vented indoors; loads of wash per week:_________
  • [  ] Plugged dryer vent (look from outside)
  • [  ] Clothes dried indoors
  • [  ] Firewood stored indoors, including basement
  • [  ] Crawl space without ground cover
  • [  ] Poor grading-water ponds/puddles near house or water drains toward house
  • [  ] Basement flooding
  • [  ] Open concrete block cores in basement walls
  • [  ] Liquid water seepage through foundation walls
  • [  ] Open sump pump hole
  • [  ] Exposed dirt/hole through basement concrete floor
  • [  ] Gutter downspout not connected to sewer or suitable drain (ineffective)
  • [  ] No gutters
  • [  ] Plumbing leaks
  • [  ] Poorly caulked tub or shower enclosure grout
  • [  ] Cooking without lids
  • [  ] Cooking without using kitchen exhaust fan
  • [  ] Gas stove:
    • [  ] used for cooking
    • [  ] used for space heating
  • [  ] Forced air heating system return duct leakage
  • [  ] Kitchen or bathroom fan(s) exhausting into attic (not to outside)
  • [  ] Aquariums
  • [  ] Recent remodeling or construction

    Recommended Moisture Control Strategies

  • [  ] Indoor moisture source control
  • [  ] Discontinue use of non-vented space heater, including oven for space heating (major source of indoor air pollutants)
  • [  ] Vent clothes dryer outside
  • [  ] Clear plugged dryer vent
  • [  ] Dry clothes outside
  • [  ] Store firewood outside
  • [  ] Cover aquariums
  • [  ] Discontinue use of humidifier or vaporizer, especially in spring, summer, and fall when not needed
  • [  ] Install crawl space ground cover
  • [  ] Improve grading so that water drains away from house
  • [  ] Install gutters
  • [  ] Improve existing gutter drainage (low cost option is to add 8-10 foot downspout the gutter water flow away from the foundation)
  • [  ] Damp proof basement
  • [  ] Seal/caulk basement cracks
  • [  ] Cover/seal sump pump opening
  • [  ] Cover/seal exposed dirt in basement concrete floor hole
  • [  ] Seal forced air return duct leaks with mastic (NOT duct tape)
  • [  ] Seal attic bypasses and other air leaks into attic
  • [  ] Eliminate attic insulation voids
  • [  ] Educate occupants regarding need to increase use of ventilation systems
  • [  ] Install bathroom fan automatic control:
    • [  ] timer
    • [  ] dehumidistat
  • [  ] Clean/vacuum dirty/clogged exhaust fan blades/filters that constrict air flow
  • [  ] Install bathroom exhaust fan: quiet, 80 cfm minimum rated capacity
  • [  ] Dehumidifier (40 pints/day min.)
  • [  ] Improve closet air circulation
    • Leave doors open or install louvered doors
    • Heat closet  (defrost control leave light on)
  • [  ] Clean mold from furnace humidifier water tray
  • [  ] Other (describe)
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