I’m working on our summer place on a lake and we’re dealing with a moisture issue I don’t know how to solve.
A large portion of the house is on a slab which caused the floor to sweat when it’s humid out. To fix this we laid down a layer of Dricore and put laminate flooring on top. We also added the requisite vents around the perimeter.
However, on humid days the floor still sweats and now the edges of the laminate flooring is starting tarting to curl up. So, we’re back to square one.
Has anyone else run into this situation? If so how did you fix it?
Pulling the slab isn’t an option unfortunately.
Thanks in advance.
Scott
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The slab will be ground temperature, Warm humid air will condense on the slab.
I suspect the same with the Drycore / laminate .
Measure the temperate of the floor when you notice the problem. If it is near the dewpoint, it is condensation.
A layer of insulation under the laminate would solve the problem. Use a water proof laminate or solid vinyl.
Get a dehumidifier.
I doubt venting under the Dricore improved the situation. That's just letting humid air under the floor. A dehumidifier or a properly sized AC system would fix things.