Any concrete building will have water coming from it for a few years. Make sure to put a hvac vent and return in your basement if you build with ICF and have humidity in your area. Just keep it conditioned and it will turn out fine as long as you don't do something dumb like cover it with plastic or something. You'd have the same issue if you just used block or brick to build your house. Just not as bad.
I too live in central fl. Mild temperatures these days but still a lot of humidity. I just have a floor standing dehumidifier and it pulls a couple of gallons a day out of a 2700 sqft house. The house is very leaky.
In the humid South, you probably want a permanently installed dehumidifier for seasons where you don't use the air conditioner. High in the Rockies, you may miss the day when your ICF walls are no longer providing humidity. Are humidifiers common in Utah?
We don't have humidifiers here because the air is so dry. But with all the water in the concrete I may need one. Although I am hoping that the HRV will also cut down on the humidity. I will also have a greenhouse attached to the home so if I need extra humidity I can pull in air from the greenhouse.
Why do you think the humidity is coming from your walls? Isn't the foam supposed to be vapor impermeable on the inside and outside layers? Maybe it really is coming from your floor and the walls have nothing to do with it.
EPS foam isn't vapor impermeable. Which is good news. Because otherwise the extra water in the concrete would have a very difficult time getting out over the years.
@LegacyViewsICFhomeBuild Thanks. it might be related to the distance you hold the phone out. I did notitce it momentarily went to normal volume when you moved, so I suspect it is related to microphone positioning rather than an audio processing issue. Or maybe the microphone loses its sensitivity in the cold?
Any concrete building will have water coming from it for a few years. Make sure to put a hvac vent and return in your basement if you build with ICF and have humidity in your area. Just keep it conditioned and it will turn out fine as long as you don't do something dumb like cover it with plastic or something. You'd have the same issue if you just used block or brick to build your house. Just not as bad.
ERV along with dehumidifier is the key I would think
If I live in a humid area that would be perfect. I am in a high mountain desert so I will probably be going with an HRV.
I ended up with a whole house ducted dehumidifier and keep it at 45% also run an erv 24/7
In central fl
That's a great system for FL. I live in a desert so we have the opposite problem. Especially in the winter. Our air gets super dry.
I too live in central fl. Mild temperatures these days but still a lot of humidity. I just have a floor standing dehumidifier and it pulls a couple of gallons a day out of a 2700 sqft house. The house is very leaky.
In the humid South, you probably want a permanently installed dehumidifier for seasons where you don't use the air conditioner. High in the Rockies, you may miss the day when your ICF walls are no longer providing humidity. Are humidifiers common in Utah?
We don't have humidifiers here because the air is so dry. But with all the water in the concrete I may need one. Although I am hoping that the HRV will also cut down on the humidity. I will also have a greenhouse attached to the home so if I need extra humidity I can pull in air from the greenhouse.
Why do you think the humidity is coming from your walls? Isn't the foam supposed to be vapor impermeable on the inside and outside layers? Maybe it really is coming from your floor and the walls have nothing to do with it.
EPS foam isn't vapor impermeable. Which is good news. Because otherwise the extra water in the concrete would have a very difficult time getting out over the years.
The sound has been significantly lower in recent videos, much lower than other channels and other of your videos. Have you changed something?
@markstipulkoski1389 Sorry about that. Not sure what changed. All I have to record with is my phone. I will try and talk louder :)
@LegacyViewsICFhomeBuild Thanks. it might be related to the distance you hold the phone out. I did notitce it momentarily went to normal volume when you moved, so I suspect it is related to microphone positioning rather than an audio processing issue. Or maybe the microphone loses its sensitivity in the cold?