We built a house 7 years ago and it’s insulated and has double glazing. I’ve installed Home Assistant with temp sensors in the bed rooms and seeing 70%+ humidity levels. Temperature is always above 16c
We ventilate it, but still it’s 70% in the bedrooms. WHO recommends 40-60%, so we’re a bit worried.
Living room is around 55% during the day when we have the heat pump set at 21c.
As it’s pretty humid outside I think it’s almost impossible to get it lower, but are there any other tips? I don’t want to run dehumidifiers. Would an HRV like system help?
Vapour barrier. Vapour barrier. And maybe a vapour barrier.
They’re really cheap and only a little difficult to install. I’ve installed them in every house I’ve ever lived in. In our current house things dried out so much some of our floorboards warped a little. They are magic.
Never heard of that, thanks. Our house is built on a concrete slab, so don’t think that will work?
Sounds like a reasonably new build. If it’s slab on grade they would have put down a vapour barrier prior to pouring the concrete slab.
If there’s an air-gap between the slab and your floor, and you can get in there, then yeah it will help. Concrete is remarkably porous to water.