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Prevent a serious problem in your home

Condensation on the inside of windows has become an increasingly common problem in newer mobile homes. While the old homes were drafty and expensive to heat and cool because they leaked so much air, all that air movement took excess moisture from cooking and bathing out of the house. The new homes are sealed much more tightly, are wrapped with Tyvek or some other vapor barrier and tend to reduce air infiltration substantially.

The result is more water vapor is trapped inside the home where it can condense on windows in cold weather. This can cause serious damage because the water sometimes runs down the window into the wall and down to the floor. An experienced buyer of used homes is always going to check for floor damage under the windows. The solution is to make use of the range hood fan and bathroom fans to vent the excess moisture before it causes problems. If the weather is nice, opening the house up to dry out also helps.