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    curwin Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Feb 12, 2008, 04:23 PM
    Ice in Crawl Space Under Tarp
    :confused: I'm building a new home with crawl space. I put sand /plastic/sand. Floor got very wet for one month before roof on in November.Then I put plastic tarp (gray) over sand floor. I'm putting furnace/insulation and jiprock soon up stairs.
    When I crawl on tarp you can hear ice cristals crunching under neath. I looked and can see thin layer of ice on sand.
    I will be turning heat on soon,What is the best and most quick way to get remove moisture?
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    Feb 13, 2008, 08:59 AM
    Once you are totally closed up and heated the moisture will eventually evaporate. New construction has a lot of moisture from paint, drywall taping and such but it all goes away. The crawl will be the last to go. If you want to speed this up put a fan in the crawl and set your furnace fan to the ON position rather than AUTO.
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