On Jan 11, 10:44*am, mm wrote:


I'm guessing that a house that old that has 'crystallized material' on
the wood was probably built with heartwood pine. *If so, it is mostly
impervious to damage from moisture.

So youre saying that either she is mistaking the crystal stuff for
moisture, or she has moisture but they are two unrelated things.


I'm saying her crystallized material is quite possibly thoroughly
dried pine pitch. If condensation formed on it, it would feel damp
but would not penetrate nor harm the wood.

Red