I have a house that a portion of it is built on a slab, I took the
carpet off of the floor to tile this room. the carpet was wet along the
wall line. Now with just bare slab water is forming and it is coming
from the inside of the T-111, more in the corners. Coming down the wall
then coming into the house. The roof does not leak and there is no man
made item that could creat this problem, such as anything to do with
water. No base boards, washer,waterpipes ect --------nothing not even
under the slab. The house is insulated with 3 1/2" of insulation from
the 60's, could it be that the insulation has flattened out ant is not
working properly?
The wall are 2/4 construction 16" center. It was just recently caulked
and painted and was re shingled last year. Can anyboty help???????/

The outside of the house is T-111, the slab is ubove grade, and there
is no misture collecting on the outside
Joseph Meehan wrote:
wrote:
I have a house that a portion of it is built on a slab, I took the
carpet off of the floor to tile this room. the carpet was wet along
the wall line. Now with just bare slab water is forming and it is
coming from the inside of the T-111, more in the corners. Coming down
the wall then coming into the house. The roof does not leak and there
is no man made item that could creat this problem, such as anything
to do with water. No base boards, washer,waterpipes ect
--------nothing not even under the slab. The house is insulated with
3 1/2" of insulation from the 60's, could it be that the insulation
has flattened out ant is not working properly?
The wall are 2/4 construction 16" center. It was just recently caulked
and painted and was re shingled last year. Can anyboty help???????/

What does the outside look like? Is any part of the slab near or below
grade? Does water collect on any side of the structure?

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Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit

wrote:
I have a house that a portion of it is built on a slab, I took the
carpet off of the floor to tile this room. the carpet was wet along
the wall line. Now with just bare slab water is forming and it is
coming from the inside of the T-111, more in the corners. Coming down
the wall then coming into the house. The roof does not leak and there
is no man made item that could creat this problem, such as anything
to do with water. No base boards, washer,waterpipes ect
--------nothing not even under the slab. The house is insulated with
3 1/2" of insulation from the 60's, could it be that the insulation
has flattened out ant is not working properly?
The wall are 2/4 construction 16" center. It was just recently caulked
and painted and was re shingled last year. Can anyboty help???????/

What does the outside look like? Is any part of the slab near or below
grade? Does water collect on any side of the structure?

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit

wrote:
the carpet was wet along the wall line.

Now with just bare slab water is forming and it is coming
from the inside of the T-111, more in the corners. Coming down the wall
then coming into the house.

The roof does not leak and there is no man made item that could creat
this problem,
The wall are 2/4 construction 16" center.

It was just recently caulked and painted and was re shingled last year. Can anyboty help???????

How did you decide the water was coming down the wall in the stud
cavity?
(Is there some piece of information you didn't include in your post?)

What is the source of the water?
Do you think it is rain water?

Is there a joint in the plywood or a window that might be a place of
entry for water?

Perhaps the recent painting and caulking has changed something to route
water into the wall.

TB

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I have a house that a portion of it is built on a slab, I took the
carpet off of the floor to tile this room. the carpet was wet along the
wall line. Now with just bare slab water is forming and it is coming
from the inside of the T-111, more in the corners. Coming down the wall
then coming into the house. The roof does not leak and there is no man
made item that could creat this problem, such as anything to do with
water. No base boards, washer,waterpipes ect --------nothing not even
under the slab. The house is insulated with 3 1/2" of insulation from
the 60's, could it be that the insulation has flattened out ant is not
working properly?
The wall are 2/4 construction 16" center. It was just recently caulked
and painted and was re shingled last year. Can anyboty help???????/


If any of the T1-11 is in contact with soil or below grade that's would be
a problem area. Any water pudding up against the siding could cause a water
problem. Rain with wind can cause the water to blow up the siding and over
the edge and down the wall . I have had this happen two house One T1-11 the
other Stucco. Easy fix Caulk ( paintable) were siding meets overhang.
Another possibility is a roof problem that could be tuff to find. It can
also be a window letting rain water in the wall. You can probably hit the
siding with a hose start low work your way up. Try and hit one area Like
corner trim then check for fresh water.You can cut a whole in the wall were
water is on floor reach up inside if insulation is damp/wet it's coming down
the wall.

I did remove the paneling off of the inside wall, this is some kind of
condensation problem. This is not a leak problem --everything is
sealed.
Sacramento Dave wrote:
wrote in message
ups.com...
I have a house that a portion of it is built on a slab, I took the
carpet off of the floor to tile this room. the carpet was wet along the
wall line. Now with just bare slab water is forming and it is coming
from the inside of the T-111, more in the corners. Coming down the wall
then coming into the house. The roof does not leak and there is no man
made item that could creat this problem, such as anything to do with
water. No base boards, washer,waterpipes ect --------nothing not even
under the slab. The house is insulated with 3 1/2" of insulation from
the 60's, could it be that the insulation has flattened out ant is not
working properly?
The wall are 2/4 construction 16" center. It was just recently caulked
and painted and was re shingled last year. Can anyboty help???????/


If any of the T1-11 is in contact with soil or below grade that's would be
a problem area. Any water pudding up against the siding could cause a water
problem. Rain with wind can cause the water to blow up the siding and over
the edge and down the wall . I have had this happen two house One T1-11 the
other Stucco. Easy fix Caulk ( paintable) were siding meets overhang.
Another possibility is a roof problem that could be tuff to find. It can
also be a window letting rain water in the wall. You can probably hit the
siding with a hose start low work your way up. Try and hit one area Like
corner trim then check for fresh water.You can cut a whole in the wall were
water is on floor reach up inside if insulation is damp/wet it's coming down
the wall.

I did remove the paneling off of the inside wall, this is some kind of
condensation problem. This is not a leak problem --everything is
sealed.
Sacramento Dave wrote:
wrote in message
ups.com...
I have a house that a portion of it is built on a slab, I took the
carpet off of the floor to tile this room. the carpet was wet along the
wall line. Now with just bare slab water is forming and it is coming
from the inside of the T-111, more in the corners. Coming down the wall
then coming into the house. The roof does not leak and there is no man
made item that could creat this problem, such as anything to do with
water. No base boards, washer,waterpipes ect --------nothing not even
under the slab. The house is insulated with 3 1/2" of insulation from
the 60's, could it be that the insulation has flattened out ant is not
working properly?
The wall are 2/4 construction 16" center. It was just recently caulked
and painted and was re shingled last year. Can anyboty help???????/


If any of the T1-11 is in contact with soil or below grade that's would be
a problem area. Any water pudding up against the siding could cause a water
problem. Rain with wind can cause the water to blow up the siding and over
the edge and down the wall . I have had this happen two house One T1-11 the
other Stucco. Easy fix Caulk ( paintable) were siding meets overhang.
Another possibility is a roof problem that could be tuff to find. It can
also be a window letting rain water in the wall. You can probably hit the
siding with a hose start low work your way up. Try and hit one area Like
corner trim then check for fresh water.You can cut a whole in the wall were
water is on floor reach up inside if insulation is damp/wet it's coming down
the wall.

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I did remove the paneling off of the inside wall, this is some kind of
condensation problem. This is not a leak problem --everything is
sealed.

If the wall is insulated there should be no condensation. If the
isolation is damp water is getting in the wall. . Did you say the roof was
new? If you had no problems before and the Roof is new I would say the roof
has something wrong. Our old house never had a problem for 12 years until
some extreme rains and wind storms hit. It can be a roof flashing up high,
water running down some way. Water can problems can be a real pain to find.
Start eliminating things Hose the siding down low especially corner boards
and joints, Then try the windows.

In article om, wrote:
I did remove the paneling off of the inside wall, this is some kind of
condensation problem. This is not a leak problem --everything is
sealed.

Only if you have something like an extractor fan venting
into that wall space. It's a stretch to imagine that any
vent could result in the amount of water you described.

I think it's more likely a leak. Bear in mind the source
could be some distance away. It's suprising how far
moisture will travel (even horizontally).

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That was my next suggestion. Insulation alone will not stop condensation, in
fact it causes it to happen. Water vapour from the room will travel through
the paneling, through the insulation and condense on the inside of the cold
exterior wall covering and drip down to form a puddle, just the same as it
will on a window, and even faster on a window covered with heavy drapes. You
need a vapour barrier under your paneling. Tarred paper on the insulation is
useless. The standard now is 6 mil poly as a single sheet. If you
cannot/don't want to remove the paneling, you may want to paint with a
vapour barrier paint that is available.

wrote in message
ups.com...
I did remove the paneling off of the inside wall, this is some kind of
condensation problem. This is not a leak problem --everything is
sealed.
Sacramento Dave wrote:
wrote in message
ups.com...
I have a house that a portion of it is built on a slab, I took the
carpet off of the floor to tile this room. the carpet was wet along the
wall line. Now with just bare slab water is forming and it is coming
from the inside of the T-111, more in the corners. Coming down the wall
then coming into the house. The roof does not leak and there is no man
made item that could creat this problem, such as anything to do with
water. No base boards, washer,waterpipes ect --------nothing not even
under the slab. The house is insulated with 3 1/2" of insulation from
the 60's, could it be that the insulation has flattened out ant is not
working properly?
The wall are 2/4 construction 16" center. It was just recently caulked
and painted and was re shingled last year. Can anyboty help???????/


If any of the T1-11 is in contact with soil or below grade that's would
be
a problem area. Any water pudding up against the siding could cause a
water
problem. Rain with wind can cause the water to blow up the siding and
over
the edge and down the wall . I have had this happen two house One T1-11
the
other Stucco. Easy fix Caulk ( paintable) were siding meets overhang.
Another possibility is a roof problem that could be tuff to find. It can
also be a window letting rain water in the wall. You can probably hit the
siding with a hose start low work your way up. Try and hit one area Like
corner trim then check for fresh water.You can cut a whole in the wall
were
water is on floor reach up inside if insulation is damp/wet it's coming
down
the wall.