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Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc
^^^ Interesting comments . The space is tight except for the uninsulated overhead garage door . I have been thinking about insulating the door and replacing the aging weatherstripping .
There is a steel entry door that's fairly weather tight . Two windows which are standard builder grade double pane glass . Everything else is 2x6 studded walls with insulation or poured concrete walls .
I have thought maybe a mini split unit would be a good choice for that space . Something for me to think about .
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Buy a digital humidity meter and start logging vapor pressure in different spots and compare with outside.
Try and see if water is coming from the garage door or up through the concrete floor/walls.
A simple vapor barrier on the floor and walls could help a lot, or might make no difference.
My point is only that you should investigate controlling the water entering, otherwise you’ll find yourself trying to heat and dry the earth.
Sore subject for me because my dad ran a pair of dehumidifiers in his store room for 40 years emptying daily. Water didn’t need to go in there - he could have sealed the room.