Bad insalation, Leaking Water. HELP?

Question

today i had some guy come out and look at the house. he said that my insalation is bad and we have to much humididy in the house. Right now its so cold outside the windows get water stuff on them so i put plastic over the windows to keep it warmer in the house and try to make it stop makin water on the inside window. Well the water is coming thru the plastic onto the floor of the house. What should i do until i get the insalation replaced to keep the water from dripping onto the hosue floor?

Answer 1

Now wait a minuet! What has the insulation to do with humidity? I think you need to get another opinion. Windows sweat when they are very cold and come in contact with very warm air. It is called condensation. The plastic needs to go on the outside of the window. You could add storm windows or replace the windows you have.

Answer 2

This has nothing to do with the humidity. You have to much humidity in the house, it's not an insulation problem.
Do you have a ceiling fan, if so, run it backward to help dispel the humidity from the walls. or set up a couple of fans to do the same.
Crack open a door to let some of the moisture out, your way over the humidity limit from Cooking, water from somewhere is being put into the air. Check out everything.

Answer 3

you need to vent the moisture from the bathroom and from the kitchen to the outside. those are your two main sources of humidity in a home. that can be as simple as cracking open a window when you shower or cook, to installing a bathroom exhaust fan and a kitchen exhaust fan. i'll bet what that guy was trying to do was to sell you replacement windows! it is normal for the damp air in your home to condense on the cold surfaces of your windows when it is cold out. the plastic that you put up isn't helping your problem, it is magnifying it, take it off of the windows and go with a better solution. if you go to your local home depot or lowes home improvement store you can buy all kinds of sealing products to stop the moisture from getting between the windows. (i am assuming that you have storm windows on the outside of your windows.) the storm windows should be caulked to the window frames so that the cold air won't leak in between them and the windows. you can buy a clay type of caulk (Mortite) that comes in a ribbon with several strands to it, just peel one or two off and apply it to the seam where the storm meets the frames. this can be done from inside of the house by anyone, but don't do it across the bottom of the storm window where it sits on the window sill, for any water that does form needs to be able to drain out the sill. you can even apply it to the inside of your lower window where it meets the inner window stops (the sides) and across the bottom, and where the parting beads and the upper window meet (the square piece of wood between the two windows). then come spring, you can remove it and open your windows again, it won't "glue" them shut like caulk or silicone will. put your money into this for this winter, then check into getting exhaust fans in the spring, it will be a lot cheaper than new windows, that's for sure. i should know, i do siding and roofing and if the customer really want's them, sell replacement windows. but i don't have them in my own home! i still have the original 1932 windows that it came with, and good storm windows on the outside of them!! good luck, hope this fixes it for you.