Stop Guessing. Start Testing.
Problems we solve
Sticky air, damp basements, and windows that fog up.
Humidity and condensation are the same problem at different temperatures — there’s more water in the air than the house can handle, and it shows up wherever conditions let it.
Sound familiar?
Cool and clammy, or wet and streaming. Same water.
An air conditioner does two jobs: it drops the temperature and it wrings water out of the air. A house can be perfectly cool and still feel awful, because only the first job is getting done. Push that same moist air against a cold surface — a window in January, the back of a closet wall, a duct in a crawlspace — and it stops being a feeling and starts being a puddle.
So the sticky bedroom, the fogged window and the damp basement are usually one problem with three faces. The usual answers — a bigger air conditioner, another dehumidifier, repainting the stain — treat the face instead of the problem.
What people tell us
- The air feels sticky even when the house is cool
- A dehumidifier runs constantly and the tank keeps filling
- Condensation on the windows — summer, winter, or both
- A damp or musty basement or crawlspace
- Musty smells that come back no matter how much you clean
- Stains on a ceiling or wall that return after painting
- Insulation that’s wet, matted or falling down
- Wood floors or doors that swell and stick in summer
You don’t have to have all of these. One is enough to be worth testing.
What usually causes it
Where the water usually comes from
These are the causes we find most often. Our testing reveals what those causes are.
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An oversized air conditioner
cools the house quickly, but may not run long enough to pull the humidity out of it.
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Moisture coming up out of the ground
through a crawlspace floor or a foundation wall, then moving into the rooms above.
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Warm, moist air reaching a cold surface
gives up its water right there — on the glass, inside a wall, or on ductwork you can’t see.
Watch — free on YouTube
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Damp & Humid Homes: Causes, Quick Fixes, and When to Hire a Pro
Eric and HVAC expert David Richardson on what makes a house damp, what you can handle yourself, and when it’s time to call someone.
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How we find it
We test for moisture, then follow it back.
We choose the tests based on your house and what it’s doing. Not every house needs every test.
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Temperature, humidity and dew point
Taken on every floor, so we can see where the moist air is and at what temperature it starts condensing.
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Thermal imaging
Finds the cold surfaces and the wet ones, including behind finishes where you can’t see.
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HVAC performance testing
Airflow, static pressure and run time — the difference between cooling the house and drying it.
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Blower door testing
Tells us how much outdoor air the house takes in. In a Louisville summer, that air is carrying water.
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Pressure diagnostics
Show whether the house is pulling air up out of a crawlspace or basement, and how hard.
We’re not a mold testing or remediation company. What we do is help determine the underlying cause of the moisture — where the water and the moist air are coming from — and refer any further work to local specialists.
What you get
An answer you can act on.
One to three days after the visit you get a video Home Performance Report — a walkthrough of your own house showing what we tested, what it means, and what we’d do about it, in the order we’d do it.
In your report folder
- Video Home Performance Report
- Every photo and video from the inspection
- Thermal images
- Your test results
- Prioritized recommendations
- Product links
- Local contractors we trust
Then it’s your call. Do it yourself, hand the report to your own contractor, or have us manage the work. See what an inspection covers.
Stop Guessing.
Start Testing.
Damp houses get more expensive the longer they run. Let’s find where the water is coming from.
Or call (502) 509-2865 · Tell us what’s going on