I no longer suffer from condensate in the cellar. One simple trick helped

The basement can be an ideal place to store vegetables, fruits, canned preparations, to do this, you need to create a microclimate in the basement with a constant air temperature of + 3... 10 ° C and a constant humidity. One of the problems that can be encountered during the construction or arrangement of the basement is the accumulation of condensate on the ceiling.

Condensation occurs when the temperature of the ceiling in the cellar becomes significantly lower than the temperature in the cellar itself. Moisture from vegetables and fruits, walls and floors gradually evaporates and accumulates on the ceiling, forming at first water droplets, and later - frost, which can lead to freezing of products or the development of mold in them fungi.

To cope with this problem, two conditions must be met: insulate the ceiling of the cellar and ensure good ventilation of the room, in which the air flow will carry away most of the accumulated moisture.

Stage 1: insulation of the ceiling

For insulation, polystyrene foam plates 3 cm thick or other insulation material of the appropriate thickness are suitable. Before fixing the insulation boards, the ceiling must be dried, so it is best to choose a dry summer period for repair work. The boards are glued to the ceiling with an adhesive for polystyrene foam boards, and fixed on top plate fungi, which will securely fix the tile on the floor and help to avoid it delamination.

If wiring runs along the ceiling, it must first be removed and laid after the repair work is completed below the ceiling level. Polystyrene is a combustible material, and such placement of leashes will avoid later accidental fires in the basement.

A paint mesh is glued onto the tile, on top of which plastering work is carried out. Plaster will allow you to create a more organic microclimate in the room and will not allow moisture to accumulate on the ceiling.

A week after plastering, you can install the wiring and return the lighting fixtures.

Stage 2: installation of the ventilation system

To organize ventilation in the basement, you will need pipes with a diameter of 10 and 5 cm. It is better to install the exhaust pipe under the ceiling. The moisture in the cellar will not disappear on its own, but will go into the pipe, creating condensate on its surface, so the pipe should not go away. straight, but at an angle of 45 °, and if there is another floor above the basement, then an additional bend of 45 ° can be arranged using detachable joints.

Under each bend, a condensate collector must be created from a pipe of a smaller diameter, where the resulting condensate will drain.

A thin pipe can be brought out into a special container, which will need to be emptied from time to time, into a small sewage pit or into the street, if the height of the room allows.

A condensate collector is also installed in the elbow formed on the upper floor.

To ensure the flow of air into the basement, an additional ventilation pipe is carried out. It can be carried out both from the top floor and from the street. When supplying a ventilation pipe from the street, it must be given a sinuous shape and insulated. The opening leading to the basement is best located at the lower level in order to ensure air circulation at all levels of the room.

Compliance with these simple conditions will create a microclimate in the cellar suitable for storing vegetables and fruits, while In this case, condensation will not accumulate on the ceiling of the basement, which will provide better and longer storage.