I think you're missing my point. Just because the temperature increases, it doesn't automatically mean that there is more bound water vapor. The mistake that has been made is not the increase in temperature but rather that lifestyle habits have changed.
Lowering the temperature for a constant vapor content increases the risk in my opinion. I believe that most people don't just have stone and ceramic in their basements; there is always some organic material in the basement (even in the 50s).
Lowering the temperature for a constant vapor content increases the risk in my opinion. I believe that most people don't just have stone and ceramic in their basements; there is always some organic material in the basement (even in the 50s).
I do not miss your point. See the first sentence in post #13. Of course, the higher humidity that is common when you increase the temperature is linked to the basement being used as living space. That is the situation most relevant to the majority of users.
1950s basements (as well as older and later ones) were limited in heating. On average, rarely over 16°C. The presence of organic material was limited to doors and windows. The most exposed were probably the door thresholds. The construction was different as well. Bearing soles under the walls and thin unreinforced concrete floors in between.
1950s basements (as well as older and later ones) were limited in heating. On average, rarely over 16°C. The presence of organic material was limited to doors and windows. The most exposed were probably the door thresholds. The construction was different as well. Bearing soles under the walls and thin unreinforced concrete floors in between.