Help - porcelain tiles have excessive moisture on screened in patio.

Submitted by AlexanderTox t3_10035zp in DIY

Hello.

I’m working on finishing up our new screened in patio. We opted for a finished floor, so we installed porcelain tiles. Almost immediately after installing them, we noticed a large amount of excess moisture on rainy warm days/ humid days, to the point where we notice standing water in some areas. I suspect this is a condensation issue…but is there any solve for this?

It’s worth noting that we are in South Carolina, so humidity is common here. Porch is totally all covered, screened in, and we have a fan (which doesn’t seem to help).

What can we do here? Or is this literally something that we’re stuck with forever now.

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singlejeff t1_j2ffdn5 wrote

I guess the wrong tile in the wrong location. Perhaps this is what unglazed terracotta tile is meant for. I’ve seen people install that stuff inside and I never understood why. So the tile is cool because of it’s contact with the slab, I suppose if you had installed under floor heating you could turn it on to help prevent condensation.

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upstateduck t1_j2fmepf wrote

cold soaked stone/tile will create condensation when the air becomes warm/wet with a weather change. There is no "fix" other than wiping /mopping the excess

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AlexanderTox OP t1_j2fra2k wrote

Guess I’ll invest in a good mop then lol. Thanks!

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that_darn_cat t1_j2fc89d wrote

Dehumidifier for that room? It isn't the tiles fault that you live somewhere with high ambient humidity.

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AlexanderTox OP t1_j2fd0hd wrote

Will a dehumidifier work with all screens? Would it help if we put up curtains as well?

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that_darn_cat t1_j2fdtvb wrote

Oh well there's your problem. If it is screens then no. You would need windows to stop that much humidity coming in. A humidifier can't keep up with all of outside being humid and open windows.

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604_heatzcore t1_j2ffmy3 wrote

Ventilation is your best friend In this case.

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