Cabin Humidity or lack of ?

[kh1053]

I was just at the local home show, looking at ideas for the future cabin build, and talked to one of the heating and cooling companies. I said I was planning on building a log home and he told me I will need to think about humidity. The logs will suck out any humidity in the room creating a very dry environment. I have not seen any threads on this topic, any truth or insight from the experts?

[rckclmbr428]

Truth during the winter. I have a whole house humidifier in mine.

[mudflap]

Low humidity might be nice for us here in the south.....

[sdart]

Truth during the winter. I have a whole house humidifier in mine.

During the winter, if you heat, you need to humidify-- no matter what the house is made out of. At least that's my life experience.

[LowKey]

I'm planning on a woodstove, masonry heater, and a few fireplaces just to reduce the humidity in my place. The heat will be a bonus.

[rocklock]

I like low humidity. But during non-heating months I did not feel a difference nor checking my humidity meter was there a difference.
However, in a log home, there is a comfort difference. Your never too hot or too cold with all that thermal mass...

[rreidnauer]

Yeah, I see no connection between a log home and humidity. Heating source is what regulates humidity. I'm currently living in a camper. (definitely not known for low humidity in winter conditions) However, I also have a woodstove in it, and that keeps my humidity at 50% to 25% on the coldest nights (and hottest burns) I too don't mind low humidity, but know another member who does, and always keeps a kettle on the stove.

Humidity, and how it's perceived by the human body is a tricky thing. Typically, lower humidity is felt like it is cooler than it is. But sometimes, the opposite occurs. (like in cold, fully saturated air)

I guess what I'm trying to say is, the building won't have anything to do with humidity. YOU will be the determining factor.

[edkemper]

My parents heated with a wood stove for a long time. Any time the wood stove was needed to warm the place up, they always had a large pot of water on the stove with a rattler (class disk) used to let you know when the water got low. That was to increase humidity.