Condensation Problems
It may strike you odd, but the growing condensation problems of the nation are caused by progress. If you have trouble with window condensation it's probably because you live in a "tight" modern home which you can heat for a fraction of the money it takes to heat the house your parents lived in--a home that's cleaner and more comfortable besides! Your problems may also result from widespread use of several labor saving appliances that make life easier than it used to be.

What is Condensation?
It is the process of moving water from the air. Condensation occurs anytime moist warm air contacts a cold surface. For example, the beads of water that drip down the outside of a cold glass of iced tea in the summertime are a product of condensation.

The Cause is Excess Humidity
It's the same as water vapor...too MUCH water vapor. It may be freezing in the insulation in your attic where it will melt and damage your plaster exactly like a roof leak when warm weather comes. Or it may be forcing its way out through the siding to form blisters under your paint exterior. That means the most expensive kind of paint job.
Humidity, water vapor, moisture, steam...they're all the same. They are all water in the form of invisible gas in the air. And they can be present in varying quantities in the air.

Only Part of the Story
A score or more of entirely different conditions may affect the way the condensation problem works out in different homes.