baz48
TUG Member
We've recently purchased a new house in the high desert of Central Oregon built by an individual contractor. The 2,000 sq ft house has hardwood floors throughout and cabinets in the kitchen and living area. We aren't living in it yet, expect to move in later this year. We have been told by the furnace man who installed the heating/air conditioning air pump unit that we should spend $1,800 for a system humidifier with ultraviolet light to kill mold and bacteria. He says the dry air will cause the wood to crack.
Is this really necessary or is he just trying to sell a fancy system to out of towners who don't know anything? Wouldn't it be possible to simply get room humidifiers? It's an open floor plan so it may take a few, but it would seem to be more cost effective than a whole system. Our builder told us to make sure to keep the house at 60 degrees over the winter to protect the wood, but he didn't say anything about a humidifier. I don't want the wood to crack, but I don't want to spend $1,800 if we don't have to either. What do you who have desert experience think?
Thanks.
Is this really necessary or is he just trying to sell a fancy system to out of towners who don't know anything? Wouldn't it be possible to simply get room humidifiers? It's an open floor plan so it may take a few, but it would seem to be more cost effective than a whole system. Our builder told us to make sure to keep the house at 60 degrees over the winter to protect the wood, but he didn't say anything about a humidifier. I don't want the wood to crack, but I don't want to spend $1,800 if we don't have to either. What do you who have desert experience think?
Thanks.