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utherjorge
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# Posted: 22 Oct 2025 05:22pm
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I appreciate all the help I have gotten from you all so far. It's been a tremendous help.
The cabin is on site, and I want to make sure that when spring comes, it's ready to go when it comes to building out the amish shell I have. I was thinking about a small oil heater (really, anything but those little hair dryer ones) coupled with a dehumidifier that drains outside.
Has anyone done something like this to kinda force the issue, and/or speed things up?
Also...what's a good moisture content to assume I could start actually framing the place out and not expect major shrinkage and cracks?
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gcrank1
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# Posted: 22 Oct 2025 07:16pm
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A small fuel oil heater or wood stove (both require a class A chimney here) with intake air inside the building will draw the moisture through the stove and out.
LP produces a lot of moisture so it wouldnt be good for your purpose.
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DRP
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# Posted: 22 Oct 2025 08:04pm
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If you have a meter... although it should be 8-10%, I would turn the trucks around at 13% for cabinets, trim, furniture. If you are sticking your framing and are in the normal part of the country you should be able to hit that without a heating system, just normal air under roof.
I just took some stair tread material to work, its at 15% (EMC of my sawshop down by the creek). I took it to work and dressed it to within 1/4" and plan to make a tent over it and put a DH inside. As wide plank, high visibility, it needs to be closer to the 8-10% emc of conditioned space.
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