drying house after plastering

getfit

My plasterer is due to finish his job by the end of this week. I have been advised against a de-humidifier by my plasterer and project manager as they have seen cracks caused by them in the past.

I am thinking of stealing the superser my parents have in their attic. It would increase the general temp in the house during these cold days and hopefully speed up the drying process. My project manager has no major concerns as long as the heat setting is very low and not used for any extended period of time.

It would be great to be able to give the place "a burst of low heat" to take the chill out of the house these cold mornings - especially on the North facing rooms of the house. I have 2 double doors and a few big windows on the SE, S and SW parts of the house and you can really feel the difference in that and the North end of the house.

Has anyone else used/heard of a superser in such a scenario? Any cons i should be aware of?

wazzoraybelle

I was always of the impression that supersers tend to put a lot more moisture into the room as opposed to helping it dry out.
Certainly when I was younger and we used them for space heating the result would be a lot of condensation on the windows.

muffler

Any portable heater used in these circumstances should be kept at the minimum heat setting and windows should be partially open.

Ideally it would be much better to get the central heating up and running - again at a low setting.