09-13-2009, 09:41 AM
Well we took up the carpeting in one room and will pull up the other carpeting asap - we had to put the furniture from that room on it and so cannot pull it up until we put in the floor in there and the furniture back. AND I ran fans continuously, day and night. Already a marked improvement. There are no plants/trees up against the house, but there are pa-lenty on the property - it's definitely high on the palm/ginger/big leafy greens scale. Which of course is why we wanted the place! As I drive up Makuu and visit friends in upper HPP, it's markedly different. So yeah, they get more rain and we're considered in the desert of HPP, but as Carol says, definitely more humid on the lower streets. I will report back when all the carpets are out and hard surfaces are in. I can't imagine why they put carpet in here. It's also - get this - on the front lanai. Floor installation starts tomorrow or next day. Yay!