so, what am i doing tonight, then?

i've been noticing for a while that the flooring in this space seems to get fairly damp, and while i initially feared the worst, i'm convinced at this point that it's "just" condensation - "just" because it's still a threat to all my stuff, be it books or electronics. i'm going to rip some things apart, do some cleaning and take a first step at dealing with it.

the problem seems to be that the floor is cold, and i could probably mostly fix the problem by turning the air off upstairs - which would be my preferred approach, but is not a realistic choice. so, what is happening is that the hot, humid air is coming into contact with the cold floor and converting into water. it's not a catastrophe or anything, but i want it to stop, and i don't want to decrease the humidity in the space, because i'm very sensitive to dry air.

what i want to do is make the floors warmer, not reduce the humidity in the air, and the way to do that is to utilize some kind of flooring or carpeting. that way, the humidity in the air won't condense when it comes into contact with the floor. i'm being informed that vinyl flooring is particularly good for this task. so, that's what i'm going to be focusing on.

i'm going to want to ask some questions first, though. is there a cooling system under the floor? can he turn it off?