Yes it's normal. If it's humid outside it will likely be humid inside unless you have a/c. Make sure you don't have any water infiltration.

I would remove the dormers since it appears they are only decorative. IMO, the house would look better without them. I like the idea of shingles on the gable end. Sage greens or a charcoal would work. Probably I would go with a sagey color because it would reflect heat better than a dark color. White like you have works, too. Bright color for the front door?

I think that worthy is asking if the downpipe is connected to underground pipes that divert the water away from the foundation. Your downpipe should be attached to a drain pipe underground (ideally seated in gravel) that takes water either to the street where it can reach a storm sewer or to a rain garden. If you had the gutters recently installed, I would have the installer come out and look at your issue and ask how the downpipe system works. When it is raining do you see water coming over the side of the gutter all along the length or is it just coming out at the end? Take a video of it to show your gutter pro. It's possible the drainpipe is backed up and sending water back up to the gutter where it is running over the end. But it looks to me like a pretty constant drip to have the algae growth like that (unless this is the north side of the house, which wouldn't require constant moisture). My guess is that the water is coming out that terminal end of the gutter (and by-passing the downpipe) because it isn't sealed properly or it's running off the roof and there is no flashing there to divert it away from the house. Blocked downpipe: Buried sloped pipe running to a rain garden: Buried pipe in gravel:

Maryl and Celeste - Thanks for your concern. The tornado here struck just 5 miles away - too close for comfort. But I haven't seen any major storm damage in my neighborhood. Saturday evening was very scary, and the cat and I spent some time hunkering down in our interior room. All told, there were 13 tornado touch-downs in Middle Tennessee. Debra