Ask The Raleigh Home Inspector

The EPA has recently published a guide to mold in your home and I have found it to be extremely useful in providing answers to the questions I am most often asked about mold and what to do when it is found in a home. The guide answers such questions as: 

Why is mold growing in my [...]

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Water in your crawlspace can cause huge problems. Trapped moisture can lead to mold growth, ruined insulation, deterioration in the wood framing, termites, wood destroying organisms and poor indoor air quality. Having a home inspection or even just a crawlspace inspection on an annual or bi-annual basis is a must to protect your investment.

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The wood framing in the crawlspace of this seven year old Raleigh home is being eaten away by wood destroying organisms. A high moisture content and deferred maintenance have caused big problems for this homeowner. A  home maintenance inspection and yearly pest inspections will keep issues like these under control.

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This damage found in the floor system of a 21 year old house in Cary could have been easily prevented with an annual home inspection. Now the owner is faced with thousands of dollars in repairs. Don’t let this happen to you!

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