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 [...]
Tags: Foundations, Basements, and Crawlspaces · Home Maintenance Issues · Home Safety Concerns · Insulation and Ventilation · Termites and Wood Destroying Organisms
This crawlspace had all of it’s vents improperly installed and if left unrepaired can lead to high moisture levels, mold and deterioration of the wood framing. If this home buyer did not have a home inspection serious damage would have resulted to this home. We find defects like this everyday in new homes.
Tags: Defects We Find In New Construction · Foundations, Basements, and Crawlspaces · Insulation and Ventilation
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.
Tags: Foundations, Basements, and Crawlspaces · Home Maintenance Issues · Structural Issues · Termites and Wood Destroying Organisms