Entries Tagged as 'Insulation and Ventilation'
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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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.
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Tags: Defects We Find In New Construction · Foundations, Basements, and Crawlspaces · Insulation and Ventilation