What causes cupping and/or cracking of hardwood floors over vented crawl spaces?
Moisture and dew point levels in Carolina crawl spaces constantly increase and decrease with the change of seasons. Crawl Space style foundations are one of the most commonly built construction types utilized in the Charlotte, North Carolina Market as well as the Southeastern United States as a whole. Many of these crawl spaces contain HVAC […]
Foundation Drainage Improvements – Preventing Foundation Repair Problems by Improving Drainage
It’s hurricane season in the Carolinas with our first storm of the year making landfall in the Southeastern United States. Its time for homeowners to catch up on badly needed foundation drainage improvements. Wet crawl spaces and basements will be a common symptom reported by homeowners over the next few weeks. It is important to […]
Encapsulation or Controlled Ventilation – encapsulate and/or waterproof a 100 year old house ?
Encapsulation Vs. Controlled Ventilation https://lnkd.in/gE96E7zM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eleujo-yDeQ&t=255s Downtown Charlotte North Carolina has many old neighborhoods that date back between the 1900’s and the 1940’s. Many of these old houses have basement / cellar areas adjacent to crawl spaces that were used for heating back in the old days. Oil heat and coal were common forms of […]