Crawl Space Encapsulations. The Truth About Indoor Air Quality & Wood Moisture Levels.
Mooresville NC – The attached video documents a recent crawl space inspection. The client recently purchased the home and has been experiencing a cat urine-type odor at many places throughout the house. The odors observed on the 1st floor were confirmed outside when the crawl space door was opened. The odor was so strong the […]
Corruption in the Mold Remediation Industry.
Occasionally, you get the opportunity to review the work installed by other companies. A couple weeks ago I got a phone call from one of the real estate agents that I work with quite frequently. She currently owns a property in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina that is used as a rental property. The agent reported […]
Crawl Space Water Intrusion Investigation & Inspection in Charlotte, North Carolina
With the Spring rains approaching, many homeowners in the Charlotte market will begin to experience frequent seasonal water intrusion issues inside their crawl spaces. It is important to remember not to panic, but to instead focus on identifying the underlying problems causing these symptoms to occur in the first place. In most cases, poor maintenance […]
Cat Urine Odor Problem Solved in Weddington NC
Cat Urine Odor Problem Solved – Weddington, NC TESTIMONIAL FOR MASSERANG CONSULTING/SPECIALTY FOUNDATION REPAIR We are really happy, great job guys. As you know, I was a skeptic, but you came through for us! Feel free to let other prospects know our story and you’re welcome to use my post again. Thanks, Dan and Robin […]
Ray Terry – About Your House Radio discussing crawl space science, air quality and mold issues. 8-5-17
Published on August 6, 2017 I wanted to thank Ray personally for having us on his show on Saturday! We were lucky to have some of the top minds in the industry all sitting down at the same table together to discuss the intricacies of crawl space science and the effects of moisture, condensation, drainage […]
Crawl Space Misdiagnosis – Customer Overcharged by Thousands for Unneeded Services
LOCAL CRAWL SPACE SCIENCE COMPANIES MISDIAGNOSE SYMPTOMS AND ATTEMPT TO OVERCHARGE CUSTOMERS FOR UNNEEDED SERVICES IN NORTH CAROLINA. (PART 1) I recently visited a customer in the Triad market that had some unique challenges to overcome with her crawl space. This customer had spent a fortune with a contractor waterproofing her basement and encapsulating […]
Problems with Crawl Space Encapsulation and Sealed Crawl Space Systems in Charlotte, NC
What are the Common Problems, Complaints, and Disadvantages Associated with Crawl Space Encapsulation or Sealed Crawl Space Systems in Charlotte, NC? A crawl space encapsulation in a nutshell is a protocol where the contractor will close off all of the crawlspace vents, solve drainage problems, clean biofilm contaminants from the floor system, and install expensive plastic […]
Problems Using Dehumidifiers in Crawl Spaces
The Common Fallacies, Challenges, and Problems with Using Dehumidifiers in Crawl Spaces. I did an inspection last week inside the crawlspace on the south side of Charlotte, NC where I discovered that the homeowner had sealed off all of his vents, and installed a commercial dehumidifier inside the space in an attempt to mitigate […]
Encapsulation vs. Ventilation – When is the best time of the year to install a crawl space moisture control system?
When is the best time of the year to install a crawl space moisture control system? Good afternoon Michael Masserang here again and I’m here with Billy Mitchell and he is the owner of Intellivent and we’re continuing our series today on Encapsulation versus Ventilation and we’re going to talk a little bit about installation […]
Crawl Space Waterproofing
WATERPROOFING YOUR HOME’S CRAWL SPACE With the Spring rains approaching, some homeowners will begin to experience ponding of water inside their crawl spaces after heavy rain events. It is important not to panic, but to focus on identifying the real problems causing these symptoms to occur. Be careful of commissioned based sales people attempting to sell you an […]