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I thought I would show you the photo below. It is quite illustrative of just how damaging to wood a water leak can be. That is the case, at least, if said leak is not noticed right away and goes on for a long time. I have no idea how long this leak had been going on, but it was not even that big a leak when I found it. It was under the shower drain and, when I went in the crawl, it was just a few drops of water. But it had done some longterm damage. There is plain old rot -- wood decay fungi -- present but there are assorted other fungal growths as well. No two ways about it, there is a job for a professional contractor here. Oh and a plumber too!

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Steven L. Smith

www.kingofthehouse.com

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6 Comments on Let Me Take You Down: Crawl Space Horror, part 4

My favorite is the Racoon in the Chimney/siding/etc Debacle

raccon inside attic image

07/03/2007 11:22 PM by Jesse Limon (REALTOR) (Prudential One Realty (ST. Joseph County Indiana))

I have a family of raccoons under my deck right now. The mom brought the young ones out the other night. They are smaller than cats. They make this weird trilling noise, a cross between Charo and a space creature. Thanks for the photo, I will show it to others -- it should be great to show in our home inspection class. I have a section called: Crawl Space and attic surprises. I have  friend who had a similar situation two years ago. Raccoons went in at the roof and a baby actually fell down between the wall studs and ended up screeching in the wall behind the master bedroom. My friend put on gloves and made a hole in the wall and got it out. 2AM of course.

07/03/2007 11:26 PM by Steven L. Smith, Bellingham, Wa. Home Inspector (King of the House Home Inspection)

Thanks for the laugh!!

07/03/2007 11:29 PM by Christopher Pike, REALTOR®_803.727.7800 (Keller Williams® Realty)

a little water damage

Yea,that water damage can be a real pain.Here is what the crawl space looks like if you don't take care of that leak.lol

07/03/2007 11:59 PM by Brian Persons (Brian Persons Front Range Home Inspections)

All this is why we need good home inspectors who look at everything.

07/05/2007 11:27 AM by David Helm, Bellingham,Wa. Home Inspector (Helm Home Inspections)

Thanks to everyone for the comments and photos.

07/05/2007 12:45 PM by Steven L. Smith, Bellingham, Wa. Home Inspector (King of the House Home Inspection)

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