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

JUL
03
2007

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

raccon inside attic image
11:22pm • #1
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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.
11:26pm • #2

Thanks for the laugh!!
11:29pm • #3
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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
11:59pm • #4
JUL
05
2007
 All this is why we need good home inspectors who look at everything.
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Thanks to everyone for the comments and photos.
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Steven L. Smith, King of the House Home Inspection, provides information for real estate buyers, sellers and real estate industry professionals. Blog posts emphasize issues commonly found in Bellingham, WA and Whatcom County. Smith is Washington State Licensed Home inspector #207, a state licensed structural pest inspector and one of the most experienced inspectors in the northwest corner of the Pacific Northwest. Steven L. Smith is lead instructor of home inspection at Bellingham Technical College and teaches classes for Washington State University and the Washington State Department of Agriculture. Steve was a two-term member of the state licensing board.


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