During a recent Nashville Home Inspection a HABITEC Home Inspector observed the Crawl Space Moisture.  What's Wrong With This Picture? 

HINT:  What's that shiny stuff in the insulation?

ANSWER:  Wait, that's water!  Lots of water!  That cannot be good, can it?  Well, a little moisture in the crawl space is OK, but a lot is bad!  And insulation should never be wet.  If you start to pull the wet insulation down to see above, guess what you find.  See below.

Pulling the insulation all the way out may reveal the whole truth, and it's not pretty.  See below.

Bottom line, keep those crawl spaces as dry as you can!  To learn how, and see the rest of this article, please click here.

Thank you,

Richard Acree

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