Over the years as building technology has evolved houses have gotten larger and larger meaning larger and larger crawlspaces. Although we all enjoy this new square footage in many of these "mini mansions" there is a downside. The downside is that with these new large crawl spaces ventilation is not nearly as good causing moisture to get trapped. This problem is compounded by AC ducts running throught the crawl that are cold attracting condensation. All this adds up to wet crawl spece which can add up to mold, termites or wood rot.
The e question then becomes how do we fix this moisture and this mold. Well traditionally we would add extra vents and/or plastic to increase the ventilation. The problem with the mini mansions is that it doesn't work if there just aren't places to put the ventilation. Many of these houses have a three car garage going down one side of the crawl and a large porch running down the other side. Some of these house will need and enclosed crawl space. If done properly the enclosed crawl space will work. The downside is thought that enclosed crawlspaces are not cheap. You just don't want to wind up with mold like you see in the picure above from Charlotte NC home inspector Preston Sandlin of Home Inspection Carolina.
There are many home inspection companies you can choose from when you need a home inspector in Charlotte NC. Let me tell you why Home Inspection Carolina is your best choice. These guys have over 100 years of combined home inspection and construction experience. They fix the small things like rubbing doors and sticking windows instead of putting them on the home inspection report like other home inspectors. They have a preinspection program designed to help you sell your house by offering you a discount on the inspection and providing you with multiple copies of the report to give out. They also put out a just inspected sign in the yard of your Charlotte NC home. Home Inspection Carolina then sends out a "just inspected" email to their data base. They like to think of it as a premarketing inspection instead of a prelisting inspection.
Two new things that Home Inspection Carolina has started doing are home maintenance videos and customer coupons. They have a large library of home maintenance videos on youtube so they link to these within the appropriate points in the report. They also have established relationships with many vendors and contractors that allow them to give coupons to their home inspection clients. The idea is to provide am entertainment book or citi pass book for new homeowners. These are just some of the benefits of using Home Inspection Carolina. If you are buying a home near Charlotte NC call them today.
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