excessive moisture

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Originally Posted By: Rafael
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hi


When you have standing water or just alot of dampness around the inside perimeter or parts of it in the crawl space , but there are no active leaks


is this due to bad grading around the house which causes water towards the foundation or what? thanks

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Originally Posted By: bking
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It can be any combination of the following:


wrong grading, no gutters, gutter downspouts not directed away from foundation or ground water seeping up. Also can be a broken water pipe under ground.

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Originally Posted By: Rafael
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thanks so much i kinda thought so.


how do you inspectors write something like this up on your report?


Do you call for further evaluation and from who?

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Originally Posted By: bking
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Depends on the particular situation, usually can just recommend evaluation by qualified tradesman to first correct gutters, downspouts and then evaluate if further actions such as grading are needed.

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Originally Posted By: Rafael
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thanks Bruce