Days of high moisture and Humidity are on the way. Make sure you have a vapor barrier in your crawl space and close your foundation vents for the summer while the Humidity is at or near 100%. The hot moist air can enter your crawl space and cause heavy condensation and mold. The best advice is to put a dehumidifier in the crawl and leave the vents closed year round. Give us a call for advice and help at 864 944 7300 or 864 710 6201.
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The worst thing about this strategy is its mis-use by unethical people who take the loss on any reasonably priced service and exploit it for ill gotten gain. let me illustrate what I mean so you can be on the lookout for it. 1. I offer you A wood infestation report CL 100 for $25.00 when the going rate is from $75 to $150 and you fall for it. 2. I go out and do the service but then I come back with the report and there are problems! 3. I now offer to sell you a $3500 Encapsulated Crawl Space when your wood moisture is only 16-18 percent which is about normal but not High. 4. By the way you have termites and it will cost you $850 to treat the termites and $250 per year to keep the warranty. 5. Oh you also have some surface mold in the crawl space and we need to Remediate that also for $6000. Now the sad part is that you needed none of these things at all, Just a CL 100. The Loss they took on the CL 100 cost you $10,350 off the top of you selling your house! This is why I
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