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12 March 2018 | 2 replies
Well during the closing process someone turned off the heat and knowing there were some leaks in the roof we saw that the temperature fluctuations caused the moisture in the house to expand and contract to cause our plaster to crumble whenever touched.
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12 May 2017 | 10 replies
This is also a common solution to protect homes all over the midwest where many different issues can contribut to water penetration.
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8 September 2019 | 1 reply
At least in the bathrooms I can interconnect the venting with the lights to force moisture extraction.
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13 February 2019 | 5 replies
Another issue I have is once you penetrate this skin on the foam it no longer has the vapor barrier qualities and the foam will become saturated and hold water.
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20 October 2014 | 16 replies
I would want to dig at one or two corners down say at least 12" to see what that look like, drill a few holes, moisture test some spots inside and outside...I say go to the city and look up past permits, do they show foundation repairs, if so call up the contractors and inquire.
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11 October 2018 | 66 replies
One more thought; in my last deal negotiations I was bidding against 3 other cash buyers, my max price was 75k, but I ended up accepting the sellers counter for 80k just to beat out the other buyers, then I did a moisture inspection, found some water damage and was able to get a 10k repair estimate which I used to get the sellers to give me a 5k price reduction to 75k (I already knew there was moisture, and was already planning the rehab anyway so this was really just a bluff to get a price reduction) .
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11 July 2007 | 7 replies
If the conditions that encourage mold to breed exist (moisture mostly) then it will come back.
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24 January 2014 | 29 replies
Fix any moisture leaks, pest control problems, rotting.