3 Common Mistakes Crawl Space Homeowners Make
There are times when doing your own home repairs seems like the easiest and cheapest option. Without being a professional, doing home repairs on your own can actually wind up costing you your time and money due to costly mistakes.
As the Jersey Shore’s leading crawl space specialists, we have seen a lot of different crawl spaces. That means that we’ve seen just about everything when it comes to DIY mistakes. While the best way to maintain your crawl space is seal it, it’s not an easy job to do.
Our skilled technicians are adept at finding even the smallest of problems within the crawl space that can lead to costly repairs down the road. Once they make their diagnosis of your crawl space, they can offer recommendations to remediate the issues at hand.
Below are common mistakes that homeowners make when doing repairs themselves:
Installing additional vents
It’s believed by many homeowners that installing additional vents in their crawl space dry by forcing the air outside. However, this will actually have an opposite effect. These vents allow humid air outside to enter the crawl space and begin to wreak havoc on your home.
Venting your dryer into your crawl space
This is a common mistake for homeowners that install their own washer and dryer. Letting the dryer vent into the crawl space pumps enormous amounts of warm, moist air down there. This warm air will move upward into your home and combine with the cool air coming in from outdoors. This creates the perfect formula for moisture damage.
Gutter and downspouts are too close to the house
DIY gutter and downspout extension installers often forget about the effects that water has on the crawl space. These systems are designed to collect the rain water and divert it far away from the home to protect the foundation. When the gutters and downspout extensions are not installed properly and are too close to the home, water can leak into the crawl space.
Call the shore’s leading crawl space experts
It is imperative to maintain regular maintenance of your crawlspace by a moisture management professional. Even crawl spaces that appear to be in moderate condition can have issues lurking within the crawlspace. Mold, damaged insulation, and moisture intrusion were issues found in the home pictured above at the time of our crawlspace evaluation.
Our crawl space evaluation includes a 22-point inspection report that evaluates the conditions of each component of your crawl space. This includes reporting on your floor and pipe insulation, the dryer vent, moisture readings to ensure you are not at risk for mold and termite activity, air leaks, foundation cracks, and much more.
We have helped thousands of our neighbors here on the shore to achieve a healthier home environment. With the highest level of service available, Jersey Shore Crawlspace Enhancement is proud to be the shore’s leading crawl space specialists. Call us today to schedule your crawl space evaluation!