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Wet foundation observation during home inspection
Wet foundation observations during a home inspection Wet walls are difficult to photograph as are stains. Sometimes they just...
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Water stains ceiling
Water stains on the ceiling are surely an indication a problem occurred at one time. No one goes out...
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Water stained foundation wall.
Surface water is saturating the exterior foundation wall. When the (liquid) water evaporates what is left is mineral deposits...
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Basement water infiltration
Water stains like these are often seen on drywall within basements. Water infiltration into basements is very common in...
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Water damaged paneling
Paneling and trim of this type are very easily and very quickly damaged by even small amounts of water...
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Rusted steel column
While many believe a steel column like this is solid steel and that the rust is just surface rust....
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pilaster repair
If you take a look at the photo you will see the foundation wall has a “column” added against...
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No footing under temporary column
When I see a temporary 2″ x 4″ column sitting on a few 2″ x 4″ ‘s sitting on...
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Foundation wall cracks
Vertical foundation wall cracks are seldom a serious problem when they are even in thickness from the top to...
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Cut floor joist
Use of a drill bit to create an opening in the floor joist would be one solution. Moving the...