Q: After all the rains, I finally decided to check my foundation to see if there was any water. I was surprised to find several pools of water and even more surprised to see black mold and rot on the ...

Rot and warped floors rarely start where you can see them. They usually begin in the crawlspace, with one everyday habit that ...

Question: We live in an older home on Santa Barbara’s Mesa that was built on a very flat lot and is on a raised foundation. During wet winters like we are ...

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Q. Our house is 39 years old with a 4-foot-deep crawl space. We have a mold problem in several places on the wood-base plates, where it meets the concrete foundation. We have been advised by ...

Crawl space mold is a common issue that affects homes and businesses. Crawl spaces are usually dark, moist and lacking in ventilation which makes it an ideal place for mold to grow. Mold can cause ...

One of the major concerns homeowners have during winter is frozen pipes. In Colorado Springs, Colo., when winter sets in it not only causes temperatures to plummet, but it also threatens to freeze ...

Q. After all the rains last season, I finally decided to check my foundation to see if there was any water. I was surprised to find several pools of water and even more surprised to see black mold and ...