Q: My wife and I recently bought a small ranch that had an old, inefficient furnace in the crawl space. During the fall, we disconnected the old furnace and decided to install a new one in our attic ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Many building codes in the southeastern United States call for increased attic and crawl space ventilation to fight moisture and related IAQ problems. Craig DeWitt, Ph.D., P.E., ...

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. — LA Testing announced that it is providing testing for mold and indoor air quality (IAQ) issues in crawl spaces. The company said that, for homes and buildings built with a crawl ...

Q: I’m confused about maintenance of my crawlspace, which also serves as a cold-air return plenum for an oil furnace. No cold-air return ducts, just crawlspace. The crawlspace looks quite dirty, and ...

As colder weather settles in along the Front Range, crawl spaces and attics require attention. Do you have rotating turbine vents on the roof? It’s a good idea to shroud them with a garbage bag until ...

Former building official David Wardell inspects the crawlspace of a home in Caldwell. Sarah A. Miller [email protected] Caldwell homeowners report mold, HVAC failures and structural defects ...

Q. Our southeast-facing three-season porch was converted into a mudroom with a cathedral ceiling. The room is 12-by-12 feet with a 3-foot-high crawl space underneath. One of the crawl space walls is ...

Mold. Dust. Houses sinking into the ground. Hazardous Homes is a 2025 occasional series by the Idaho Statesman on problems in new Treasure Valley homes that may affect human health and safety. David ...

Mold. Dust. Houses sinking into the ground. Hazardous Homes is a 2025 occasional series by the Idaho Statesman on problems in new Treasure Valley homes that may affect human health and safety. David ...