Our winters deliver sustained rain rather than dramatic storms. That favours a specific failure mode: water that sits against a building long enough to find its way in. Where the water should go Grade should fall away from the foundation for at least the first couple...
If a house has a crawlspace, that is where I want to be. It is the one place you can see structure, plumbing, electrical and moisture history all at once, with nothing covering it up. What a crawlspace reveals Framing, beams, posts and their bearing points. Insulation...
Warm, humid air from the living space finds its way into the attic. If the attic cannot exchange that air with the outside, the moisture condenses on the coldest surface it can reach — usually the underside of the roof sheathing. How it goes wrong Insulation blocking...
