Our old house is a mixture of many additions over the years with basements and crawl spaces. It often has a damp, moldy odor. How can we ...

4."Fresh paint, new carpet, but nothing else updated. It's the realtor remodel special — just there to make you feel good on your 15-minute walk-through. Look at the tiles, trim, and foundation to see ...

If, after you check out these areas and fix any problems, you still have the musty odor problems, moisture is probably entering your home through the slab ... with a vapor barrier material ...

It's not as expensive as a basement, but it still provides access to mechanicals ... It's a sealing process that uses a vapor barrier to keep moisture from entering. The first step is treating any ...

“Site works continue to progress well, with all basement slabs and columns now poured,” according to the firm. “Works to to the podium (ground floor) slab have commenced and will be ...

Moisture issues may relate to too much water in the mix (water of convenience) in the case of new slabs, lack of a vapor barrier in the case of an existing slab, fluctuating weather conditions ...

low-permeance vapor barrier placed directly beneath the slab. If the barrier below the slab is absent, the results of any type of moisture test cannot be relied upon, as the moisture content of ...

After the second leak, they went down to their basement, which has a vapor barrier over a dirt floor. They discovered that somehow the water leak or the repair work had caused sewage to back up under ...