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Water In Crawl space during Home Inspection- Charlotte- NC
Bought a new home and before closing had it inspected. Well The
biggest problem that came was Water in The crawl space. The builder has platic material all laid in the crawl space but on the corner of the house one could see atleast 6-7 inches of standing water . How will the water go away ? Secondly the inspector took a 2 foot iron stick and could easily penentrate it in the ground. It was easy because the ground was so soft with water ? Was it surface water ..I am very doubtful ..can it be ground Water ..maybe ? So with all the water there and watery conditions ..And due to lack of rain ..i am sure that when it rains it wil lbe a big problem as marshy conditions will create mold, etc in crawl space and then eventually bad air in the house the inspector told me that French drains or sump pumps are good short term solution ? I am reall ylooking for long term solution and since i have not done my closing on the house what can I say to the builder to have it fixed and then do the closing . What are really long term solutions that will work ? Is there any kind of law in NC that houses cannot be sold with water in crawl space or something like that ? Thsk in advacne for your help |
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