Jim Holl
04-11-2007, 01:44 PM
Saw something new (like everyday...) but this one puzzles me.
The one story, built in 1982, vacant, wood frame house has no foundation vents, painted wood on exterior foundation walls, inside crawlspace walls have blown on fiberglass (appears original) and unable to view. The kicker is there are no HVAC ducts to the floor registers - the main duct into the crawlspace just direct vents into crawlspace.
The heat and a/c bills are low, nobody got sick from the situation and no modifications in the crawlspace.
HUD said this is an old but typical construction.
Other than the dryer duct disconnected and ten years of lint down there, we are thinking of just having the crawlspace cleaned and new vapor barrier installed.
Anybody else run across this situation and what happened...?
Thanks!
JIM
H O M E (http://www.FiveStarHomeInspections.com)
...so many houses, so little time...
The one story, built in 1982, vacant, wood frame house has no foundation vents, painted wood on exterior foundation walls, inside crawlspace walls have blown on fiberglass (appears original) and unable to view. The kicker is there are no HVAC ducts to the floor registers - the main duct into the crawlspace just direct vents into crawlspace.
The heat and a/c bills are low, nobody got sick from the situation and no modifications in the crawlspace.
HUD said this is an old but typical construction.
Other than the dryer duct disconnected and ten years of lint down there, we are thinking of just having the crawlspace cleaned and new vapor barrier installed.
Anybody else run across this situation and what happened...?
Thanks!
JIM
H O M E (http://www.FiveStarHomeInspections.com)
...so many houses, so little time...