pest report Archives | Youngs & Company https://www.youngscompany.com/tag/pest-report/ Contracting - Remodeling | Santa Rosa Area Wed, 01 Dec 2021 18:01:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 Remodeling Features: Structural – Foundation Cracking and Separating https://www.youngscompany.com/repairing-damaged-foundation/ Sun, 25 May 2014 04:24:07 +0000 http://rdyoungscontractor.wordpress.com/?p=1103 After nearly 50 years, this foundation just had ‘enough.’ The foundation wall was showing serious signs of stress but the owner didn’t know exactly what the problem was, or how it could be repaired. First thing: assess the damage and get the structural engineer involved. After he looked at it, we talked through the options for repair and came up ... Read More

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]]> Remodeling Features: Structural – Rotted Floor System – water in the crawl space https://www.youngscompany.com/rotted-floor-system-crawl-space-water/ Sun, 04 May 2014 00:06:48 +0000 http://rdyoungscontractor.wordpress.com/?p=1115 Appaloosa - structural rebuildRotted Floor System Found: This particular project arrived through my plumbing contractor, and the situation would have been entirely avoidable. The plumber had been called in to replace a sump pump under the floor of the living room.  The subsoil area had standing water and needed to be pumped ‘dry’.  Then the pest company was to finish their work of ... Read More

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]]> My Floor Was Soft!!! (a follow up post) https://www.youngscompany.com/my-floor-was-soft-a-follow-up-post-to-april-23/ Sun, 17 Jun 2012 01:12:17 +0000 http://rdyoungscontractor.wordpress.com/?p=381 (continued from My Floor Is Soft) What we found . . . Here’s a follow-up on the post I did recently (see link above) showing a floor that was in real need of repair.  We found damage within the floor system and in the head wall of the tub/shower, plus in the wall adjacent to the toilet. Now, here’s what ... Read More

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]]> My Floor Is Soft!!! https://www.youngscompany.com/my-floor-is-soft/ Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:28:03 +0000 http://rdyoungscontractor.wordpress.com/?p=9 So, now what?  Have you been aware of this situation at your own home?  It’s not uncommon, particularly in bathrooms.  It occurs usually from moisture where it’s not supposed to be: around the base of the toilet bowl, and along the front edge or corners of a tub or shower.  There can be other places also, like below window’s sills, ... Read More

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]]> The Forgotten Crawl Space (Part 2 of 2) https://www.youngscompany.com/the-forgotten-crawl-space-part-2-of-2/ Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:01:16 +0000 http://rdyoungscontractor.wordpress.com/?p=23 (Continued from: Part 1) A bit more about the crawl space . . . We got a call a few years ago about a property that had a “moisture vapor” problem in the crawl space.  That’s what an inspection report listed it as.  So, I went to look; sure enough plenty of water (probably two to four inches at the ... Read More

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]]> The Forgotten Crawl Space (Part 1 of 2) https://www.youngscompany.com/the-forgotten-crawl-space-part-1-of-2/ Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:26:25 +0000 http://rdyoungscontractor.wordpress.com/?p=18 We’d like to just forget about all crawl spaces . . . but, we can’t.  You see that is where some of our best work occurs.  It’s also where some of the worst problems in your home can come from: moisture (in various forms), pests (big and small, and very small, ones), leaking water and sewer pipes, electrical wires hanging ... Read More

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