Mold can be an eyesore in any part of your home, but in your floor joists it's a real danger. Follow these tips to keep mold ...

Q: My home was built in ’91. In 2004, I cleaned out the basement crawlspace and wanted to insulate it to try and improve the cold floor conditions to the family room above. I spread plastic over ...

Insulate floor joists to cut energy costs . Originally published September 10, ... Some builders refuse to insulate rim joists because of moisture problems, which lead to mold and decay.

Q I just discovered black mold on floor joists in our crawl space. I had a contractor go under to check. He said it spread throughout the space. Our rain gutter does overflow, and there is rot ...

PARKERSBURG — About 250,000 homes in America are built with crawl spaces that guarantee the indoor air will be unhealthy and the wood in the home will rot long before it ever should, the ...

Progress is slow on the cleanup of a vacant, mold-infested downtown Ann Arbor building. A Dec. 16 inspection of the property at 111 S. Main St. by a group of city officials revealed that, despite ...

Q: I just discovered black mold on the floor joists in our crawl space. I had a contractor go under to check. He said it spread throughout the space. Our rain gutter does overflow, and there is ...

Q: Our 7-year-old finished garage, built on a slab, has mold on the ceiling in all three bays. One can see the outline of the ceiling studs. The walls are clear. There is an apartment over the ...