There is an ongoing war in the construction industry in the United States today. Builders, like many other professionals, want to make as much profit on the constructing and selling of a home as possible. There is a mutually exclusive goal existing between the buyer and the builder. Once upon a time, a two by four was actually a two inch by four-inch dimension. Today? It is closer to One and one half by three and one half. (2″ x 4″ = 1 1/2″ by 3 1/2″.) The purpose is obvious and can be seen in nearly every industry in the world. Cheaper cost of production translates to bigger profits. It also contributes to lower quality across the board. According to “China Business Weekly”; ‘seventy percent of all products sold in Walmart Stores are made in China’. Why is it that the once iconic “Schwinn” bicycle is now made in China? In short, America has become savvy at cutting corners in an effort to make more money more easily and faster. I digress.
My point is that builders today utilize the ‘Crawlspace’ technology to lower cost and speed up the manufacturing process. The single purpose to construct a home with a dirt crawl space is to SAVE MONEY! However, in the long run, the money saved by the builder and the home buyer initially, is lost over time. This is due to the inefficiency of a dirt crawlspace. It is counterproductive to the homes synergy, ergonomics, and practicality. As I stated before, there is a substantial amount of money spent due to having a vented dirt floor, crawlspace. If the public had a greater understanding of this war, crawlspaces would not be legal. One analogy is keeping windows open in your home during the coldest months of winter. Another analogy is standing in the path of an oncoming train. I have inspected hundreds of crawl spaces over the years and the results are almost always the same. Smelly, nasty, wet, infested, neglected, dangerous and toxic. In closing, the reason is often that home warranties usually expire by the time a crawl space begins to become septic. This gives the builder a head start in diminishing the accountability for problems their construction methods cause. Call Doug Whitehead at Arrayofsolutions.com today if you don’t know what’s in your crawl space. As I wrote in my last article if selling your home and facing a CL100 test, calling me can save you time and an enormous amount of aggravation. Till later,
Douglas Whitehead;
Owner; ‘Arrayofsolutions.com’