Houses built over crawl space foundations have the tendency to suffer from moisture-related issues. Mold, wood rot, and termite infestation are often the result of moisture problems in a crawl space foundation. But there is a way to combat the negative effects of a crawl space foundation.
Moisture can damage a home's foundation, warped hardwood floors, rot support beams, invite pests, cause mold, and even raise energy bills. Damp crawl spaces also attract wood-destroying fungi, species of fungus that digest moist wood, resulting in wood rot.
