Our house was built in the 70's. Last winter there was some water in the crawlspace, a problem we've been trying to correct. (We live in the Northwest, so lots of rain & ground water.)
We had a contractor do a bid, and in addition to rerouting roof drainage, he said that we had wood form ties that were left in place when the foundation was poured, and that these have started to rot out, and that water could leak in there. He bid around $350 to remove the wood and reseal.
We've had a few people look at it, and this guy is the only one that's mentioned this issue. Another guy we asked had never heard of such a thing.
Have any of you observed this kind of problem? I'll get him to show me the rotten wood, but does it make sense that this would be a way for water to leak into the crawlspace?
Thanks!
We had a contractor do a bid, and in addition to rerouting roof drainage, he said that we had wood form ties that were left in place when the foundation was poured, and that these have started to rot out, and that water could leak in there. He bid around $350 to remove the wood and reseal.
We've had a few people look at it, and this guy is the only one that's mentioned this issue. Another guy we asked had never heard of such a thing.
Have any of you observed this kind of problem? I'll get him to show me the rotten wood, but does it make sense that this would be a way for water to leak into the crawlspace?
Thanks!