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I’m based in Memphis, but I review a lot of inspection reports coming out of Southeast Missouri. When our inspector in the Cape Girardeau area flags a crawlspace moisture issue, it’s rarely a surprise. River towns behave differently, and the Mississippi creates a humidity problem that doesn’t show up the
If your crawlspace in West Tennessee still relies on passive vents, it’s already losing. I don’t care how new the house is. I don’t care what the builder said. And I definitely don’t care that “it’s how they’ve always done it.” In the Delta climate—from Memphis to Jackson—passive crawlspace vents
Deferred Maintenance Is Not Just “Old Stuff” Deferred maintenance is one of those polite phrases that sounds cleaner than what it usually means in the field. In plain language, it means the property has been asking for money for a long time, and somebody kept delaying the answer. It may
If I had to pick the most overlooked, underpriced, high-impact fix I see during inspections, this would be it. Downspout extensions. Not waterproofing systems.Not French drains.Not foundation piers. Plastic tubes that cost less than dinner. Why Water Is the Real Enemy Foundations don’t fail because they’re weak. They fail because
Crawlspace construction is common throughout West Tennessee, particularly in and around Memphis, Jackson, Brownsville, Dyersburg, and surrounding rural areas. While crawlspaces can perform well when properly designed and maintained, inspections in this region consistently reveal a set of recurring issues tied to soil conditions, moisture patterns, and older construction practices.
Memphis homes have a personality shaped by age, soil conditions, humidity, and decades of regional building practices. While a general inspection checklist might look the same anywhere, applying that checklist without local context can miss what actually matters. In Memphis, experience isn’t just helpful—it directly affects how inspection findings are
