How Crawl Space Mold Hurts Air Quality And Home Value

The part of your home you almost never see can quietly control the air you breathe, the bills you pay, and the price a buyer is willing to offer. We start with a quick read on the Henderson County real estate market then shift to a topic that keeps showing up in Western North Carolina home inspections: crawl space moisture, mold, and the costly surprises that come with them.

We’re joined by Luke and Chase of BNB Home and Property Solutions to explain what they find under local homes every week, why mold is so common in our climate, and how crawl space air can move through HVAC systems and into everyday living spaces. They walk us through the evaluation process step by step, from spotting mold on floor joists to reading water stains on foundation blocks and identifying standing water caused by drainage and grading issues.

Then we get into solutions homeowners can actually act on. You’ll hear what crawl space encapsulation is, how a sealed vapor barrier and dehumidifier create a controlled environment, why insulation often fails when it gets wet, and when serious water problems call for extras like sump pump systems or even exterior waterproofing. We also touch on resale value and negotiations, because a clean, dry crawl space can remove friction in a transaction and protect your investment long after closing.

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Transcript

Welcome And Ways To Connect

SPEAKER_03 0:00

Hello, friends. Thank you so much for being here. This is the George Real Estate Group Podcast, which is a production of our live weekly radio shows hosted on multiple radio stations here in Hendersonville, North Carolina. The George Real Estate Group serves Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina, and it is a privilege to share positive news about our local real estate market and community. Thanks so much for subscribing. And of course, if you have any real estate questions or if we can help you in any way, be sure to reach out. Visit us at George Real Estate Group Radio.com for more information. Good morning and welcome to the George Real Estate Group Live Radio Broadcast here every Thursday morning right after the 10 o'clock hour. Thanks so much for tuning in. We're so grateful to be here with you, sharing with you positive news about your local real estate market and community. And we have a lot of information to cover this morning, and we have some special guests, which I'll introduce you here in just a second. But before we do that, if you're tuning in for the first time ever, the George Real Estate Group, we're located in Flat Rock. We serve all of Western North Carolina and the upstate South Carolina. So if you're thinking of buying, selling, or investing in real estate, the George Real State Group, we have over a hundred years combined experience. We've helped over 1,600 families throughout the years. So if you're if we can help you in any way, it'd be an honor and privilege to interview for the job. There's no pressure, there's no cost, there's no obligation. You can give us a call at 828-393-0134. We have incredible agents, we have incredible staff, and ultimately it's our clients that make it all possible. We're so thankful for our clients. You can find us online at realastatebygreg.com. We also are here every Thursday morning right after the 10 o'clock hour to share with you about what's going on in the community. We podcast all of our radio shows. And then you can also follow us on social media, Facebook and Instagram, and you can see our open houses, our new listings, and uh the just some you know, just some you know, boots on the ground information about what's going on in the community and in the market. Here's a quick snapshot. In Henderson County, over the last 12 months, I mean some 1600 homes over the last 12 months. I mean, there's 135 single-family homes a month selling. The inventory level remains low. 442 active single-family homes in the market, low inventory levels. Already this January and February, and already into March, the numbers continue to be strong. I've shared with you that Henderson County in 2025 actually saw a 10% increase in the number of homes sold in 2025 versus 2024, so that momentum's continuing. But the inventory levels being low is certainly what's keeping the prices where they're at. Prices are holding. The average single family home price in Henderson County is$542,000 a change. And the market, the interest rates are fluctuating a little bit, but they're still staying in those low sixes. They were dipping into the high fives. I mean, again, the interest rates are. And even with that environment, the market is still moving. But the low inventory level continues strong demand. And regardless of the economy, regardless of interest rates, we know life happens, therefore real estate happens. So if we can help you in any way, give us a call. Buying a home, selling a home, but everything from moisture to air quality, you know, mold, and it can impact uh your home value, but you know, Luke and Chase are local experts in the in the crawlspace uh industry and encapsulation and and mold mitigation, moisture mitigation, and and again, let's let's let's you guys I'll give you a second to introduce yourselves and your business, and then we're gonna jump into the conversation.

SPEAKER_02 4:43

Absolutely. We've uh we've been doing this. Uh our company name is BMB Home and Property. We've been doing this for three or four years now, and then my father before me had a business doing it, and it really does hold it, really does hold a lot of weight being able to take care of your crawl space and know what's going on under there and have a good environment under your home because it really is the bones of your home.

SPEAKER_01 5:06

Yeah, my name's Chase. I'm a co-owner with Luke, and yeah, crawl spaces is one of those things a lot of people don't think about until it does become a major problem in your home.

Mold And HVAC Air Risks

SPEAKER_03 5:15

What is the what's the most common problem you guys are seeing with crawl spaces around here?

SPEAKER_02 5:21

Mold. It is absolutely mold. Most people have pretty extensive mold growing underneath their home and they have no idea because I would say nine times out of ten, most people have never even been in their crawl space. And a lot of people don't know what to look for if you're having work done under there and stuff like that. But especially since the hurricane, mold has skyrocketed underneath these homes, and it doesn't matter if it's a multi-million dollar home or just your average single-family home. We see it every day of the week, and it it can be a huge issue, it can lead to health concerns and all kinds of stuff. So it's definitely very important to stay on top of.

SPEAKER_01 5:56

Yeah, and just a caveat off what he just said, so a lot of people don't know this, but when your HVAC system's underneath your house, which most in this area are, you're drawing a lot of that air from underneath your house that's blowing through your house. And if you have mold under there, that's just going through your HVAC system and into the air you breathe every day.

SPEAKER_03 6:16

Things we don't think about, right? I mean, again, out of sight, out of mind, and and here's the thing in North Carolina, when buyers, this is where it typically comes up with home inspections, right? Home, you know, people, North Carolina is a Nazis state, but buyers get to do their investigation of the property and they they're hiring a home inspector, uh, you know, pest inspection, radon, septic, I mean, all the things. But when the home inspector is going underneath the the crawl spaces, that's usually the first time people are even hearing about anything. But you you bring up an interesting point. A lot of HVAC systems are in the crawl space, so it's a compounding effect of what's going on there.

SPEAKER_01 6:54

Correct, and a lot of people don't know. So we see it all the time when we go under houses, uh rodents, rats, raccoons, just different critters get underneath there and they put holes in your HVAC. So not only is it air coming in, but it's literally just sucking air from out from underneath your crawlspace. If you have moisture or mold, it's just spreading throughout your house. It is a real common, I mean, real common thing that we see.

What Encapsulation Actually Does

SPEAKER_02 7:18

That's why a lot uh pretty often nowadays with the new builds and stuff like that, it's not code, but a lot of these builders are choosing to put in encapsulation systems because of the long-term prevention of mold and moisture and just having a much better environment underneath your house really brings the longevity to it.

SPEAKER_03 7:37

Well, let's talk about that. People may not even realize what is encapsulation, what is it, is it even possible? I mean, the and and it can be a huge selling feature for a home seller if their home is encapsulated. But let's let's back up though. Traditional construction is you have airflow through a house, right? People have their crawl space vents, they have, you know, you know, again, that's how homes have been built here, but a lot of times you you get the the vents are blocked up, you get water coming in from the the gutters. I mean, the these environments in the crawl spaces, like I said, it can be one of the biggest deal killers of a real estate transaction when you when people encounter this in in crawl spaces. And and again, a lot of people don't aren't aware it can be mitigated, it can be fixed, and and but let's let's lead into why encapsulations might be a choice for a lot of people.

SPEAKER_02 8:40

It's just a guarantee that you're not gonna have any of these issues down the line because yes, having airflow through the vents in your crawl space, that I mean the concept of it works and it is a good idea, but once you get moisture intrusion into that crawl space, it's not enough. It's not enough to prevent your fungal growth, it's not enough to prevent all different kinds of issues, and then drainage around a lot of these homes leads stuff straight into the crawl space. So the airflow from just having vents that open and close is not enough. And these full encapsulation systems, they turn your crawl space into a completely airtight environment. Um, this white liner goes down on the ground and up the piers and up the walls, and it all gets completely sealed and a dehumidifier put in, so it keeps your humidity at an exact level consistently year-round, no matter what the weather's like, no matter what the conditions are. It just keeps it a very, very locked-in environment.

SPEAKER_03 9:32

A controlled environment, yeah. Which should again mold can't grow in those, I mean in those conditions, it cannot grow. It also impacts the efficiency of a home as well, right?

SPEAKER_02 9:42

With insulation, and absolutely, you will see improvement on your power bill, and you're gonna have better heat stay in your house, and it it's just everything about it. It really should be standard.

SPEAKER_01 9:55

And just to go off, uh you mentioned insulation there. So when we go under houses, a lot of the time you'll find that the insulation has fallen down over the years, or moisture has got up in the insulation, and people don't know this, so it's it's put up with just pens underneath your house. So the moisture gets in there, it gets heavier, and the pens aren't designed for that. So a lot of times we see just insulation that has fallen down all over the ground, and that on efficiency, you're talking a lot of heat and a lot of AC as you're being able to get out of here.

SPEAKER_03 10:20

A lot of energy lost with the insulation coming down, and then insulation can get can hold moisture too, right? Correct. Yeah, and here's just a again. I'm not a contractor, know enough to be dangerous, but you know, with with insulation, it's the paper side or the insulation side when people are installing it underneath. I mean, people have different opinions on that, right?

SPEAKER_01 10:41

So, I mean, at least with us, it's gonna be the paper side that goes up to create that barrier between the subfloor, the subfloor and the moisture.

SPEAKER_02 10:49

It's supposed to be going up towards the subfloor, the paper side of it, because it very much can hold moisture, but that's like your last preventative.

How A Crawl Space Inspection Works

SPEAKER_03 10:57

So the again, when you so let's look what a normal evaluation might look like for you guys. I mean, we you guys are getting the call. I mean, you are so busy, which I'm grateful you guys took time out from jobs right now to come on the radio with us this morning. But you know, when when a home inspector typically, I'm sure that's a where a lot of the calls come from, and you got a real estate agent said, Hey, we got a crawlspace issue, uh, and you have years of experience. I mean, you grew up doing doing this with your father, and then also you guys have been doing this for three plus years now, just crawl space. I know you guys do more, but this is your specialty bread and butter, uh, your expertise, and so you're doing this day in and day out. What's the typical process look like? You guys will get underneath and evaluate, and then how does that look like for listeners that are curious?

SPEAKER_01 11:41

So, first thing we do, we get under there if we look for any signs of moisture. Uh, a big one is just to look up on the floor joist, and you just look for those mold growths, so like black spots or white or yellow. And uh, if we see that, it's a definite sign that the crawl space has moisture. Uh, another thing we look for is on the footer blocks or the cement blocks that are around the side, you're looking for like a stain. So you can see that like water has been seeping through the blocks, and we see that a lot of the times, and that'll be another sign that water is of where the water is intruding from. And then, I mean, it's an obvious one. We also look for any standing water underneath of it to help tell like the severity of the problem, which is very common actually, because of drainage issues around people's homes.

SPEAKER_02 12:25

A lot of times, drainage is not able to keep up or it wasn't done properly, and it's leading standing water straight into the crawl space, which is a bad situation.

SPEAKER_03 12:34

I mean, I've heard 80% of water issues in crawl spaces, and maybe this is just a uh, you know, made-up statistic, but a lot of it comes from bad downspouts, uh gutter problems, I mean, and then negative grade right around the home.

SPEAKER_02 12:48

Yeah, absolutely.

SPEAKER_03 12:49

So it's one thing to to encapsulate it to fix it, but but addressing where the water's coming from is another piece of the the puzzle.

SPEAKER_02 12:56

Yeah, that's a huge thing. Um, there's been quite a few situations where we have to waterproof the outside part of the foundation, which means digging up the foundation and tarring and abithaning and dimple boarding, and it's like a whole process to prevent water from even being able to intrude from the exterior, and then on the interior also having the encapsulation, but that's in really severe cases where it's just ruining a home.

SPEAKER_03 13:21

Sometimes it's necessary. Absolutely. I I remember one of the homes I'd sold over the years. I mean, they had to bring in uh it was a large uh you know block wall that was underground, but it had a basement, you know, that daylight basement, but because of the over the years it had just gotten completely soaked, and they ended up having to bring in a backhoe and pull the dirt away in order to seal it correctly. I mean, sometimes it's sometimes those situations are necessary.

SPEAKER_02 13:48

Yeah, we just got done doing one up in Carriage Park, actually, for one of your sales for your company here.

SPEAKER_03 13:54

That's right, you had to do a pretty significant mitigation. So this encapsulation, which is the ideal. I know people have different opinions on this, right? But it's like ideally you can control the environment. It's the in basically for layman's terms, it's a plastic vapor barrier, right? And you're running it all the way up the block.

SPEAKER_02 14:15

Yeah, so you have to leave a four-inch inspection gap on the top, but we run it all the way up to that inspection gap, and it just it's a extremely thick plastic. What is it?

SPEAKER_01 14:26

It's either 12 or 14 millimeter.

SPEAKER_02 14:28

So it's extremely thick. You you cannot rip it, you can't damage it walking on it, and we run it up the walls and on the ground, and we pin it all to the ground, and it gets taped together with this special waterproofing tape. The top line wherever it's uh connected to the walls gets sealed with this special glue, and it is a very thick and stout, and it's all nice and white. So when we're done, it looks like yeah, it's like a clean crawl space, which blows most people's minds.

SPEAKER_03 14:54

Right. Which again, you did again, when I know when home inspectors and when buyers they love it, they love it. So if you're thinking about again, North Carolina is an as is state, but if you're thinking about selling your home and you want to get top dollar, if you've had to do an encapsulation, it's an incredible resale value uh benefit. Um, but did you know, and apparently 40 to 50 percent of the air we breathe in a home comes from that that crawl space. Yep, yep. And so we're really essentially with encapsulation, you're you're turning that crawl space in a into a controlled environment instead of letting just nature you know take over it.

SPEAKER_02 15:32

Take its course with it, yeah. And it really is a wow factor. Yeah, I mean, a lot of people I I feel like probably haven't even seen true encapsulated crawl spaces. A lot of people are doing them now, but um, it is it is just a different game to be able to go under a crawl space. Even if you're somebody working after we've done the encapsulation, it's a different game to be able to go into there and not have to crawl around in the dirt. It'd be nice and dry under there, it's not moldy, it's just it's a whole different world.

SPEAKER_03 15:58

So even if you're not buying or selling a house, and and just if you you own a home and you have a crawl space, I mean this this could just be peace of mind. You know, it's it's it's the better air quality, it's it's the uh the you mentioned energy savings. I mean, there's so much, there's so many benefits of this, and and of course, uh, you know, making sure you don't have mold in your crawl space. I mean, like we live in Western North Carolina with the climate, I mean, this is just a reality of of of where we live. I mean, the the incre the amount of rainfall that we have, the the the the sometimes the poor drainage around homes. I mean, this is a can be a compounding uh impact. Any anybody that owns a home uh should have their crawlspace. Whether you're thinking about buying or selling, you probably should have your crawlspace checked out.

SPEAKER_02 16:46

It's more uncommon to go under a crawl space and see no mold than it is to find extensive mold. It is a very real problem down here.

SPEAKER_01 16:54

And then another issue we see that's uh pretty common, it's a little more severe, is uh we end up underneath the house, and that moisture that's getting held underneath there causes the uh joists to rot out. And that's a big issue because then you have the floors up top sagging, and uh we saw one, it was underneath the kitchen and caused the tile to start cracking up there. So that's another issue from prolonged moisture exposure that a lot of people don't think about that can have an effect on the inside of your house.

SPEAKER_03 17:22

And this is why, again, it we're I'm not gonna say this is inexpensive, but it's it's inexpensive when you compare it to the additional costs that you have that can cost you tens of thousands of dollars later. And and this is where home ownership maintaining it, and this is an in a you know, a crawl space in encapsulation is an investment back into your property that that long term can save tens of thousands of dollars.

SPEAKER_02 17:51

Well, like I tell people all the time, it it isn't necessarily a cheap option, but it's one of those options where once you have an encapsulation, you're not gonna have to think about it again for for pretty much the lifetime of owning the home.

SPEAKER_03 18:02

Other than maybe replacing that the de the encapsulation will outlast the dehumidifier, probably.

SPEAKER_02 18:08

I mean, I don't know, those dehumidifiers last dehumidifiers last a really long time, and the warranty that comes with them is is really good. The company is really on top of it. So we Okay, so you feel great about that? Very confident about that. And if and if anything has which we've not had a callback about a DHU ever. Ever, yeah. Not one. And we have ones that from when my dad had Hitner Smell Pest Control, they're still going. And that was a long time ago. I started doing that when I was 15.

SPEAKER_03 18:37

That's amazing. Again, the again, this is being preventative. Here's the thing about water. I I've heard you don't stop water, you manage it. Yep. But water is gonna find a way, and especially in this moisture environment that we have here, where uh you know, with the amount of rainfall that we have, and then the soil that we have, and again, it's this is just part of um maintaining your home, but this really can set you up for success. And so this is where as when we're working with with clients, if it's sellers, again, hey, this is something that can set yourself up for success when you're selling your property, and then for buyers, it's peace of mind. I mean, there's so many psychological factors to it.

SPEAKER_02 19:17

It's a big deal when it comes to buying or selling because it's what I've seen with the real estate deals that we've done is it's the first thing people go to is the crawl space. Yeah. And if the crawl space is in rough condition, all of a sudden they're offering less money or they're wanting money off, or they're trying to negotiate. It could just make things so much simpler from what I've noticed when it comes to real estate.

Treating Mold And Controlling Humidity

SPEAKER_03 19:37

You're exactly right. It's a massive investment, and and again, from a from an owner's standpoint, not only all the other issues, again, it's uh the energy, the cost savings, the air quality. Now, people get really scared when they hear the word mold, but I mean there there is a way to address it. Yeah, absolutely.

SPEAKER_01 20:01

Yeah, we use uh chemical called YCS when we go underneath the house and we spray just pretty much every square inch that we can find during the colour. Every surface.

SPEAKER_03 20:15

But it can't exist in a mold can't exist in the controlled environment if the if the humidity is at it at the correct level.

SPEAKER_02 20:24

It has to have moisture to to be able to grow and thrive, and if the humidity is at a set level with the dehumidifier we installed, it cannot grow in any situation.

SPEAKER_03 20:33

Is this something you think like uh I mean maybe there's some homeowners who are like, oh, I can, you know, I'll do this myself. I mean, this is listen, this is a significant endeavor, and the work you guys do, it's not easy. I mean, let's this is this is incredibly challenging, tight spaces. Uh it's this is a a very challenging industry you guys work in.

SPEAKER_02 20:58

It can be very difficult, especially you know, going in in the early stages. If somebody has had major moisture intrusion, you're pretty much working in the mud in something that's anywhere from two feet tall to three feet tall. So it can be it can be very nasty and challenging in its own way, especially installing white liner in such an environment and keeping it very perfect and white. It can pose its own challenges for sure.

SPEAKER_03 21:21

I mean, let's just be candid. This is I mean, this is really dirty work. Yeah, yeah, it is. It is. I mean, and again, when you think about it in the context of everything else, this is a I mean, it's it's I'm not gonna minimize it. This is a big investment, but when you compare it to the value of your home, our average home price in Henderson County is five hundred and forty thousand dollars. And when you think about protecting your investment, yeah, preserving it, your your own you know, health with the air you're breathing, uh protecting the investment of the property. I mean, this is it's worth every penny. When you put it into the context of of that, I mean

SPEAKER_02 22:00

It r it really is. And a lot of people don't realize and I've I've noticed it especially in some of these higher end communities, they just can't process that they have a mold issue. Um, because you know they have nicer homes and nicer areas and stuff like that, and it is a silent killer mold. I mean, because you're not gonna see immediate direct issues from having mold come through your ventilation systems and in your home and stuff like that. It's a long-term thing where it is gonna mess with you.

SPEAKER_03 22:26

Well, it's also this it's also in the same uh category as radon. Radon is a big issue here in Western North Carolina.

SPEAKER_02 22:34

You know, we put in a lot of passive radon systems in our encapsulations.

SPEAKER_03 22:37

Because if you're already in there working on it, you you put in those passive.

SPEAKER_02 22:42

We put in passive ones, and if we test and the radon levels higher, we install fans that constantly pull the radon out from under the liner.

SPEAKER_03 22:49

Oh, that's right, because just like it, yeah, it has to be underneath the liner to take the air and again move it out from away from the home. Mold and radon are are two, you mentioned it silent killers. I mean, not to uh exaggerate on it, but radon is a real thing, and and mold is a real thing. And and here's the thing if you've never been in your crawlspace, it that might be your first rag on all this.

SPEAKER_02 23:14

Yeah, absolutely. It might make you think to go look at your crawlspace after hearing this, or maybe they don't want to look at their crawl space.

SPEAKER_03 23:21

I mean, is that you guys will do evaluations and and estimates on on it. Absolutely.

SPEAKER_01 23:27

We look go ahead. Yeah, absolutely. I mean, we do free estimates and they just give us a call, we'll come out and break down everything we found and go from there. We're happy to do it.

Selling Easier With A Clean Crawl Space

SPEAKER_03 23:37

And again, well, that that's incredible. Free estimates, you guys will evaluate the crawl space, you'll put a proposal together if if you find mold or if you find moisture. Um, and again, this this is the thing where you know, in western North Carolina, especially in home sales, people are focused on their kitchens and bathrooms and in the hardwood floors. But west in Western North Carolina, what's what's underneath the house matters even more than what's inside the house.

SPEAKER_02 24:02

Absolutely.

SPEAKER_03 24:03

And and it's one of the the here's the thing, it's one of the biggest well, here's the thing, it's one of the few upgrades that protects and makes your home easier to sell when you're when you're thinking about putting money into your property. Uh, it's a massive return on investment.

SPEAKER_02 24:20

Yeah, it really is, especially when you're selling. That's the first thing we called about when people list their houses is that they've had a home inspector go under their house and there's this and that, or the buyer brought somebody out to go under the crawl space and they want us to look at it, and then you go under there and it's a a wreck, and that's going to be a huge negotiating point for the sale.

SPEAKER_01 24:40

So be honest, a lot of our business does come from real estate agents or inspectors for people that are trying to sell their house and are having a difficulty doing it because they've came under and found the mold, found the moisture, and they just like he said earlier, buyers are hey, I need X amount of dollars off. This is gonna cost this to fix.

SPEAKER_03 25:00

Well, this is interesting too. A lot of times buyers can overestimate they they on what it costs, and that's why having professionals like yourselves to have here's an actual quote, here's a bid, we'll fix it, we'll address it, we'll encapsulate it, but then you have real numbers that the buyer and seller can can work from. And the other thing is sellers can be proactive before you even go, before you even put your house on the market. We know if it's it's gonna show up in a home inspection, we know buyers are gonna do their investigation. Let's have it checked out ahead of time. Yeah, it's a safe bet every time.

SPEAKER_02 25:36

It really is.

SPEAKER_03 25:37

You because you're proactive, you you guys document what you're doing, you you fix it, you address it. And so you know the in real estate, the best deals are the ones that they're no surprises. But that's where, again, and we completely advocate. This is where if buyers are this is usually their biggest financial transaction when they're buying a home. Uh, we advocate you're gonna do it's an investment for them to do their home inspection, their pest inspection, their radon, their their septic, they're doing their appraisal, they're doing all these things because buyers don't have to buy it during that due diligence period. And again, for sellers, you can get ahead of it. Have you guys come out, evaluate the crawl space, or even if you're never even gonna sell your home, which we hear, do this for yourself, do this for your health, do this to protect your investment. Again, it's it's one of the things that you just out of sight, out of mind.

SPEAKER_02 26:30

Yeah, that's why a lot of times, whenever we do some of these inspections in crawl spaces to assess the issues, we like to take pretty extensive photos and videos for people because your normal person is not going in the crawl space. Right. And so people really like when we take the photos and videos and show them, just kind of break it all down for it. You document everything and document it, yeah. So that I've I've learned that people really, really like being able to see it themselves.

SPEAKER_03 26:52

It makes a big difference. And again, we're so grateful. You guys have helped a number of our clients already. I'm grateful you guys could come on the radio. Time flies when you're having fun. We've already been talking here for a while, if you can believe it. Uh, what's the best way for listeners to get a hold of you guys? Also, uh, you know, if you want to, you know, your your email or phone number, uh, best way to contact you guys. And then again, we have a couple minutes, but make sure we've covered everything. Is there anything else we've may have left out that that we didn't cover in this conversation?

When Sump Pumps Become Necessary

SPEAKER_02 27:21

I think we've definitely touched on all the big major points that that matter the most. We've gone into pretty good depth into a lot of it. And um, I'd say the only thing we probably haven't touched on is uh sump pump systems that we install with uh some of the encapsulation.

SPEAKER_03 27:35

Sometimes that's necessary, right? When more water just still will come in.

SPEAKER_02 27:40

Yeah, whenever water is just refusing to be beaten and it wants to come in under these systems that we install, we'll install a sump pump that goes about three feet into the ground and it's got holes in it, and it gets surrounded by a gravel bed, and then we'll have pipes and gravel beds that run to it. It's got a pump inside of it, and it all gravities to that pump, and then the pump will send it out of your crawl space to somewhere safe for the water to be.

SPEAKER_01 28:01

And to go off what I was saying earlier, so that's part of the inspection process as well. When we see large amounts of standing water in a crawl space, that tells us, like, hey, even if we seal it, because we're sealing, you know, to the outside of the block, water may still come through the block and be under the liner. If there's large amounts of water sitting, we need to mitigate it.

SPEAKER_03 28:19

Right.

SPEAKER_01 28:19

And to mitigate it, we install that sump pump system as well.

SPEAKER_03 28:22

Again, multiple ways to address this. Obviously, trying to address the water coming in from the outside, you know, with downspouts, gutters, uh negative grade uh from the house. But it but it's sometimes there's still water that is gonna find its way underneath underneath the crawl space, and that's where the sump pumps uh come into play.

SPEAKER_02 28:45

Yep. We and we've installed an astronomical amount of sump pumps around here.

SPEAKER_03 28:50

It's we are in, I mean, I I don't know what the technical term is, but we're in a variation of a rainforest here. Yeah. Uh I can't remember the t the scientific term, but I mean, and I've heard we get more inches of rain than like Seattle. They they might get more days of rain, but we actually get more volume of rain, uh, which is hard. Some people don't even realize that's the case here. Uh, the rainforest that we live in.

SPEAKER_02 29:13

Definitely a city of four seasons.

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SPEAKER_03 29:14

For sure. And I joked, you can get all four seasons in one week, by the way. But you know, which we've experienced here here recently. But what's the best way for people to get hold of you guys? And again, thank you both uh for coming on the radio this morning. Absolutely.

SPEAKER_02 29:29

We're we're super thankful to be here. It's been a good time. The best way to get in touch with us with us is we have a Facebook that is BNB Home and Property Solutions, and my phone number is also 828-388-1902. If you give us a call, we can come out and look at whatever you got going on as far as moisture intrusion and crawl space issues, obviously free of charge and see if we can help you out.

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Final Message And Sign-Off

SPEAKER_03 29:52

That'd be awesome. Again, Luke and Chase, thank you guys both so much for being here. Thank you. Um, and we've been super grateful for their work and they've helped a number of our clients out. And I wanted to share uh them with our radio listeners. Uh, and if you want us to connect you with them, we can as well. Uh, and uh, we're just grateful to be here every Thursday morning sharing with you news and and information about our local real estate market and our community. The market is absolutely still moving. The spring market's here, the inventory levels are slowly increasing. The demand has continued to be to remain strong here in Western North Carolina. Uh, and and if you're curious about what your home is worth, if you're curious about you know the the market, the the what your what the prices are in your neighborhood. I mean, so many different factors. And if you're thinking about buying, selling, or investing in real estate or even a career in real estate, give us a call 828-393-0134. I also want to remind you every Friday morning at 8 45, the Georgia Real Estate Group sponsors the Hometown Hero Series. Tomorrow morning, Bridget Thompson, who's a special events coordinator for Henderson County Park and Recreation, and her role, she coordinates some of our county's favorite community events, and we're gonna meet Bridget Thompson tomorrow morning, our hometown hero. And of course, if you know people making a difference in this community, you'd like to nominate uh you know and have them uh shine a light on what they're doing, which again, we're grateful to sponsor the Hometown Hero Series here every Friday morning. Well, thank you so much, Time Flies, uh, when you're having fun and grateful to be here uh with you for the George Real Estate Group Live Radio broadcast here every Thursday morning. Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram and our podcast. We podcast all of our radio shows. You can find that on your favorite podcast podcast platform. Have a great day, have a great week, and we'll see you tomorrow morning. The pace of life a little too fast. But what if your next move wasn't about letting go? It was about making space for peace, for freedom, for what matters most. At the George Real Estate Group, we understand that real estate isn't just about the house. It's about transitions, timing, and trust. We've helped thousands of families in Western North Carolina make smart, thoughtful moves closer to nature, closer to family, closer to home. So when you're ready to right-size, simplify, or start fresh, we'll be here. The George Real Estate Group. Local, trusted, proven. Call us today, 828-393-0134. Find us online at realestatebygreg.com because your next chapter deserves to feel just right.

SPEAKER_00 32:41

Thank you for listening to the George Real Estate Group Podcast. Tune in next time for more industry news, updates, and real estate tips. You can reach Greg, the George Real Estate Group, at 828 393 0134 or at realestatebygreg.com.