Tree Canopy Keeps the Ground Wet
Takoma's magnificent street trees shade the houses — and keep the soil around every foundation damp. The neighborhood's older homes, many from the early 1900s, have had a century of that dampness working on their crawl spaces. It is the slow kind of moisture: not flooding, just never dry.
Old House, Old Systems
Takoma homes often have layers of history below: original dirt crawl spaces, later additions with different foundation types, old cisterns or coal bins sealed off and forgotten. We map all of it. Forgotten pockets of crawl space are moisture reservoirs — sealing the main space while ignoring a damp side pocket leaves the job half done.
What We See Most Here
Multiple foundation types under one roof. Dead pockets that have not been opened in decades. Beautiful old joists with surface mold. And homeowners who love their old house and want it to last another hundred years — which starts underneath.
Call (301) 679-9193 for a free Takoma crawl space inspection.
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