Decay under basementless houses prevented by soil covers

Abstract

Sills and joists of basementless houses on wet sites are subject to decay. Moisture vapor rising from the soil will condense on wood during cold weather (fig. 1). If the wood stays wet, fungi attack it and ultimately cause decay and possibly structural failure.

Citation

Diller, Jesse D. 1954. Decay under basementless houses prevented by soil covers. Forest Research Note NE-36. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 2p.