Many homeowners who have a crawl space beneath their house believe sagging, creaky, uneven floors are the natural process of a home getting older, and that is often true, but noisy, spongy floors are not something you have to live with. In fact, those symptoms indicate the potential need for floor joist repair beneath your Mobile, AL home.

We live in hurricane country here in Mobile, AL, and those massive storms often deluge us with more water than our home drainage systems can handle. Crawl spaces too often retain water long after the swirling storms have moved northward. The soil of the crawl space becomes saturated with water, and over time, the excessive humidity along coastal Alabama and the water beneath your home create conditions that compromise the floor joists that support the ground floor of your home. The prolonged retention of moisture provides an environment for fungal growth on the wood of the joists, which promotes wood rot and unhealthy air quality inside your home. The joists themselves absorb water. These combined conditions result in compromised floor joists, which will begin to sag and lose their ability to fully support your floor. Hiring the right floor joist repair contractor in Mobile, AL to inspect your crawl space can save you and your home from the stress of sagging floors and rotting supports.