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suchit333
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Hi Inspectors,
I have curious case where insulation around the house above the foundation is peeling off. There should be cement layer above the insulation, but it looks like the cement job is poor and due to weather the insulation is coming off.
Will this cause harm to foundation over time, is this is a big issue?
Please advise. Thanks.
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Mike Casey
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I don't see any insulation. It looks to me like the skim coat or concrete finish at the slab edge is deteriorated due to aggregate pockets, meaning the concrete when placed was not properly consolidated. This probably won't affect the structure, but might get worse and will look ugly. I'd get a concrete expert in there to evaluate and repair, usually they will trowel on a patch type concrete with a bonding agent.
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suchit333
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Hi Mike,
Thanks for the quick response. Really appreciate it. Attached a close up picture. It is soft and is similar to thermocore. Like you say it will disintegrate further as there is no concrete layer on top.
Thanks,
Suchit
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Mike Casey
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That's more visible. Could be insulating board, but I think I can see form board impressions on it. Hard to say without seeing and touching. Anyway, my original recommendation stands. Thanks for the update.
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inspectionsavvy
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any porous surface expose to moisture and rain will deteriorate for sure. raise it as a material defect in your report since this is an structural issue.
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inspectionsavvy wrote:any porous surface expose to moisture and rain will deteriorate for sure. raise it as a material defect in your report since this is an structural issue.
I'd be careful with that one and we can be thinking different things. Foundation insulation is meant to be exposed to the elements, if that's indeed what we are looking at. It's what it looks like to me with a protective coating on the outer portion.
Just because it looks porous doesn't make it wrong. I still can't tell if that's exactly what it is based on the pictures provided, as it's relation to the siding is throwing me off. They do have products out to protect the insulation from physical damage, but the foam itself is not exactly the "waterproof" portion for the foundation walls.
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