I thought I would show you the photo below. It is quite illustrative of just how damaging to wood a water leak can be. That is the case, at least, if said leak is not noticed right away and goes on for a long time. I have no idea how long this leak had been going on, but it was not even that big a leak when I found it. It was under the shower drain and, when I went in the crawl, it was just a few drops of water. But it had done some longterm damage. There is plain old rot -- wood decay fungi -- present but there are assorted other fungal growths as well. No two ways about it, there is a job for a professional contractor here. Oh and a plumber too!
Thanks for coming on down.
Steven L. Smith
Bellingham WA home inspector
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Thanks for the laugh!!
Yea,that water damage can be a real pain.Here is what the crawl space looks like if you don't take care of that leak.lol