Older homes in the South were typically built over a crawl space rather than a finished basement. Even today, many homes don't include a finished basement because of our damp, Southern soils. What you ...

Q: You have often said that crawl-space vents need to be opened in the winter. Why is that? I always thought they should be closed to keep my water pipes from freezing. A. I used to think the same ...

Older homes in the South were typically built over a crawl space rather than a finished basement. Even today, many homes don't include a finished basement because of our damp, Southern soils. What you ...

I insulated the crawl space under the newer part of my kitchen a couple of years back, and it seems to me to have made a bit of difference in temperature control in both summer and winter. As the ...

"Most building codes require vents to aid in removing moisture from the crawl space. However, many building professionals now recognize that building an unventilated crawl space (or closing vents ...

The damage happening beneath your feet right now might shock you.

Q. Our southeast-facing three-season porch was converted into a mudroom with a cathedral ceiling. The room is 12-by-12 feet with a 3-foot-high crawl space underneath. One of the crawl space walls is ...

As colder weather settles in along the Front Range, crawl spaces and attics require attention. Do you have rotating turbine vents on the roof? It’s a good idea to shroud them with a garbage bag until ...

Crawl space. The term conjures images of unknown creatures and the smell of molds. Crawl space. That place below your floors that barely separates your home from the ground below. Crawl spaces have a ...