Crawl Space Ninja Blog

In today’s post, we’re gonna talk about the myth of leaving the insulation in place between the joists when removing mold. Is this a good idea? Crawl Space Insulation We get a lot, a lot, a lot of homeowners that tell us that the crawl space contractor that was there three days ago looking at…

Today we’re gonna cover the myth about dehumidifiers killing mold. Can Mold Go Dormant? Man, do we hear this a lot: “Mister homeowner, if you install a dehumidifier, it’s gonna kill all the mold in your crawl space, or make it go dormant.“ Well, which is it? Does it kill it, or does it make…

In this crawl space myth-busting video, we’re going to talk about “Do you need ventilation or not in your crawl space?” Most companies say you don’t need ventilation in an encapsulated crawl space. Why do crawl space contractors say that installing a dehumidifier to address high humidity eliminates the need for crawl space ventilation? Soil…

In this crawl space myth-busting video, we’re going to talk about “you don’t insulation in your crawl space when you encapsulate it.” Is Crawl Space Insulation Necessary? Okay, again, crawl space encapsulation companies that don’t really know what they’re doing tell homeowners that you do not need insulation in a crawl space. Now, for the…

We are going to continue our Crawl Space Myth series and today we’re going talk about, does adding fans control relative humidity? Okay, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been in front of a homeowner and they say, “Well, crawl space encapsulation company A said all I needed to do was put in…

Today we’re going to start a series about some crawl space myths. So the first one’s gonna be: Will bugs and rodents get in an encapsulated crawl space? So believe it or not, I’ve gone on calls where our competition has told homeowners that once you encapsulate the crawl space, there will be no bugs or…

So why are there so many crawl space encapsulation mistakes? There is no standard when it comes to encapsulating your crawl space. You have spec home builders that are building crawl spaces one way, and you have custom home builders building crawl spaces another. And guess what? They’re both acceptable by codes enforcement. Just remember,…

Yesterday I got a call from one of our DIY customers down in Chattanooga. His name is Wade and he had an issue with something going on in his crawl space and he was concerned about how to winterize the crawl space. So today I’m going to answer his question. Okay, so Wade from Chattanooga…