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I just wrapped up an inspection in Farragut where a homeowner called me because their crawl space dehumidifier runs constantly. They thought maybe the unit was broken or undersized. Turns out, the dehumidifier was fine - the problem was the incomplete encapsulation job someone else did.

I was out in Farragut yesterday doing an inspection for a homeowner who couldn't figure out why their crawl space kept having problems. They had musty smells upstairs, humidity that kept spiking even in winter, and they were frustrated because they'd already invested in a quality dehumidifier.

I was out in Farragut yesterday doing an inspection when I spotted something I'd never seen before - a radon mitigation fan installed horizontally as a bathroom exhaust fan.

I was out in Maryville yesterday looking at a crawl space that seemed perfectly dry. No standing water anywhere. The homeowner thought maybe they'd dodged a bullet since we haven't had heavy rain lately.

I was out in Maryville yesterday looking at a crawl space that had already been treated by a pest control company. They'd laid down a new vapor barrier and done a borate treatment on the wood to kill fungal growth. The homeowner thought everything was taken care of.

I was out in Maryville yesterday walking around a house, trying to figure out where water was getting into the crawl space. The homeowner had done everything right - good grading all around the foundation, gutters flowing properly, no obvious problems.

I was out in Maryville yesterday doing a crawl space inspection. Before I even opened the crawl space door, I do what I always do - walk the perimeter of the house to check drainage, grading, and how water moves around the foundation.

Most people think radon mitigation is pretty simple - drill a hole, stick in a fan, run some pipe to the roof. Done. But that's not how it works if you want a system that actually protects your family. I just finished installing a radon mitigation system here in Knoxville, and like every installation we do, it involve