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I walked a crawlspace in Dandridge yesterday that perfectly shows why so many homeowners stay frustrated with water problems. Standing water everywhere. Around the whole perimeter. Both the old house side and the newer addition. And right in the middle? A sump pump sitting in a Home Depot bucket. Now, the pump itsel

I got called out to a crawlspace in Farragut yesterday. The homeowner was seeing cracks in his drywall upstairs. Nothing terrible yet, but enough to make him wonder what was going on. When I got down into the crawlspace, I found the answer pretty quick. Half-inch cracks running down the foundation wall in a stair-ste

I got called out to Pioneer, Tennessee yesterday to look at a crawlspace. When I got down there, it was like walking on a waterbed. Standing water everywhere. The homeowner was ready to get quotes for encapsulation. They'd been dealing with moisture issues and fungal growth. They figured encapsulation would solve it.

I was out in Pioneer, Tennessee yesterday looking at a couple of crawlspaces. Pretty standard stuff at first - high moisture, some fungal growth on the wood. Nothing I haven't seen a hundred times before. Then I crawled further in. The entire crawlspace was a waterbed. I'm not exaggerating. Thousands of gallons of wa

We're wrapping up a job in Knoxville right now, and it's one of those situations that really bothers me. New homeowners just bought this house. They're excited. They went through the inspection process. Everything looked okay on paper. But when we got under there to finish the encapsulation and add some structural sup

I'm out here in Fountain City today looking at a crawl space, and I want to show you something that's probably costing you money every single month - and you have no idea it's happening. See this subfloor above me? This is what we call deck-style subfloor. It's basically boards laid side by side with gaps in between.

I'm out here in Hardin Valley looking at a crawl space that's tall enough for me to crouch-stand in. And the first thing I'm thinking is - this is prime real estate just sitting here unused. Right now they've got some yard tools down here, and that's about it. But once this space is encapsulated? They could store Chri

I got a call from a homeowner in Maryville who was on the fence about even scheduling an inspection. They thought they might have a small leak in one spot, but they weren't sure. The homeowner hadn't been under the house to look, and honestly, they were second-guessing whether it was worth having me come out.