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I'm out here in Farragut looking at a crawl space that's got all the typical moisture problems - fungal growth on the wood, ductwork that's sweating and deteriorating, the whole deal. But here's what's interesting about this one. They've got vent fans installed. And in Farragut, that's actually required by code for no

I got a call from a homeowner in Knoxville asking about crawl space waterproofing. Pretty standard stuff. But when I got down there, waterproofing wasn't even close to the biggest problem. We found a water leak from buried pipes that were completely rusted out. We found termite damage. We found a broken floor joist th

I'm out here in Knoxville looking at a crawl space with some serious structural damage. Deteriorated wood, failing main beam, the whole nine yards. But here's the thing - this homeowner already paid to fix this. A big company came through, one of my major competitors actually, and did structural repairs. Put in a supp

I'm standing in a crawl space in Knoxville, and I'm honestly frustrated. The homeowner here already paid thousands of dollars - probably close to ten grand - to have their crawl space fixed by one of the biggest foundation companies in the area. And now I'm here telling them it needs to be done over. This isn't about

I'm out here at an apartment complex in Knoxville, and the more I crawl around, the worse it gets. Someone already paid to have this crawl space "fixed." They've got vapor barrier down, they've got drainage installed, they've even got support jacks in place. But none of it's working. Actually, it's worse than not work

I'm out here in Knoxville today looking at a few really large apartment complexes. And I'm not here to do the original work - I'm here to see why the work that was already done is failing. One of my biggest competitors came through here and installed crawl space drainage systems. And let me tell you, what I'm looking

I'm out in Knoxville today looking at an old house with sagging floors. And when I say old, I mean old - this crawl space was hand-dug out of solid limestone, probably 80 or 100 years ago. The homeowner's noticing what everyone notices when their crawl space has structural problems - floors that feel soft or bouncy wh

Just got back from a week snowboarding in Utah, and the first thing I did was come out to Maryville to check on a job my crew finished while I was gone. This is something I do with every job - doesn't matter if I was here during the install or not. I come out, I walk through the crawl space, I check the work, and I ma