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I'm standing in a crawlspace in Knoxville that's tall enough to walk around in. The customers use it for storage. Christmas decorations, old furniture, boxes of stuff they don't need every day but want to keep. They called because they know the crawlspace has moisture issues. That old vapor barrier on the ground is to

I was in a crawlspace yesterday - older house, probably built in the '70s - and saw something I see all the time. Black dots all over the wood. Hundreds of them. I can't tell you how many times I've seen inspection reports with pictures of these exact dots labeled as "severe mold contamination." Then the homeowner

I was out in Farragut yesterday for a warranty inspection. Customer we did about two years ago - full encapsulation, dehumidifier, sump pump. His dehumidifier died. Just stopped working. Non-serviceable parts. Nothing anyone did wrong, just bad luck.

I was out in Sevierville yesterday looking at a crawlspace. Insulation falling everywhere. Fungal growth on the wood. A little water pooling near the door.

I got called out to a crawlspace in Farragut yesterday. The critter wranglers had just finished getting raccoons out, and the homeowner wanted it cleaned up. Droppings everywhere. Insulation pulled down all over the place. Fungal growth on the wood. A huge radon pipe that doesn't work anymore.

I'm standing in a crawlspace in Farragut right now, looking at a vent fan. If you live in this area, there's a good chance you've got one too. Maybe even multiple fans. They were required by building code years ago, so builders installed them in thousands of homes. The idea made sense at the time - push humid air out

Walked Into a Crawlspace That Smelled Like Cat Pee

I walked into a crawlspace in Oliver Springs yesterday that tells you everything you need to know about half-measures. Five years ago, one of the biggest companies in the area came out and sealed the vents. They put in a dehumidifier. They collected their money and left.