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I'm out here in Knoxville looking at a crawl space in an older home - probably built in the seventies. And I've got to tell you, I haven't seen water marks this high in a crawl space in a long time. The homeowner told me she didn't think the water had reached the subfloor yet, but that it had gotten close. And I though

I'm out here in Knoxville looking at a crawl space that was done by one of my old competitors. They used to be a local company - probably started by someone who cared about doing good work. Then they got bought out by a private equity group, became part of a franchise, and well... here's what happens. This homeowner p

Just wrapped up a crawl space encapsulation project here in Maryville, and I wanted to walk you through what we actually did - because "encapsulation" can mean a lot of different things depending on who you're talking to. This homeowner had already gotten quotes from some of the big billboard companies. The pricing di

I'm wrapping up a job here in Knoxville for a homeowner getting ready to sell. They had their home inspection done, and like most inspections, it came back with a list of crawl space issues that needed fixing before the sale could go through. Vapor barrier needed replacing. Fungal growth needed treatment. Foundation c

We did an encapsulation job in Englewood a few months back. Everything looked great, system was working perfectly. Then the customer called - she had water coming in by her crawl space door. So we came out, found an unsealed conduit pipe running through the wall, sealed it up. Problem solved. Or at least we thought it

I'm out in Farragut looking at a crawl space that's got some issues. Fungal growth on the main beam, critters tearing up the insulation, moisture problems. Standard stuff I see all the time. But here's what makes this one different - it's a tall crawl space. Nice to work in, sure. But that height changes everything ab

Just wrapped up a job in Decatur, about an hour south of Knoxville. The house? Brand new. Like, just-built new. And we were already out there fixing foundation cracks, dealing with standing water, and treating fungal growth. That's the thing about new construction - people assume everything's perfect because it's new

I'm out here in Decatur finishing up work on a crawl space, and honestly, this job bothers me more than most. This house is brand new. Less than a year old. And we're already installing carbon fiber to stabilize foundation cracks and treating fungal growth that's taken over the crawl space. Think about that - these