Text reading “Why our crawlspace work costs more” beside a sealed crawlspace with white vapor barrier and exposed joists
By Stetson Howard April 27, 2026
I'm standing in a crawlspace in Vonore, Tennessee, fixing work that was done just a few years ago. Not ten years ago. Not twenty. A few years. The customer already paid for this once. Now they're paying again because the first company did it cheap and fast instead of right.
Graphic: “The difference between trained installers and just bodies on a job” beside a snowy roof scene
By Stetson Howard April 27, 2026
I walked into a crawlspace yesterday that my crew had just finished. I wasn't there for the install. Didn't supervise. Didn't check in halfway through. And it looked perfect. Foam board installed correctly. Clean encapsulation with tight seams. Old sump pump swapped out. All the trash and debris gone. So clean the cu
Graphic of a clean, white crawlspace with text: “What a properly done crawlspace actually looks like.”
By Stetson Howard April 26, 2026
I just finished a crawlspace job here in Knoxville, and I wanted to show you what it looks like when it's actually done right. Last time I wrote about finding a competitor's mess. Today, I want to show you the other side - what you should expect when you pay for quality work.
When equipment fails: blue-and-white title beside flooded HVAC unit in a damaged building interior
By Stetson Howard April 24, 2026
I was back in a crawlspace yesterday that we finished three years ago. Not because there was a problem with our work. Because the dehumidifier compressor went bad. Equipment fails sometimes - even good equipment. That's just reality.
By Stetson Howard April 20, 2026
Found a Snake Skin by This Crawlspace Door
Crawlspace with wooden beams and white insulation, overlaid text: “Why You Should Never Encapsulate Over Wood Structure”
By Stetson Howard April 20, 2026
I'm down in a crawlspace in Ooltewah today, and I want to show you something I see other contractors do wrong all the time. This house has a basement on one side and a crawlspace on the other. There's wood structure separating the two spaces. And some companies will just wrap their vapor barrier right over that wood b
Title slide: “Why DIY Sump Pumps Fail (And What to Do Instead)” over a sump pump pit
By Stetson Howard April 20, 2026
I was out in Ooltewah today, just north of Chattanooga, looking at a crawlspace with standing water. The homeowner had tried to fix it themselves. They bought a sump pump from Home Depot, stuck it in a bucket, and dropped it in the crawlspace.
Text overlay on crawlspace photo: “The hidden problems with budget crawlspace work.”
By Stetson Howard April 20, 2026
Got a call from a homeowner in Vonore last week. Seemed like a simple issue at first. He'd had his crawlspace encapsulated by another company. Now he was trying to get termite service, and the pest control company wouldn't warranty it. Why? The encapsulation was installed so high on the foundation wall that it covered
Text: “Why your crawlspace needs more than just encapsulation” beside a crawlspace with white vapor barrier and equipment
By Stetson Howard April 19, 2026
I was out in Seymour yesterday checking on a job we finished about six weeks ago. This is something I like to do - go back and see how the work is holding up. Most companies install and disappear. I want to know if my customer's problems are actually solved. When I got there, the homeowner was excited to show me how
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