Author: Blake Jenkins A Snapshot of Crawl Space Repair in South-Eastern Virginia Virginia consists of a diverse landscape from the beaches to the farm lands to the mountains. In Hampton Roads, Virginia though, we enjoy a flat topography with a high water table and rare freezing conditions so most homes are built on crawl spaces.

This is a very common question and it really depends on what is going to happen after you encapsulate your crawl space. Most people want nothing to do with the crawl space and are only going to go down there to do home maintenance.

Chances are this is not the first article about crawl spaces you have read. There is a lot of articles on the web about how to fix a crawl space. Problem is...

I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you so much for your website. It is extremely informative and helpful to the DIYer like myself–I’ve read every single page you have on your site. I have a fairly serious moisture problem in my crawlspace at my home in Virginia Beach. My washer machine....

To get the most out of the SilverBack™ vapor barrier and foundation insulation, be sure to install both correctly. This diagram shows how to install them in your crawl space. If you want to learn more about crawl space insulation, check out this article. By installing the crawl space vapor barrier over the insulation you will prevent holes in the vapor barrier from securing the rigid foam...

Hi, My crawl space is moist, i.e., the air is damp and the foundation walls show signs of wetness. A mold inspector has not found mold and the subfloor is dry. I am planning to dry out the crawl space and I have a few questions regarding your product and the various approaches that I’ve read about:1. I’ve come to your site via ‘Ask the Builder’ where you or one of your colleagues pointed to...