by Joseph R. Provey | Sep 28, 2013 | Basements, Crawl Spaces
[aside] 4 Conditions Mold Needs to Thrive Temperatures above 40°F and below 100°F Mold spores Nutrients (most materials contain nutrients) Moisture[/aside] Mold wants to invade your home. It’s not satisfied with living in your basement or crawlspace, or inside your...
by Joseph R. Provey | Sep 26, 2013 | Basements, Crawl Spaces
How to insulate a crawlspace is a trickier question than whether or not to seal it, as discussed in the previous post “The Crawlspace Argument: vented vs encapsulated.” In cold climates, insulating the floor above the crawlspace is often more energy...
by Joseph R. Provey | Sep 19, 2013 | Basements, Crawl Spaces, Foundations
A new way to solve an old problem More than 27 million homes in the U.S. have crawlspaces. That number grows every year, as 15 to 20 percent of new homes continue to be built over crawlspaces. That’s a lot of houses, most of which are probably suffering from a variety...
by Joseph R. Provey | Aug 30, 2013 | Basements, Building Envelope, Crawl Spaces
Your floors are cold but the last time you checked, the floor joists above the crawlspace were stuffed with batts of fluffy insulation. What gives? Homeowners whose homes are built over crawlspaces may wonder about this. Or they may simply turn up the thermostat and...
