You know that sinking feeling? You head down into your crawl space after a few days of classic Carolina rain, maybe to check on something or grab a storage bin, and you see it. A dark, damp patch on the ground. Or worse, an actual puddle of standing water right up against your foundation wall. Your first thought might be

I was grabbing coffee in Spartanburg the other day with an old friend who just bought a charming (but older) house. He was going on and on about his winter power bill. “I swear, my floors are colder than the coffee,” he complained. His first thought was to call someone immediately to get spray foam insulation in his crawl space.

I was grabbing lunch with a friend in Spartanburg the other day, and he was telling me about his recent home project—a full crawl space encapsulation. He was so relieved. “Finally,” he said, “no more musty smells, no more worrying about moisture.” But a few weeks later, he called me, completely frustrated. “It still smells weird in the laundry room,

I was grabbing lunch with a buddy over in Greenville last week, and he was venting about his house. “I finally got a quote to fix my damp, musty crawl space,” he said, “and man, I was not ready for that number.” He knew he needed to do it—his allergies were acting up, and his energy bills were creeping higher—but

You know that feeling on a cold December morning in Charlotte? You swing your feet out of bed, and the second they hit the floor, you get that icy shock that wakes you up faster than coffee. For years, I just assumed that was a normal part of living in a house with a crawl space. Just throw on some

I was grabbing coffee with a buddy down in Greenville, SC, the other day, and he was telling me about this hairline crack he found in his garage wall. It started small, but now it’s doing that spiderweb thing. His first thought wasn’t about the crack itself, but about the absolute headache of finding someone reliable to fix it. And

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Let’s Get Honest for a Second I was sitting with a homeowner in south Charlotte not long ago, at their kitchen table, iced tea sweating all over my notepad. They’d just had a dehumidifier installed in their crawl space and asked me: “So… what temperature should my crawl space dehumidifier be set at? The installer said it’s ‘already set up,’

Why Your Charlotte Crawl Space Turns Into a Pond Every Time It Rains (And What To Do About It) Why Your Crawl Space Keeps Filling With Water Every Storm A few weeks ago I was in Charlotte, grabbing lunch near SouthPark, when a homeowner pulled up a photo on their phone and slid it across the table. Standing water. Puddles

Let’s Dive In A homeowner in south Charlotte told me this once over sweet tea at a barbecue place off South Blvd: “The crawl space company said I needed a super thick vapor barrier. The other guy said I was being upsold. I just want to know what’s actually right.” If you’ve had two different quotes for crawl space encapsulation

I was grabbing lunch in Columbia last week when a homeowner I know brought up something I hear all the time. He said, “I got my crawl space encapsulated a few years back. It’s clean, it’s dry… but I honestly haven’t opened that little door more than twice. Did I just throw a bunch of money at a problem I

Let’s Step Back for a Second A few weeks ago I was talking with a homeowner in south Charlotte, right off Providence Road. We were sitting at his kitchen table, coffee between us, and he said, “I’ve lived here 14 years and I’ve never been in my crawl space. Not once. Is that… bad?” If you felt a little called