This video should be renamed- The importance of a super thick rubber landing pad in your crawl space. Thanks!

THAT WAS SO INFORMATIVE ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE A CRAWL SPACE 💜💜💜💜

Looks great and great information

this dude really loves France

Awesome video, thank you 💯👍

Bubba and Cletus appreciate the shout out.

The best informative video on this topic I’ve watched so far. My question is regarding your comment on the waste of money on a dehu before it’s full sealed. So I just bought a home that has a encapsulated crawl semi decent but not like this. It has no dehu and it has test for some light mold on the joists. I want to have it remediated and reseal the crawl better. I have heard to control moisture first via, sealing vents and taking out insulation and installation dehu to bring the humidity down. What would you do in that situation? I’m in Va and you prob know right now it’s freezing cold out and I’m also concerned about removing insulation this time of year but I’d rather not wait for spring.

The exhaust fan was pointless according to your explanation. The EPA requires a fan if radon is present-not for odors. You said radon is very rare in NC. So why did you install one?

Awesome!!! Raleigh, NC!!

Every ventilated crawl space in NC has at least 80% humidity. Builders seldom if ever adequately address the drainage of a house and crawl space never pour a rat slab. They even put the HVAC on a dirt floor crawl space con concrete blocks or worse. For all the problems and expense a typical crawl space will cost the homeowner, speaks to really bad building practices. As far as this project, since the space is conditioned/encapsulated there is no reason the air in this space should be separated from the air in the house. IMO an 1850 could do the whole house including the crawl space.

Good video.

Interesting to see the Insulation board under the plastic. I've always seen plastic with poly on top

Where does that exhaust fan pull air from if it's encapsulated and sealed?

Thats reducing radon also. Nice!

Helpful video, thank you! As someone who's learning I have a question - what's the rationale for putting the foam under the poly instead of vice versa?

What is the protocol when snakes, perhaps venomous ones, are in the insulation above head & between the joists? Do you move them out with a snake stick or what? An unsealed crawlspace can be pretty dark. Snakes want to escape unharmed, of course. But how do you avoid accidentally cornering one?

One question - I have a Century home and crawlspace is rock wall and dirt floor and appears to have been used as a bottle dump. My furnace is down there and I am working on improving the area and eventually going to use it as storage for my large totes. So far I have cleaned it out (3 large bins of broken and full bottles) plus around 80-100 stones weighing 10-50 lbs each. I have installed 6 mil VB on the floor and 1/2" rigid insulation on the walls (and taped the seams). I then ran the VB 12-14" up the insulation and taped that. From there I have framed out the walls with 2x4 (16" OC). I now want to control the humidity as it is currently around 80%. Plan on installing a dehumidifier in there but since there is no French drain or sump pump I am wondering what my option(s) are for drainage of the dehumidifier. Can I drain it under the floor VB or should I look at a pump system (like something on a furnace) that will pump the water outside. Clearance of the area is around 5' 2" and this area is built on limestone so cannot dig very deep. I would like to control the moisture down there as my final step is R-12 Rockwool bat insulation and VB then another layer of 6mil VB on the floor (and taped) then subfloor. Thanks to ANYONE that can help out.

Had my encapsulation done by tarheel and its a hot mess. If there was a way I could post pics here I certainly would. When you spend close to 10gs you want it done right. I'm so disappointed. I understand each company does things differently but my advice to anyone thinking about this is to do your research. Know the best materials, understand what is code, how each layer is supposed to be put done. Some of my insulation is hanging down, there's no way to tell if there's a leak, duct work straps and duct work is laying on the ground, seams are wide open and dirt is everywhere. There is no insulation board on the walls behind the barrier. The only part that we are happy with is the door. I wish I had contacted you guys instead. Thanks for your very informative video

🇺🇸 America!! I love it! I'll paint the joist gold with a huge deposit! You crack me up. Do you go to Hays ,NC 28635?

What type of plastic and mill did you buy for the cross space?

What insulation do you use? Is it true you have to use a foam board with a flame retardant coating in North Carolina? Thank you

Why does it cost so much I looked and found exactly same stuff quality products cost for my house not including labor around 4k and the rest 10 to 12k in labor that’s ridiculous I can do it my self and as good of a job as any pro company

Greg

I have a property in Hays, NC Like an 1 /12 hours from Charlotte, dobyou come there? Just had my footing and foundation wall done, framing soon. 900 sq/ft what should it cost roughly?

Wow!!!!! Any of you in Maryland?

When you encapsulate a crawl space do you have to insulate the floor joist? Just a question I have. Thanks.

Do you need to be licensed to start a crawl space encapsulation company?

What do u do it you can’t get to certain areas of crawlspace. My crawlspace is broken down to three areas the main area is reachable the others are not. Any suggestions?

For DIYers, where can the vapor barrier be purchased?

How much did this job cost? I know every job is different but whats the esfor this job as an example so i kind of have an idea what to expect?

Need to rename this video, shows little to nothing on a Guide of HOW to encapsulate , need videos during the work and not a constant self patting on his on back of how great a job they did, Don't get me wrong , it was an excellent job but I am sure it was a $12-$15k job by the end. Would have like to have seen how they wrap the columns, lay the plastic, How the foam board is installed and how far up the wall it was installed before covered in plastic. Not really a GUIDE other than the mention of a few products. A "GUIDE" should leave people with vey little questions on how to do it in the end but it only increased the number of questions by the end. Nice work we can see that clearly by the end results , too bad we never got to see the process to get there. I do disagree with one of the statements though. If you cannot afford a full encapsulation You can install a dehumidifier in a crawlspace that is not 100% sealed and get real results. Make sure the vapor barrier is fully covering all exposed soils and try to flip it up the walls 12 inches or so , make sure all crawlspace vents are close and possibly get foam board and cut to fit them. You can get the crawlspace down by a huge percentage by this alone. Even in Raleigh NC where the humidity is typically 70% or above outside typically it will pull it down to the 40 and 50% range and keep any mold and mildew growth at bay as it needs at least 60% and above constantly to thrive.

Are there vidoes on crawl spaces that aren't pretty?

Good video. Spent 10 minutes talking about the little black vent box and never said exactly what it was.

You sound like Mathew McConaughey can I get a alright alright alright? Lol

What kind of price range is this crawl.

Lucky. You get to sit up. 😢

Straps remind me of France. Vive La France

They make this stuff called drainage matting I'm sure you've heard of it since you've mastered this or so it sounds like that's what your ego is saying but the matting GOES UNDER THE PLASTIC

Snakes eat the mice and I eat the snakes.