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I am located in SW Va. The temps have not been to extreme yet. Right now it's 50° outside and 59° in my crawlspace. The humidity outside is about 90% while it's 59% right beside the unit and 70% in the area I'm most concerned about in the corner of the space. The unit is designed for a space...

The work was completed just over 2 weeks ago so it should've had time to stabilize. I'm thinking the humidistat on the unit isn't working as it should. Even the remote sensor I have right beside the unit is reading in the mid 50's and I have the unit set to come on around 20%.

They covered all the vents with 2" insulated foam board which went from the joists down to the ground on the foundation walls. The 6mil vapor barrier completely covers the ground and then goes up the side of the foundation and is secured to the foam board insulation. There is no heat or ac...

Hello all. I recently had a company to come in to do a major overhaul on my crawlspace. I had them to do an encapsulation of the space and also install a crawlspace dehumidifier to address any humidity in the space to keep mold and termites from returning (I also had a complete termite...

Believe me, I would much rather spend $8-10k on a big portion of remodeling the kitchen rather than throwing money literally in a hole under the house. The problem is that I have a moisture problem that is causing the floors to rot and I have to some how take care of that. I'm not sure if what...

I had a second company come in this past week to give an assessment. This company also seems to make encapsulation their bread and butter. The estimate came to between 8-10K depending on the vapor barrier applied. Essentially, it boiled down to sealing the vents and insulating the walls with...

You aren't suggesting that you would insulate between the joists and then apply a vapor barrier to the joists are you? I've read that is a definite no no.

If this is the wrong forum, feel free to move. Wasn't sure where to post. I have a 2 story house built in about 1978 in southwest Va. The crawl space is approximately 800 sq feet and is vented and a very tight space. Previous owners failed to put vapor barrier down to cover the entire...