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I’m confused as they seem to think we need to have a place for the water the dehumidifier collects to go. So they are proposing we core through the foundation to make a drainage hole to the yard. Is there a way to install a dehumidifier without having to core through the foundation for a...

Yeah! It absolutely sucks, but, I’m considering the full encapsulation route. I was quoted 16k to do it which is unfortunate but it does supposedly raise the value of the house and the company gives a 25 year warranty. Given that there is no way to vent it, I’m feeling like encapsulation might...

Well, the other issue, which should have been a red flag, is that we cannot say anything negative about them if we ask for our money back, which we did. Essentially, we are stuck with the issue and have to figure it out.

The inspector didn’t see it, and told us it was slab on grade. They are only liable for the cost of the inspection, so we are out of luck on that.

This is a great question. We just bought the house and it’s our first ever home. I’ve been walking around the neighborhood and I see houses that have vents! Ours is just on an extreme slope. Part of it is slab on grade, and the other is crawl. I could walk around and knock on people’s doors and...

This is a lovely idea! Unfortunately, it is about 6ft at least below the exterior grade.

I’d estimate about 2-3ft.

Hi, I recently discovered our home has a sub grade crawl space under a portion of the house. This crawl is not vented and has high humidity, causing fungal growth. Is there a way to vent a sub grade crawl space? Typically, one would cut vents into the concrete foundation, however, no part of...