Q. We have a crawl space under the front of our house that, to our horror, had become a rat condo, unbeknownst to us until the odor of urine began to permeate the living space above. (We had not ...

Now we come to the crawl space, and this is where it can get a little more complicated. You need to make a decision as to whether the crawl space is a ventilated and unconditioned space similar to an ...

Q: We have a crawl space under the front of our house that, to our horror, had become a rat condo, unbeknownst to us until the odor of urine began to permeate the living space above. (We had not ...

Q. This week: My five year old second home has a five foot tall crawl space with a concrete floor (copper and PVC pipes and ductwork are down there, and a suspended 80,000 BTU transverse furnace).

Q: We have been plagued by moisture in the crawl space of our home (built in 1978). A French drain system surrounding our house was installed two years ago. A pest inspection at that time indicated ...

Q: A year ago, we moved into an old rental house that had been remodeled. Subsequently, we have had respiratory problems and can smell mold. It’s worse in the morning. The house has no kitchen vent, ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Many building codes in the southeastern United States call for increased attic and crawl space ventilation to fight moisture and related IAQ problems. Craig DeWitt, Ph.D., P.E., ...

I INSULATED THE crawl space under the newer part of my kitchen a couple of years back, and it seems to me to have made a bit of difference in temperature control in both summer and winter. I do get a ...

Q. Our southeast-facing three-season porch was converted into a mudroom with a cathedral ceiling. The room is 12-by-12 feet with a 3-foot-high crawl space underneath. One of the crawl space walls is ...