Q: I would appreciate your opinion on whether I should hire a company to line the crawl space of my house. It's about 2,400 square feet, and I suspect the work would be pretty pricey. Is it worth it?

Improving foundation ventilation to prevent moisture buildup is a critical part of crawl space maintenance for Dallas homeowners. Moisture in the crawl space can compromise foundation health and ...

It’s a dark, forgotten area of your home that you only enter when something has gone wrong and you’re trying to fix it. Perhaps a plumbing pipe needs to be replaced or you need to repair some ...

Water damage is one of the most costly and horrific issues that your home can face. Not only does water do damage to building materials that it comes in contact with, but it also creates a breeding ...

Scripps Howard News Service Dear Dwight: I live in Chesapeake, Va., and I was reading the article you wrote about damp crawl spaces and you warned about inspectors claiming mold, etc. I know that I ...

Q-My house has an unfinished crawl space under an addition that was built some years ago. This past winter I noticed that many of the joists were damp with condensation and that the cement block ...

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 ...