You guys are number one. I dont live near Tennessee...I'm in upstate NY. Nore have you guys done any work for me...but with your videos, products and knowledge, I have re done my entire crawlspace. It turned out perfect and performed great this summer. Humidity went from high 70s to 50 to 55 percent. Thank you ninja's! You men provide a great service.
Hi Kenneth, as of 3/6/23, we do not have anyone in the Illinois area. You can check out our DIY Store (diy.crawlspaceninja.com/ )or our video about how to hire a good contractor (ruclips.net/video/9NAYRL3FgoQ/видео.html) that may help!
It is an independent music company that outsources everything. Unfortunately, we couldn't find the name of the artist for you. Sorry we couldn't answer your question.
Is there a way to recommend a company similar to yours in central Indiana? I just had a mold remediation company spend 3 days in my crawl. After watching several of your videos decided to see how mine compared and decided that was $7k of wasted savings. So just wondered if you knew of someone here. Thanks.
*What prompted the homeowner to call you? Did they have odors in the house or did they crawl in there and see that mess? just curious.* ( I am over in the Triad area of NC... just had a 12 MIL steggo barrier installed with an Aprilaire dehu.)
Good morning, They had some pest control done in their crawl space the pest control tech informed them of high amounts of water and mold. The home owners then did research and found us.
Hi Kenneth, as of 3/6/23, we do not have anyone in the Illinois area. You can check out our DIY Store (diy.crawlspaceninja.com/ )or our video about how to hire a good contractor (ruclips.net/video/9NAYRL3FgoQ/видео.html) that may help!
I live in southeastern Virginia, we have houses on crawl spaces dating back to the early 1700's. They didn't even have plastic back then to cover their crawl space or de-humidifiers and these houses haven't collapsed from mold or rot. So why all this fuss about encapsulation? Is this the snake oil of the current decade?
Houses in the 1700s were built from cedar and redwood. These woods don’t decay Houses nowadays are built with Pine wood which is susceptible for decay.
I agree, "collapsing" is very exaggerated, but controlling humidity definitely helps with managing health of your crawlspace wood, space itself and indoor air quality
I believe that tightly sealed is ok to call hermetically sealed. That's a tough ask if you want hermetic air tightness... But doable. "Yeah, For Money."
@@CrawlSpaceNinja it's a good idea to seal as tightly as possible. Complete air tightness, as you stated in the video, is just not going to happen. Though it is possible, but it's just not practical. It's more practical if it's built-in to the designs of the house before breaking ground, but hermetically air sealing through retrofit is going to be stupid expensive. The right balance between maximum tightness and budget are as important as the thoroughness of proper installation. It doesn't require a big budget for material. The material is mostly affordable. It's the labor cost which a consumer really pays. Getting a quality installer to do it once and right makes that the reason to hire a good company. The factors closely relating each other for consumer, non-diy, homeowners are budget and installer's thoroughness. From what I see, you live and breath crawlspaces. *Cough, clears throat* Nothing wrong with that, but Not places I'd be thrilled to crawl around daily! It's because of your thoroughness to sharing your experience and knowledge on proper crawlspace design, material installation, and management that makes people want a Ninja in their crawlspace! Keep it up! Thanks MC and the CSN family!
The "striations" are the actual fungal organism. That's the mycelium of the organism or the "vegetative" part (kind of like branches and roots). The branches are hyphae or growing tips. Eventually, the hyphae would develop reproductive structures and produce spores, or even break off to spread to other places. That is really bad! Caution, I am NOT a mycologist--I'm pretty sure I've got this right though. I really enjoy your videos.
For “makeup air” I would always suggest a dedicated PVC pipe to the outside that has a down-turn on it and a rodent screen. That way negative air pressure isn’t exploiting all those gaps you mentioned and pulling unconditioned air into the space.
You guys are number one. I dont live near Tennessee...I'm in upstate NY. Nore have you guys done any work for me...but with your videos, products and knowledge, I have re done my entire crawlspace. It turned out perfect and performed great this summer. Humidity went from high 70s to 50 to 55 percent. Thank you ninja's! You men provide a great service.
Thank you for the kind words! and we are glad we helped! if you have videos or before and after photos we would love to feature you!
Thank you
You're welcome
Do you travel to work in Illinois?
Hi Kenneth, as of 3/6/23, we do not have anyone in the Illinois area. You can check out our DIY Store (diy.crawlspaceninja.com/ )or our video about how to hire a good contractor (ruclips.net/video/9NAYRL3FgoQ/видео.html) that may help!
who is that on your music into? Love it-
It is an independent music company that outsources everything. Unfortunately, we couldn't find the name of the artist for you. Sorry we couldn't answer your question.
Hello from Alaska, how much is the mold count allowed there? and do you do air test or just lift test?
thank you
Is there a way to recommend a company similar to yours in central Indiana? I just had a mold remediation company spend 3 days in my crawl. After watching several of your videos decided to see how mine compared and decided that was $7k of wasted savings. So just wondered if you knew of someone here. Thanks.
Do you service north Alabama near Huntsville
Yes we do! You can contact them here: crawlspaceninja.com/huntsville-al/
*What prompted the homeowner to call you? Did they have odors in the house or did they crawl in there and see that mess? just curious.* ( I am over in the Triad area of NC... just had a 12 MIL steggo barrier installed with an Aprilaire dehu.)
Good morning, They had some pest control done in their crawl space the pest control tech informed them of high amounts of water and mold. The home owners then did research and found us.
I need help!!
Hi Kenneth, as of 3/6/23, we do not have anyone in the Illinois area. You can check out our DIY Store (diy.crawlspaceninja.com/ )or our video about how to hire a good contractor (ruclips.net/video/9NAYRL3FgoQ/видео.html) that may help!
I live in southeastern Virginia, we have houses on crawl spaces dating back to the early 1700's. They didn't even have plastic back then to cover their crawl space or de-humidifiers and these houses haven't collapsed from mold or rot. So why all this fuss about encapsulation? Is this the snake oil of the current decade?
Houses in the 1700s were built from cedar and redwood. These woods don’t decay
Houses nowadays are built with Pine wood which is susceptible for decay.
I agree, "collapsing" is very exaggerated, but controlling humidity definitely helps with managing health of your crawlspace wood, space itself and indoor air quality
I believe that tightly sealed is ok to call hermetically sealed. That's a tough ask if you want hermetic air tightness... But doable.
"Yeah, For Money."
Yeah, we like to try to get crawl spaces as tightly sealed as we can to help with the humidity control when running the dehumidifier.
@@CrawlSpaceNinja it's a good idea to seal as tightly as possible. Complete air tightness, as you stated in the video, is just not going to happen. Though it is possible, but it's just not practical. It's more practical if it's built-in to the designs of the house before breaking ground, but hermetically air sealing through retrofit is going to be stupid expensive. The right balance between maximum tightness and budget are as important as the thoroughness of proper installation. It doesn't require a big budget for material. The material is mostly affordable. It's the labor cost which a consumer really pays. Getting a quality installer to do it once and right makes that the reason to hire a good company. The factors closely relating each other for consumer, non-diy, homeowners are budget and installer's thoroughness. From what I see, you live and breath crawlspaces. *Cough, clears throat* Nothing wrong with that, but Not places I'd be thrilled to crawl around daily!
It's because of your thoroughness to sharing your experience and knowledge on proper crawlspace design, material installation, and management that makes people want a Ninja in their crawlspace! Keep it up!
Thanks MC and the CSN family!
@@jackovoltraids5937 Thank you for your support!
The "striations" are the actual fungal organism. That's the mycelium of the organism or the "vegetative" part (kind of like branches and roots). The branches are hyphae or growing tips. Eventually, the hyphae would develop reproductive structures and produce spores, or even break off to spread to other places. That is really bad!
Caution, I am NOT a mycologist--I'm pretty sure I've got this right though.
I really enjoy your videos.
For “makeup air” I would always suggest a dedicated PVC pipe to the outside that has a down-turn on it and a rodent screen. That way negative air pressure isn’t exploiting all those gaps you mentioned and pulling unconditioned air into the space.