Thank you for this. I've seen many examples where looks absolutely flawless, pulled tight, spiked down. I appreciate seeing the finished result as it is a lot more "relaxed" than people selling the service make it seem like you have to do. Guess it's time to order the materials to do my 2200sqft crawlspace in North Florida.
Crawl space ninja supports DIY crawl space projects and can assist with eany questions u may have wether it be materials or instalation.please also be aware of ur state codes and regulations for crawl spaces.goodluck on ur project and have a good day
This is an ignorant comment, just because the pros make it look easy doesn’t take away from the fact that this is an extremely physically taxing service. Imagine being on your hands and knees all day, under your house at that. Try it in the summer as well. Pros are pros for a reason, and as much as you think your complimenting them, your devaluing what it is they are doing because they make it look efffortless
@@ycmat7537I'm DIYer, but for some jobs you better hire company. Personally I don't get one month to spend myself in 2.5 ft tall crawlspace or babysit my guys who don't know how to do it either specializing on other trades and my own time is expensive. But some people just have it and go like "Hey Babe! Let's kick it on this weekend!" and it extends through months lol
I was there as a crew member and my crew leader and myself had cleaned the wood vea soda blasting that is why the wood is clean and free of eany mold as u have stated in ur comment
#CrawlSpaceNinja We live in a 100 year old house in Dallas, TX on a pier and beam foundation with a 2ft crawlspace. My question is, can we install a dehumidifier with out sealing the outside vents and encapsulating the crawl space? (which in our situation is almost impossible since there is no masonry permiter wall.) We had foundation work done and they removed a lot of dirt under the house and now since our house sits right at ground level, when it rains our crawlspace fills about 2" with water. We are having a sump pump installed and window wells around the vents to prevent rain water running in, but after the water is removed my humidity is still reading at 88%. Our house is not insulated and temperature wise it is fine in the summer and winter and we don't plan on insulating it for multiple reasons (mainly there is no kind of vapor barrier in the house and it would cause wood rot, these old houses were built to "breathe") I would love to get your thoughts on how we can lower the humidity to prevent future mold growth in our crawlspace
Without sealing the crawl space vents, a dehumidifier in your crawl space will attempt to dehumidify all the air inside and outside, which is impossible. It is important to seal off all outside air from crawl spaces in order to solve moisture problems.
And I'm just curious how people do insulate crawlspace walls out of beam foundation 😀 Probably building flat vertical layer out of foam board over logs securing to where they meet boards?
Pulling fiberglass insulation out and replacing it with insulated foambord on the walls keeps the wood clean and clear of eany future molding or rodent issues and has proven to have better results compared to the previous insulation and it is also termite resistant.the wood is cleaned and sealed before the insulated foambord was installed that is another reason it has been taken out. u didn't see it in this video however i can say without a doubt the insulated foambord is the best alternative to the usual insulation u had seen at the first of the video however if u look in other videos soda blasting is very effective at cleaning mold and bug feces off of wood giving it a new clean new life.
Question: I live in Ontario. Why not insulate the floor somehow? Is it just too difficult? I have failed poly underneath about 6” of crushed stone. I plan to put poly over it, but I’d like to insulate it similarly to how the walls are insulated.
Hey! Typically insulated the walls will do the trick down here in East Tennessee. However, we are not against insulating the crawl space walls and the subfloor. Just typically it is not needed.
I've seen some people put just the vapor barrier only 12" up the wall and then foam board over it (extending up the whole wall minus inspection gap). Thoughts? Or what about vapor barrier first all the wall up wall (minus expansion gap) then foam board over it? Bc if water comes in from outside that's probably not good for the foam board right?
Encapsulating would be covering all the walls, pillars and floor with the vapor barrier. Since Foam Board insulation isn't a moisture retardant it wouldn't be considered an encapsulation
If you have fiberglass insulation it is highly suggest to remove that as that traps moisture and allows mold growth directly under or on your subfloors. Keeping that with an existing encapsulation could be simply preserving that moisture within that fiberglass insulation
@@CrawlSpaceNinja hmm. Haven’t noticed any moisture problems. Insulation has been in there about 20 years or so. It’s a vented crawl space. Wouldn’t we lose a ton of heat if we removed all that insulation ?
There is so many factors that play into the pricing. If you are looking to Do-it-Yourself. We do have DIY Store and our specialist can assist you with everything you need and with materials - diy.crawlspaceninja.com/
Thank you for this. I've seen many examples where looks absolutely flawless, pulled tight, spiked down.
I appreciate seeing the finished result as it is a lot more "relaxed" than people selling the service make it seem like you have to do.
Guess it's time to order the materials to do my 2200sqft crawlspace in North Florida.
Crawl space ninja supports DIY crawl space projects and can assist with eany questions u may have wether it be materials or instalation.please also be aware of ur state codes and regulations for crawl spaces.goodluck on ur project and have a good day
This is an ignorant comment, just because the pros make it look easy doesn’t take away from the fact that this is an extremely physically taxing service. Imagine being on your hands and knees all day, under your house at that. Try it in the summer as well. Pros are pros for a reason, and as much as you think your complimenting them, your devaluing what it is they are doing because they make it look efffortless
@@ycmat7537I'm DIYer, but for some jobs you better hire company. Personally I don't get one month to spend myself in 2.5 ft tall crawlspace or babysit my guys who don't know how to do it either specializing on other trades and my own time is expensive. But some people just have it and go like "Hey Babe! Let's kick it on this weekend!" and it extends through months lol
I was there as a crew member and my crew leader and myself had cleaned the wood vea soda blasting that is why the wood is clean and free of eany mold as u have stated in ur comment
What keeps the foam board stick to the wall?
#CrawlSpaceNinja We live in a 100 year old house in Dallas, TX on a pier and beam foundation with a 2ft crawlspace. My question is, can we install a dehumidifier with out sealing the outside vents and encapsulating the crawl space? (which in our situation is almost impossible since there is no masonry permiter wall.)
We had foundation work done and they removed a lot of dirt under the house and now since our house sits right at ground level, when it rains our crawlspace fills about 2" with water. We are having a sump pump installed and window wells around the vents to prevent rain water running in, but after the water is removed my humidity is still reading at 88%.
Our house is not insulated and temperature wise it is fine in the summer and winter and we don't plan on insulating it for multiple reasons (mainly there is no kind of vapor barrier in the house and it would cause wood rot, these old houses were built to "breathe") I would love to get your thoughts on how we can lower the humidity to prevent future mold growth in our crawlspace
Without sealing the crawl space vents, a dehumidifier in your crawl space will attempt to dehumidify all the air inside and outside, which is impossible. It is important to seal off all outside air from crawl spaces in order to solve moisture problems.
And I'm just curious how people do insulate crawlspace walls out of beam foundation 😀 Probably building flat vertical layer out of foam board over logs securing to where they meet boards?
Pulling fiberglass insulation out and replacing it with insulated foambord on the walls keeps the wood clean and clear of eany future molding or rodent issues and has proven to have better results compared to the previous insulation and it is also termite resistant.the wood is cleaned and sealed before the insulated foambord was installed that is another reason it has been taken out. u didn't see it in this video however i can say without a doubt the insulated foambord is the best alternative to the usual insulation u had seen at the first of the video however if u look in other videos soda blasting is very effective at cleaning mold and bug feces off of wood giving it a new clean new life.
Question: I live in Ontario. Why not insulate the floor somehow? Is it just too difficult? I have failed poly underneath about 6” of crushed stone. I plan to put poly over it, but I’d like to insulate it similarly to how the walls are insulated.
Hey! Typically insulated the walls will do the trick down here in East Tennessee. However, we are not against insulating the crawl space walls and the subfloor. Just typically it is not needed.
Do you guys do sub floor leveling also?
Usually just subfloor supporting.
I've seen some people put just the vapor barrier only 12" up the wall and then foam board over it (extending up the whole wall minus inspection gap). Thoughts?
Or what about vapor barrier first all the wall up wall (minus expansion gap) then foam board over it? Bc if water comes in from outside that's probably not good for the foam board right?
Encapsulating would be covering all the walls, pillars and floor with the vapor barrier. Since Foam Board insulation isn't a moisture retardant it wouldn't be considered an encapsulation
I agree. But what about the idea of vapor barrier on wall, then foam board? To protect the foam from potential moisture coming in the walls.
Is it ok to put in insulated foam board and keep existing insulation in?
If you have fiberglass insulation it is highly suggest to remove that as that traps moisture and allows mold growth directly under or on your subfloors. Keeping that with an existing encapsulation could be simply preserving that moisture within that fiberglass insulation
@@CrawlSpaceNinja hmm. Haven’t noticed any moisture problems. Insulation has been in there about 20 years or so. It’s a vented crawl space. Wouldn’t we lose a ton of heat if we removed all that insulation ?
How much does this cost
There is so many factors that play into the pricing. If you are looking to Do-it-Yourself. We do have DIY Store and our specialist can assist you with everything you need and with materials - diy.crawlspaceninja.com/