This $25,000 Crawl Space Job Was So Bad We Had To Start Over

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• CR

  @CrawlSpaceNinja · 7 years ago · pinned

  What would you do if you spent $25,000 on a crawl space encapsulation and had to have it redone in just 3 years?

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• JK

  @JK-hd2zb · 4 years ago

  This is exactly why you do your own research and do it yourself.  There is no reason some plastic and foam board even with labor should cost anywhere near $25,000

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• AR

  @arickbakken · 3 years ago

  Gotta say, I just love the delivery of information and suggestions. This guy is a true professional.

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• FR

  @franklinstreetyogacenter1475 · 7 years ago

  Crawl Space Ninja, I wanna thank you for making this video and pointing out the “what-not-to-do’s” , this video just helped me on things to look out for!

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• TR

  @trevorhewick8910 · 5 years ago

  Michael Church that was an excellent presentation. I was truly impressed. I am now prepared to get a professional to do my crawl space properly. A great educational video. Thank you so much.

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• CA

  @CaptRich-bi3gp · 7 years ago

  Cool Beans!<br> &nbsp; &nbsp; I&apos;ve been a resident of Knoxville for 3 years now, I&apos;ve seen your ads. If I owned my home (renter) I&apos;d definitely give you a call. I&apos;m thoroughly impressed with your knowledge and ease of explaining things so that a layman can understand.

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• VT

  @vtrandal · 3 years ago

  Last time I dug in the ground I was a child and it was fun. Those days are over. I&apos;m 62 and it&apos;s not much fun digging around my foundation and inside my crawlspace. But it gets exciting when I think about the result this work will have on my property.

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• MR

  @MrBrianDuga · 7 years ago (edited)

  I have a basement not a crawlspace and I have learned so much from you. My &nbsp;dehumidifier runs constantly. Granted I tried to get cheap and leave it off but ended up with mold. Having a chronic illness I got motivated but the cost of running that energy hog has me trying to learn more about it. Fieldstone foundations suck. I have labored over tuck pointing for years and still aren’t even close to finishing. But it’s now obvious where the moisture is coming from. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

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• CH

  @chrisanthony579 · 6 years ago

  What&apos;s scary is that job didn&apos;t look all that bad compared to many crawls spaces I&apos;ve seen. &nbsp;I&apos;ve been in the construction industry for 35 years and it seems like the crawl space, water proofing industry has become loaded with people of &quot;questionable business practices&quot;. &nbsp;However I would imagine it&apos;s not easy finding a work force that wants a career in nasty place. &nbsp; Thanks for the videos and having pride in the work you do.

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• MO

  @motemotola9821 · 8 months ago

  Another great and important video that shows what could happen if your not careful when choosing the right contractor !

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• ME

  @MerelyaTheory · 7 years ago

  My wife and I are thinking about a 1830 Dehumidifier Package kit from you guys. I have been watching the videos all day. we are about to get an old farmhouse and i think the is is exactly what we need. Well, maybe overkill. I just want to make sure we get a hold of the crawlspace when we have the chance. it looks like you guys are gonna have what we need.

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• TH

  @thetruthchannel4634 · 5 years ago

  This borders being criminal. I know this system very well. It&apos;s 6mil DuraSkim that actually is manufactured with microholes in it. The walls are &quot;stuck &quot;up using spray canned adhesive that will run the homeowner out of the house. They rarely use a fan at all. When I was there, they used a $79 pedastol-type Sump pump and charged $1900 for it. They dug no trenches, they don&apos;t overlap the seams unless it&apos;s convenient. They don&apos;t tape them. Honestly, the last four Santa Fe units installed by this firm were NOT working, they use 1/8&quot; foam board to block the vents. They put a single flap of poly over the door area and call that done. Once, I charged a homeowner to remove Insulation and spray the floor joists with BoraCare. 1200 sqft house = $2400 to remove Insulation + $1800 to spray the underside. Homeowner calls me. He says &quot;Right down the very center of the crawlspace , from end to end, the insulation wasn&apos;t removed. So if the insulation wasn&apos;t removed, how could they possibly miss that if they sprayed it?&quot; . I got those kinds of questions thrown at me EVERY SINGLE SOLITARY DAY. It was almost comical how they somehow blamed the homeowner. At 22% APR financing, it&apos;s an absolute sham from start to finish. I made a video of two other employees that too me ON CAMERA that when the client was charged thousand$ to have it sprayed, they almost NEVER sprayed it. And I HATE THE CLEAR TOO. But it&apos;s cheap. Buying that nationwide, I was told they paid $12 per 1000 sqft. I might get a $7500 contract including $2000 of interest , and when three men did the job in 4 hours, the client might have less than $100 worth of product. One last thing. It comes with a one year warranty, and an annual renewal fee of 12% that was supposed to include changing the filter. To this day, having done 200 of the annual renewal inspections, I have still NEVER seen a Santa Fe filter. Embarrassing. I made a ton of videos when I worked there. A ton.

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