Ignoring Expert Advice = $10,000 Crawl Space Disaster (Homeowner Mistakes)
283K views · Aug 13, 2019 · Howto & Style
Comments · 304
@CrawlSpaceNinja · 7 years ago · pinned
Can you guys point out the insulation in this crawl space?!
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@charliemike13 · 5 years ago
Thank you for the videos! I’m a severely hurt vet and I don’t have much. My girlfriend has a house built in 1909 and mice got in. I can’t afford to have a professional do any work. I don’t have any money. Due to your videos I can get a lot of her issues fixed. As I have a lot of pain I can’t do it as fast as you guys and I’m by myself under there. The people she hired a few years ago didn’t finish anything and took the money and ran and we have no idea where they are. Hopefully I don’t screw up. It’s really tight down there. We are in Idaho.
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@crypt024boss3 · 6 years ago (edited)
ha - I don't even have a crawl space, yet here I am watching these videos. There are so many hacks out there these days, it is refreshing to see people that take pride in the work that they do. cheers!
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@luisvisalden7264 · 1 year ago
Very informative to someone unfamiliar with crawl spaces
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@jkutis9295 · 7 years ago
I'm about 75% done on my own crawlspace encapsulation (about 1750 sq.ft!), and I'd like to thank you for all of the great knowledge you've shared over the years. I'm doing it 100% myself (aside from an electrician to hook up my new Aprilaire 1850 off of your recommendation) and I've been videoing the process from start to finish. I'll upload my playlist when I'm all done, which should be next week or so if you'd care to check it out. Doing it right certainly takes more time, money, and effort, but it's worth it and I feel confident on my efforts thanks to great videos like this. I'm hoping that my job is "highlight reel," not "blooper reel!" Thanks for all that you do!
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@echo-hotel · 2 years ago
I don’t understand any of this. I have standing water under my house. We were just told to leave the vents open. At what point do you burn the house down and start over? Sorry getting ahead of myself there… 😞
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@tonyaction5284 · 4 years ago
You guys should think about bringing your franchise down to South Florida.<br>Here in Miami this type of work is needed.<br>I’m a Construction GC. Trust me when I tell you, we need experts like you guys down here urgently!!!<br>Think about it.<br>You men stay safe and continue being the very BEST at what you do👍🏼<br>Big shout out to all from the 305!!!!!
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@tmcdgreen · 4 years ago
I have an inspection on my (hopefully) first home tomorrow. Ya'll are the truth. Thank you.
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@inperspective · 7 years ago
I've been researching encapsulation for our new home build, came across your videos and watched many of them. Encapsulation is very confusing to potential customers and your videos are an excellent educational resource. I've already talked with Cody and I'm confident you guys will do a great job for us. 😀👍
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@Creative-Chaos · 4 years ago
Thank you for this video. I had a home inspection today and I know nothing about this topic. My home inspector said the crawl space was wet. At least this is giving me ideas about what is needed.
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@jefferystocker8214 · 3 years ago
Incredibly informative. Thanks brother.
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@chainluckVR · 4 years ago
Very inpressed w your knowledger and ability to explain in layman terms. Thank you for the lessons. I'm on the Gulf Coast.. Ton of these issues EVERYWHERE!!
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