Crawlspaces

[RocketMan]

Haven't you filled that thing with bodies yet?

Jeesh, get a move on!

That would increase the humidity to excessive levels.   Might smell unpleasant, too.

[K Frame]

If John Wayne Gacy could figure it out, I know Ben can do it!

[Bogie]

Freeze dry.

[Ben]

If John Wayne Gacy could figure it out, I know Ben can do it!

I'll just get some lime from Mr Limehouse. 

[230RN]

I just caught the edges of a documentary on Gacy.  Apart from filling up his crawlspace with them, he planted them all over the area including by the river.  Thirty-three total.

The crawlspace in my old farmhouse had a decent height to it.  You could "crouch" through it.  Even so, I hated replacing the water pump from the cistern.  That was one of those Sears kit houses.  All the structurals had ID numbers on them.  I say "all," but at least all I happened to look at.

This was very nearly the same as mine.  You'll notice the first floor was about three feet above ground level, hence the generous crawl space.

[Ben]

Also, &^%*$^% ((*@!!$^ !@#&%^$%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After my last inspection, I ordered a humidity monitor with three remotes, thinking I would space them around the crawlspace to get a more accurate humidity reading in case my current remote is in a bad spot. At the time, I decided I wasn't going to go back into the stinkin' crawlspace yet again after only a couple of days and told myself I would install them this time.

I forgot to install them. 

[Hawkmoon]

Pier and beam = crawl space.

Or = basement.

The house I live in was built for my parents in 1950, on a tight budget. One of the places they scrimped was to have a full basement under half the house, and a crawlspace under the bedroom end. IMHO, that was NOT money saved wisely. There isn't a week goes by that I don't curse that crawspace, and wish I had that as full basement so I could use it to organize storage and have some space for a basement workshop.

[230RN]

Also, &^%*$^% ((*@!!$^ !@#&%^$%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After my last inspection, I ordered a humidity monitor with three remotes, thinking I would space them around the crawlspace to get a more accurate humidity reading in case my current remote is in a bad spot. At the time, I decided I wasn't going to go back into the stinkin' crawlspace yet again after only a couple of days and told myself I would install them this time.

I forgot to install them. 

Well, you'da had to replace the batteries in them periodically anyhow.  So that's a silver lining.  So quitcher bellyachin'.

[Ben]

Well, you'da had to replace the batteries in them periodically anyhow.  So that's a silver lining.  So quitcher bellyachin'.

Two year batteries. The current one is going on three. 

[230RN]

periodically

I admire your scientific attitude.  I'm a mensuration nut and have placed sensors in weird places just because.

[JTHunter]

This house was built in 1961 and I bought it in 2004.  Between 2005 and 2010, I got in the crawlspace and used the foil type duct tape to seal the joints on the ducts, then wrapped them with the foil-faced fiberglass to try and insulate them.  I also went through and put foam pipe wrap on the pipes that I could.  Unfortunately, many of the water pipes are mounted directly to the bottoms of the floor joists.  I started to put some of that R-10 pink styrofoam boards (2" thick) on the main plenum to keep more of the HVAC in the ducts.  I got as far as putting the pieces on the top of the plenum but stopped when someone more knowledgeable than me said my water pipes might freeze if I wrapped the entire plenum.  Those pipes on the joists would have no protection from the cold, so that job was never finished.
I also put some low voltage lights in the front and put the transformer in the crawl, but I can't remember when I did that.  I don't believe that I have been down in over 7 years as there is no need to anymore.

[Nick1911]

Yup.... Still enjoying my full basement, thanks for asking.   

Don't worry, I won't mention it as many times a Mike will inevitably tell us how awesome his pellet stove is this winter. 

[charby]

Yup.... Still enjoying my full basement, thanks for asking.   

Me too, and an attic I can almost stand up in.

[K Frame]

Yup.... Still enjoying my full basement, thanks for asking.   

Don't worry, I won't mention it as many times a Mike will inevitably tell us how awesome his pellet stove is this winter. 

I have a pellet stove AND a full basement.

I'm *expletive deleted*ing golden. 

[K Frame]

Me too, and an attic I can almost stand up in.

That's the one thing there aren't a lot of in this area -- attics. At least not in the town homes or newer houses. Older houses have attics, or at least some storage space.

I thought about putting a floor in my attic area for storage, but the more I thought about it the more I thought how useless it would be because the scuttle is so small and it doesn't have a ladder.

Putting a floor in would have also severely impacted my ability to add more insulation up there, as there wasn't nearly enough.

So I said to hell with the floor and blew in an additional 25 or so inches of cellulose on top of the highly inadequate 4 to 6 inches that were already up there. Best decision I ever made. House is so much more comfortable.

[Ben]

Yup.... Still enjoying my full basement, thanks for asking.   

Don't worry, I won't mention it as many times a Mike will inevitably tell us how awesome his pellet stove is this winter. 

I would have loved to have a basement. They seem more available on the East side of the state for some reason though.

[230RN]

I have a pellet stove AND a full basement.

I'm *expletive deleted*ing golden. 

You can't kid us.  That's not gold.  I know that's only titanium nitride.

"Because of TiN's metallic gold color, it is used to coat costume jewelry and automotive trim for decorative purposes. --Wiki"

So now I wonder if you really have a pellet stove and a full basement.

[WLJ]

That would increase the humidity to excessive levels.   Might smell unpleasant, too.

If John Wayne Gacy could figure it out, I know Ben can do it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYEMNHKP-Lw

[K Frame]

You can't kid us.  That's not gold.  I know that's only titanium nitride.

"Because of TiN's metallic gold color, it is used to coat costume jewelry and automotive trim for decorative purposes. --Wiki"

So now I wonder if you really have a pellet stove and a full basement.

Speaking of TiN, back when I worked for American Rifleman I was given a bunch of TiN-coated neck expander balls in various calibers. I kept the .30, .243, and 6.5mm ones and parceled the rest out.

Those things were the schnizzle.

[Ben]

Speaking of TiN, back when I worked for American Rifleman I was given a bunch of TiN-coated neck expander balls in various calibers. I kept the .30, .243, and 6.5mm ones and parceled the rest out.

Those things were the schnizzle.

I wish I had gold expander balls...

[K Frame]

Why? Are yours blue?

[HeroHog]

I wish mine would shrink a bit!