Crawl Space Enterance
This is a view into the crawl space from outside.
Damp Dirt Crawl Space
Damp, dirt floored crawl spaces can cause numerous problems in your home.
Hanging Insulation
Hanging insulation is an indicator of dampness in your crawl space. This can cause heating and cooling problems, making your home less energy efficient.
More Hanging Insulation
A damp crawl space is a perfect environment for mold and rot, which can affect the air quality in your home.
Unsafe Supports
When the crawl space started sinking, this homeowner tried to remedy the issue themselves with this unsafe solution.
Unsafe Supports 2
This solution can prove to be very dangerous, the weight of the home itself is resting on this shaky support.
Unsafe Supports 3
A view of the entire setup. Instead of relying on unsteady cement cinder blocks and bits of wood, Dry Guys has patented SmartJacks that can fix this problem.
More Homemade Supports
This area of the crawl space was held up with a couple unattached boards.
Broken Supports
In this image, besides just having some bits of wood between cinder blocks and the support beam, it is clear that the blocks have also broken away in some places.
Longer View of Crawl Space
This shows the back of the crawl space and another view of the broken blocks.