Q: I’m building a crawl space foundation for a small add-on to my home and was told I’d have to ventilate it. Since it is mostly dirt and concrete, is venting it really that important? What are my ...

Q. This week: My five year old second home has a five foot tall crawl space with a concrete floor (copper and PVC pipes and ductwork are down there, and a suspended 80,000 BTU transverse furnace).

Some houses are built over a crawl space. If you don’t do things just right in these situations, the air in your house might just remind you of your teenager’s dirty socks. For years, builders have ...

UnderAire™ crawl space ventilation fans offer homeowners a simple and cost-effective way to mechanically circulate fresh outdoor air underneath homes and porches. According to the manufacturer, left ...

Q: I am planning to build a new home on a crawl space foundation. I’ve been hearing a lot lately that conditioned crawlspaces — as opposed to vented crawlspaces — are the way to go. Are they? A: Here ...

Q-My house has an unfinished crawl space under an addition that was built some years ago. This past winter I noticed that many of the joists were damp with condensation and that the cement block ...