You said the air gets sucked in from the left and comes out the filter side. Maybe just a slip but not true. Air gets sucked in through the filter. That's why the filter is there. My experience w Santa Fe has been good so far. That owner should expect a fail given the condition of the filters.

roach bro hanging out...lol.

Is no contractors problem is termite problem.

It sounded like you were releasing some gas yourself.

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That French drain has to be; at least, on its way to being plugged with soil / sand. No sock on the pipe. It is common to place the pipe 2 feet from the inside foundation wall, but that; to me, is a general guide and not a hard fact rule. These SC homes on piers bump away from the wall / skirt any drain pipe. One must be real and work with each unique system. In this area ( South East ) I would place the pipe closer to the so-called foundation wall ( actually a skirt in the case of many SC homes ). In my option; in that lies the problem with water penetration. Many of the SC crawlspaces are not real crawlspaces. Meaning, they are homes on piers with a brick skirt ( for looks ), and not really meant to support the home or stop water. No real foundation ( other than the piers ) that has an in the earth depth to them … acting to dam-off the water. As for Harry-The -Home-Owner not paying attention to the HELL ( crawlspace ) beneath them … mostly do to out of sight out of mind. One needs the proper mindset to image the components of a home in order to think of maintaining. Also, homeowners fear the crawlspace. Homeowners may not be physically fit enough or just to big to fit. Lastly, homeowners ignore what cost too much to maintain. Some think they’re smarter than others and hope to pass-off crawlspace problems to the next sucker that buys their house.

The really crazy thing is that the entire atmosphere of odors and suspended particles in that cavern is what the inhabitants breathe when the ventilation is on.

Made me remember - To be the “bearer of bad news” and “Don’t shoot the messenger”. Thank you.

I've heard that chipmunks like the taste of electrical wire insulation

This is worse than going to the attic!! So glad I have a full basement!

Thank God Elon Musk hasn’t created SMELL-O-MATIC.

I like to use strips of that black vinyl duct strapping stapled to joists to support insulation batts. It doesn't help with critters but it does stop it from falling allot better. I can't believe we still use those little metal rods, they've never really worked to hold up insulation lolz. the installers know it's gonna fall, they just keep doin' it that way.

nice dungeon but other than a cleanup i dont see anything actually horrible here. you can probably have that place cleaned out for like 1200$ tbh. 5k to make it spiffy

They look like squirrels to me, but it's hard to tell through a camera; dead animals smell really bad. There appear to be only two problems with that crawlspace; the big welcoming vent opening and other entry points for animals and the destroyed insulation. The equipment is reasonably clean, but the ductwork needs some help; the vapor barrier looks okay for the most part and there's not too much mold and fungus on the wood. A third problem might be water intrusion controlled by the sump pump. Clean all that out and eliminate the smell and maybe it will sell.

Kids got upset when I get rid of critters. I told them, " When animals destroy what you paid for you will feel the same as I do."

Double-sided or baged insulation is terrible for mold growth. Properly installed single faced insulation is best. Ive encountered signs of pests in both, more a doundation security issue. "Easy" comes with plenty of its own problems, keep your baged insulation for your motor home

My contractor refuses to enter my crawlspace, citing that being well endowered, there may not be enough room for the two of them.

I just don’t understand ??…if you have a fully encapsulated crawl space and air tight access doors, how do snakes find their way in ??? What avenues do they take ???

I went to an open house last weekend. The house was sitting on a crawlspace that had the small rectangular vents but no access door from the outside or inside. I can only imagine what a nightmare that crawlspace would be. I didn't put in an offer and will never own a crawlspace home thanks to you and your videos. THANK YOU, SIR!!!

You see encapsulation, I see shinola.

smells like money for someone..lol.

Shit stained floor joist.

Everything in the frame looks like shit

Surgery time get the jacks and stands

What mil plastic do you recommend for a craw-space coverage? Edit: I just watched your video on the best craw space you’ve even seen. Man that was beautiful work.

It seems most people are so emotional about buying a house that they'll get their heart set on one and delusion themselves into thinking that it's just a crawlspace. "We'll never go in there so what does it matter? Everything else is just perfect. We'll deal with that another time." I know I would not buy that house unless it really was perfect in every way and the price was so right I could pay to have it all cleaned up and made proper. This house does have some significant wood rot, that white stuff, in places, but much of the wood looks reasonably okay.

I think some people don't even know that their house has a crawl space, that it is just an air chamber without any major importance.... At least until their foot sinks into the ground or nasty creatures start coming out of the air conditioning vents.

My guess is that, that decayed plastic may not be 6 mil. Yes I have seen the same decayed plastic under an addition. Note “addition.” Meaning that the true older 6 mil was fine. Still, the addition had a severe water / wetness issue. One time while crawling on crawlspace plastic I came to a point where I kicked up a half dozen rats, that were under the plastic. They shot out and ran in every direction. This appears to be a crawlspace that was not properly established since the day the home was built. It also appears that little to no maintenance was done and the maintenance done was done to minimal standards and not best practice. Good news, no real structural issues. Clean-up the HVAC and property mount the HVAC & Water tank. Remove the plastic. Grade the earth even. French drain inside and outside the crawl. Install a proper vapor barrier. Locate and correct any critter access holes to the crawlspace. The crawlspace has potential to be a good space.

Rotten wood and piss water 😭

Does the radon fan not work? It should be moving air outside and helps with the humidity.

Here in the South termite's are active all year. They may slow do a bit in winter, but they’re a 24 / 7 / 365 problem. A wood access door or metal matters not. They will make their way to the wood floor joist regardless what they must scale to reach it. You want termites gone … get rid of the moisture, and in this case … treat / bait and kill. The lumber; once damaged , needs to be replace and / or repaired. At this time I am replace major structure components of my house. Fun Wow!

Cool video but there was no homeowner and no meltdown.

Thats one tiny water heater... as to the termites i mean.. get a plastic crawlspace door and frame or better yet, have no door and just stick a metal panel or mesh in there. this was such an obvious and easy ingress point

When I first saw that basement door, I knew that basement was *_baaad_* news! 😳

Wow. Again - In love with my house (and basement, and foundation, etc.) now... =)

To bad termites don't eat mushrooms...lol.

How much damage to a house can termites do in a year or a few years?

Hillbilly installation.

Happy early birthday!

Did they choose that location because it was as close to the kitchen, bathroom, & laundry as possible? Maybe the installer thought it wasn't the best or orthodox installation, but it was the most functional for the end user (meaning hot water as quickly as possible without needing a circulation pump and return line & energy loss associated with that setup)? When does anyone service a water heater anyway?, I always see brand new looking water heaters being thrown out because nobody wants to diagnose & replace a bad thermocouple or some other simple thing, no matter how conventional & code compliant the installation is. I can definitely see from a professional's point of view looking at this situation & saying "There is no way I'm going to re-install a new unit in that spot. You need to call Methed-up Mike, he'll do it for the scrap value of the old water heater"

if the flipper was going over budget how did he fail on one of the first things he should have corrected? Don't you usually build from the foundation up? Can't help but wonder what's not behind the walls.

and you couldve spent the whole video just on electrical. heh

NEEDS JACKED UP AND SEVERAL SUPPORTS ADDED AND WATER REMOVED SOONER OR LATER LOL

For the age of the house it’s fairly decent; as far as the lack of many new issues created over the houses age. Yet, I do think the original build could have done better work. I’m not sure why SC uses red brick for foundation walls. The water entering through the brick may be coming through the mortar joint weep holes that I think I seen in this video? This house’s crawlspace has the protential to be a good crawlspace

Continuous play

Termites can't get in through the crawl at least

It's a shame that the construction/contractor industry is so fraught with scamming and just plain unskilled players. You can't trust most of them.

I just hate this for the homeowner(s)! Encapsulation is hugely expensive to begin with and then to get treated like this and ripped off is horrid. I'm sending this video to my neighbors down the road to let them know what to watch out for if and when they decide they have to encapsulate. They just don't know what to do or how to avoid being taken. I know I sure don't know.

Harmless snake.