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Posted by Jack on July 30, 2007, 9:35 am
>
> > The crawl space is only under the family room of our home and I'm beginning
> > to have a dampness problem. I have corrected the downspout which exited too
> > close to the house. The lawn has no grade away from the house and short of
> > having a swale cut (I'm considering it) there is no way to achieve a
> > gradient. So anyway, I've thought that I'd lay 6 mil poly in the crawl
> > space but I think that vents will be a good idea. The problem here is that
> > the ground level is just a couple of inches from ground level. The siding
> > is only 2" of the ground. Should I dig wells and install vents or is
> > covering the dirt enough?
> > TIA,
> > Chuck
>
> If you are 'begining to have a dampness problem', something has
> changed.
> What changed?
> What kind of 'dampness problem' is there?
>
> Installing a vapor barrier will reduce the amount of moisture rising
> from the earth.
> It will not solve a high water table or surface run-off.
> Siding within 2" of grade with a flat yard is not a good idea.
> T
Why did you ever buy in the first place? Remember to always look at
drainage and tree root growth is two important actors in buying.
Having crawl space beneath floors is a good idea also. Which means
stay away from slab floors. They are100% sure to let in termites
sooner or later.
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