Knowing whether to keep your crawl space vents open or closed at particular times of year will transform the moisture levels in your home. But get it wrong, and it could lead to wider structural ...

Keep in mind that the following answer also could apply to basements in many cases. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. First of all, it is important to determine how deep your ...

Q: I live on a low-lying lot. My crawl space is always wet, even though I have a dehumidifier and a sump pump down there. People have suggested I use French drains; one said exterior ones, another ...

It’s a dark, forgotten area of your home that you only enter when something has gone wrong and you’re trying to fix it. Perhaps a plumbing pipe needs to be replaced or you need to repair some ...

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Q: You have often said that crawl-space vents need to be opened in the winter. Why is that? I always thought they should be closed to keep my water pipes from freezing. A. I used to think the same ...

The average homeowner probably spends as much time thinking about their home’s crawl space as they do about flossing. For those of us who aren’t doing that twice a day, every day, it may be time to ...

Close those crawl-space vents to keep cold air out. Older homes in the South were typically built over a crawl space rather ...