South Florida is a haven for termites, we have no crawl space or basements as our water table is high. Foundation sand is supposed to be compacted fill and termite treatment, trouble is the plumbers come in after and dig up for the sewer lines under the slab and disturb the treatment. Then plastic and mesh and rebar, then concrete. Many houses have to have termite guys come back and they perimeter treat and drill the slab behind the toilets and pump the treatment in under. We still get termites though, houses end up getting tented and injected with vikane.
Ahhh, you got me excited with the concrete at the entry - but then the vapor barrier in the rest. Tell the owners they should drop a rat slab in there along with some drainage tile...and then paint the walls with epoxy paint and they can help lock out the termites... The scrap wood are hor'derves for the termites...get rid of it and put in the concrete. Seriously, if the owner has the money for all that CC and glulams, then they'll want to finish it and put in concrete - and get rid of the snacks!
@11:28 there’s hole ( mouse hole ?) in the flex duct. Therefore, humidity in this crawlspace. Source of some of the humidity I would think is that leaking dryer vent pipe over the HVAC.
Looks to me like the taped seams are done incorrectly on the white vapor barrier which would leave lots of gaps for soil gasses and humidity to enter the crawlspace. Was the foundation not treated for termites?
@ thanks. I’m looking to move to the upstate next year. Never had a home with a crawl space so your videos are very helpful. Always appreciate when estimates are given in videos as it helps me better plan what I’ll need to spend on certain aspects of the home.
Its crazy how little wood bait it takes to get those termites going. Really good reason to avoid the foam and foam board insulation I've seen installed. Seems like termites and possible water damage are good reasons to avoid that stuff. On the topic of the thicker poly vapor barrier stuff do you know of a good supllier in the upstate South Carolina area?
@@homeinspecting I appreciate it, looking around online it looks like crawlspace diy is an option for a thicker 20 mil 12x100 roll than the home improvement stores etc. carry. Would be enough for my smaller house. I'm sure most important part is to get rid of all the sharp rocks, and old broken junk that will poke holes in it! 🙂
This one is actually infuriating. This is basically standing basement height too. They spend all this money pouring the concrete walls and then they use mixed cinder and brick footers, and dont full slab the floor... why... what happened here. what are those concrete walls anchored in becomes the question. are they just poured onto the dirt or is there something supporting them down, like 2-3 feet deep trench\base. hmm. its like they ran over cost and said that would do and that's it, moved on to the rest of the house. this one can be saved easily. looks like the termites gave up for now
When it said “in a neighborhood”…… yep an outhouse.
South Florida is a haven for termites, we have no crawl space or basements as our water table is high. Foundation sand is supposed to be compacted fill and termite treatment, trouble is the plumbers come in after and dig up for the sewer lines under the slab and disturb the treatment. Then plastic and mesh and rebar, then concrete. Many houses have to have termite guys come back and they perimeter treat and drill the slab behind the toilets and pump the treatment in under. We still get termites though, houses end up getting tented and injected with vikane.
Ahhh, you got me excited with the concrete at the entry - but then the vapor barrier in the rest. Tell the owners they should drop a rat slab in there along with some drainage tile...and then paint the walls with epoxy paint and they can help lock out the termites... The scrap wood are hor'derves for the termites...get rid of it and put in the concrete. Seriously, if the owner has the money for all that CC and glulams, then they'll want to finish it and put in concrete - and get rid of the snacks!
That had some deep water down there
@11:28 there’s hole ( mouse hole ?) in the flex duct. Therefore, humidity in this crawlspace. Source of some of the humidity I would think is that leaking dryer vent pipe over the HVAC.
Yeppers
Looks to me like the taped seams are done incorrectly on the white vapor barrier which would leave lots of gaps for soil gasses and humidity to enter the crawlspace. Was the foundation not treated for termites?
@virginiamoss7045 not sure on the pretreatment. In south carolina I think it's a must.
Most that wood debris from the HVAC guys
Would love to hear, if possible, what you think the cost of fixing the defects/corrections are.
@shanalouise termite treatment could range between 1-2 k i would definitely see what they would charge to remove all wood debris.
@ thanks. I’m looking to move to the upstate next year. Never had a home with a crawl space so your videos are very helpful. Always appreciate when estimates are given in videos as it helps me better plan what I’ll need to spend on certain aspects of the home.
@shanalouise I wish you the best. Let me know if you need anything. Thanks for watching
Its crazy how little wood bait it takes to get those termites going. Really good reason to avoid the foam and foam board insulation I've seen installed. Seems like termites and possible water damage are good reasons to avoid that stuff. On the topic of the thicker poly vapor barrier stuff do you know of a good supllier in the upstate South Carolina area?
@JoplinM not off hand. I will find out for you though.
@@homeinspecting I appreciate it, looking around online it looks like crawlspace diy is an option for a thicker 20 mil 12x100 roll than the home improvement stores etc. carry. Would be enough for my smaller house. I'm sure most important part is to get rid of all the sharp rocks, and old broken junk that will poke holes in it! 🙂
Why not 60 mil?
It’s much much better. Basically driveway on a roll
This one is actually infuriating. This is basically standing basement height too. They spend all this money pouring the concrete walls and then they use mixed cinder and brick footers, and dont full slab the floor... why... what happened here. what are those concrete walls anchored in becomes the question. are they just poured onto the dirt or is there something supporting them down, like 2-3 feet deep trench\base. hmm. its like they ran over cost and said that would do and that's it, moved on to the rest of the house. this one can be saved easily. looks like the termites gave up for now
Go outside.
Touch grass.
Breathe.
@@Seriously-m1p yes. do not look at crawlspaces. they hide things you cant see from the outside
@johndonovan7018 yeppers. Out of sight out mind. Thanks again