Vapor Barrier vs Dehumidifier vs Encapsulation
A vapor barrier, a dehumidifier, and full encapsulation are not three sizes of the same fix. They solve different problems, and the order matters.


No fear, no jargon, no contractor push. Just useful information about the parts of your home you rarely see.
No fear, no jargon, no contractor push. Useful information about the parts of your home you rarely see.
A vapor barrier, a dehumidifier, and full encapsulation are not three sizes of the same fix. They solve different problems, and the order matters.
Some mold is common in Georgia crawlspaces. What matters is how much, where it is growing, and whether the moisture feeding it is being fixed.
A musty smell that comes and goes with the weather often starts under the floor. Here is how crawlspace air gets upstairs, and what different smells usually mean.
Encapsulation is a legitimate fix for a real problem. The question is whether your crawlspace has that problem, or a different one encapsulation won't solve.
Kachug is at the Atlanta Fall Home Show, September 11 to 13 at Cobb Galleria. Come see real crawlspace footage, sample reports, and how an assessment works.

A plain-language breakdown of the systems we document, the ones we observe but cannot test, and the ones that are genuinely outside our scope.

A standard inspection is a broad, fast look at the whole house. The crawlspace is often where its limits show. Here are five things that routinely slip past.

From May through September, Marietta and Kennesaw crawlspaces get humid. Here is how to read what you see versus what actually requires action.
A vapor barrier, a dehumidifier, and full encapsulation are not three sizes of the same fix. They solve different problems, and the order matters.
Some mold is common in Georgia crawlspaces. What matters is how much, where it is growing, and whether the moisture feeding it is being fixed.
A musty smell that comes and goes with the weather often starts under the floor. Here is how crawlspace air gets upstairs, and what different smells usually mean.
Encapsulation is a legitimate fix for a real problem. The question is whether your crawlspace has that problem, or a different one encapsulation won't solve.
Kachug is at the Atlanta Fall Home Show, September 11 to 13 at Cobb Galleria. Come see real crawlspace footage, sample reports, and how an assessment works.

A plain-language breakdown of the systems we document, the ones we observe but cannot test, and the ones that are genuinely outside our scope.

A standard inspection is a broad, fast look at the whole house. The crawlspace is often where its limits show. Here are five things that routinely slip past.

From May through September, Marietta and Kennesaw crawlspaces get humid. Here is how to read what you see versus what actually requires action.
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