Best crawl space EVER!

[Greg Keene, CPI]

Here is a crawl space I was in yesterday. Unbelievable! Concrete floor, swept clean, lights everywhere and carpet covered mechanics trollys to get around on. The seller showed up and I thanked him for the adventure.

[Wayne B. Wilson]

Now thats the way they all should be .

[Doug Edwards]

When my younger brother contracted and built his own home that is the way he did it. Had lights emergency supplies, etc. He used an automotive mechanics creeper to scoot around under there. He and his family rode out more than a couple of nasty hurricanes in it. I have only seen one other until this one you posted.

[Jeffrey R. Jonas]

How many defects did you find?

[Mark A. Timpani, CMI]

very nice

[Tim Spargo]

Looks nice... is that Doug Fir in direct contact with the crete?

[Greg Keene, CPI]

Found one electrical wire problem. Boy was it nice.

[Humberto Carvajal]

Very nice crawl. I too wish every one of them was like this.

[ROBERT V. YOUNG]

I see a nice crawl space but I have several questions.
1: Is that dug.fer ?
2: Did you check for the humidity percentage ? if so what was it please.
3: is that polyb. ?
I see joists that have wholes drilled and can not see the circumference and the placement of the wholes..
4: If its OK fine, but the joists are scabbed ( by my photos ) and the support beam should be under the scabbed part. I coiuld be mistaken and the are doubled up 2/10's or 12's
5: what is in that berried tank ? fuel oil. Is it OK ?
Should there not be venting for fumes if it is flue container.
Thanks. Just a couple of questions. I do not see many crawl spaces let alone one that clean.

[David P. OKeefe]

Originally Posted by gkeene

Here is a crawl space I was in yesterday. Unbelievable! Concrete floor, swept clean, lights everywhere and carpet covered mechanics trollys to get around on. The seller showed up and I thanked him for the adventure.

Mind if I use these pix?

[Kenton H. Shepard, CMI]

That is not a crawlspace. That is teenager living quarters!

[Joe Farsetta]

1: Is that dug.fer ?

Who cares if its Douglas Fir or Hem Fir? And no, it appears to be laminated support beams and TJIs for joists.


2: Did you check for the humidity percentage ? if so what was it please.

The crawlspace is dry. WTF???


3: is that polyb. ?

No, it is ABS on the DWV.


I see joists that have wholes drilled and can not see the circumference and the placement of the wholes..

Circumfrence of the holes? Those are knockouts in the TJIs


4: If its OK fine, but the joists are scabbed ( by my photos ) and the support beam should be under the scabbed part. I coiuld be mistaken and the are doubled up 2/10's or 12's

Scabbed? This is engineered lumber...


5: what is in that berried tank ? fuel oil. Is it OK ?

Checking oil tanks is the LAST thing an inspector should be doing. The liability is incredible once you start to opine on what you cant see. The tank is BEYOND the scope of the inspection. Report on what you can visually observe, and refer them to the municipality for satisfactory installation records and code compliance issues.


Should there not be venting for fumes if it is flue container.

Oil tanks have a fill and vent. They will be on the exterior of the dwelling.

[Joseph A. Ferry]

Checking oil tanks is the LAST thing an inspector should be doing. The liability is incredible once you start to opine on what you cant see. The tank is BEYOND the scope of the inspection. Report on what you can visually observe, and refer them to the municipality for satisfactory installation records and code compliance issues.

Read and heed.

[Blaine Wiley]

Originally Posted by jfarsetta

1: Is that dug.fer ?

Who cares if its Douglas Fir or Hem Fir? And no, it appears to be laminated support beams and TJIs for joists.

The fur supports should be pressure treated lumber if they are in contact with or buried in the concrete, no?

[Joseph A. Ferry]

Originally Posted by bwiley

The fur supports should be pressure treated lumber if they are in contact with or buried in the concrete, no?

Fur supports are going to get you in trouble with PETA.