View Single Post
  #9 (permalink)  
Old 05-09-2008, 01:23 PM
Scott Patterson's Avatar
Scott Patterson Scott Patterson is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Spring Hill (Nashville), TN
Posts: 1,754
Re: CRAWL SPACE VENTS
In the South I would advise folks to open the crawl space vents.

A sealed crawlspace is only good if it was designed to be sealed. I have seen numerous problems with crawl spaces that have been sealed and they were not originally built to be sealed.

If the ground is prone to being damp, then you don't want to seal that moisture in.

As for vapor barriers, the IRC requires them so I would hope that all new construction has one.
__________________
Scott Patterson
Spring Hill, TN
http://www.traceinspections.com
Reply With Quote