I lived in Neptune Beach Florida 3 blocks from the ocean. I never closed my crawl ventilation off and never had a moisture problem. Yeah I know there is only a week or so of days that starts out below freezing but the humidity is high most of the year especially being right next to the big puddle. I could see it in longer colder winters up north with high humidity and a long heating season. Of course my crawl was not soil. Pretty much sand so we had excellent drainage and not much moisture coming up thru the soil.

Anyway. Did I say how much I hate crawl spaces. Those dirty buggy, smelly, lions and tigers and bears oh my. Cannot stand the dam things.

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Ted Menelly
Castle Home Inspection Services
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