Day two. Mahomet, Illinois. And we're wrapping up. The crawl seal is down on the floor and walls. The dehumidifier is hung and running. The sump pump is reconnected and working properly. Spray foam was already done from previous work, so we didn't need to touch that.
This is Ryan, one of our guys here at My Guys Home Services. He's on site in Champaign this morning, and before the crew gets to work, he's walking the whole property. Downspout extensions. Drain tile. Sump pit. Wall seal. Crawl seal. It's a full scope job, and there's a lot to coordinate before anyone picks up a shov
Day four in Decatur. We're wrapping up, and I wanted to walk you through everything we did. Four days ago this crawl space had a cracked foundation wall, missing wall seal in one of the rooms, and a moisture problem that wasn't going to fix itself. The existing sump pump wasn't cutting it either.
This Decatur crawl space already had an encapsulation. The homeowner had already paid for it. As far as they knew, the problem was handled.
Nobody wants to feel like they got played. You call a crawlspace company, they come out, and somewhere in the conversation a dehumidifier gets added to the quote. It happens almost every time. And if you've dealt with contractors before — especially the big national ones — your guard goes up. You've seen how this work
Most homeowners never think about their crawlspace until something goes wrong. And by the time something goes wrong, it's usually already a mess. Here's the thing — rainy days are actually doing you a favor. They're a free reminder to go check on the one thing that's working hardest to keep your crawlspace dry.
Not because they don't care about their home. Not because they're being careless. Just because it's down there, out of sight, behind a little door they maybe opened once when they moved in and haven't opened since.
We walked into a crawlspace not long ago that had already been encapsulated. Plastic on the floor. Sealed up. Done — at least that's what the homeowner was told.
Most homeowners don't spend a lot of time thinking about their crawl space. That makes sense. It's dark down there. It's not exactly a fun place to spend an afternoon. And as long as nothing seems obviously wrong, it's easy to leave it alone.
