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We just wrapped up another crawl space project here in Central Illinois, and I wanted to show you what "complete" actually looks like. Dehumidifier installed and running. Condensate drain from the HVAC system properly routed to the sump pump. Dryer vent re-run so it's exhausting outside where it belongs. HVAC plenum

It's the end of day three on this crawl space encapsulation here in Central Illinois, and I wanted to show you where we're at before we wrap up for the day.

Day three on this crawl space job in Boody, Illinois, and it looks like a construction zone. There's a massive pile of debris outside. Tools everywhere. Dirt tracked around. Not exactly Instagram-worthy yet.

We're on day two of this crawl space job in Boody, and we're making good progress. Drainage tile is going in around the perimeter, sump pumps are getting installed, and we're working through the mold and moisture issues this homeowner called us about. But here's the thing about crawl space work: once you get in there and start opening things up, you find stuff. Sometimes it's small things. Sometimes it's bigger problems that the previous contractor either didn't see or chose to ignore. On this job, we've found both. And we're adjusting our plan mid-job to fix them properly—even though it means more work for us. Because doing it right now is better than having to come back and redo it later.

I'm standing in a crawl space in Boody, Illinois that was already encapsulated. Someone already did the work. The homeowner already paid for it.

Loading up the trucks this morning for a job that can't wait. 140 feet of drainage tile. Sump pump. Full encapsulation materials. Commercial dehumidifier. Everything we need to solve a severe mold problem. But here's what stopped me when I talked to this customer: her voice is raspy. Not from a cold or allergies—from mold exposure. She's been getting sick in her own home, breathing air contaminated by what's growing under her house. This isn't an abstract problem or a worst-case scenario we're making up to scare people. This is happening right now to someone here in our community. And we're going to fix it. Over the next few days, we're documenting this transformation. From mold-infested crawl space to clean, sealed, healthy foundation. This is what it actually takes to solve a problem this serious.

We're out in Roanoke today—right on the edge of how far we travel from Champaign—working on a crawl space that's about 200 square feet. Ryan and Jackson are in there right now pulling insulation, taping seams, and spray foaming the rim joist.

Not a lot of rain today, but enough to show you one of the biggest culprits we see with crawl space moisture problems: gutters that drain right at your foundation.