Crawlspaces Don't Have to Suck. How to Build the Best Crawlspace!

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[chrisbroussard]

To do a cost-benefit analysis, I think you need to know something about the cost ... which wasn't even mentioned (unless I missed it)

[ThreeRunHomer]

Raising the house up on high piers is even better. Useful open space under the house. None of the problems of crawlspaces or slabs.

[darkflux]

love the "tallspace" area for easy access. i'm a pretty big hombre, and cannot fit in my crawlspace if i HAD to, which means i gotta tear up floorboards whenever things go south...

if only more people took the extra thousand or so to do it "right" and make it an extra foot or two taller, future generations would have things MUCH easier for repairs/renovations.

[davidcisco]

I like Crawlspaces that you can stand-up in.

[paytheghostofficial]

My crawlspace is crappy and probably has a family of bears living in it

[jasonc]

If you could convince the other builders to not put tge air handlers in the incredible hot attic so us AC guys don't have to die to make a repair do maintenance. Would be great as well as make the unit more efficient.

[dougw]

Just make sure when it's all sealed up, there is RADON ventilation.

[wjthehomebuilder]

4:03 Never thought to use a casement window as a hatch. Brilliant! 👏 👏 👏

[granatmof]

I know a concrete contractor who makes most of his money from slabs and he built a home with a crawlspace, but still poured the cement for the ground of the crawlspace

[BiggMo]

Matt’s solutions never have a budget consideration

[marksandoval]

If you're going to build a crawl space that nice, you might as well build a basement. It will only cost a little bit more. Even better, if you have the right slope, put the garage under your house.

[ronaldarceneaux]

I really love your programming Matt. Very informative and entertaining with you and your guests.

[rayfedorak]

Why is the tankless water heater pulling air from the crawl space?

[RadDadisRad]

I like that. Never thought about it but the investment will contribute to better temperature and moisture control in the house.

[SomedayTooPulling]

Hate the tight belly crawling spider web crawl spaces here in KS. Next house, full basement or slab.

[MikeHarris]

I live in Phoenix where all construction is slab on grade. But I always wondered why crawlspaces are not treated as just a small basement, fully enclose and condition it. So you get a much longer life out of your floor system, rodents out, no insulation ripping and falling out of the floor. And so much more. It never made sense to me to just have dirt and mud and cold and hot under the floor of your house.

[Mjln]

We have a name for crawlspaces that don't suck: they are called basements. We have them up here in the Northeast.

[chewbacca]

I hate that builders often do the bare minimum and sell for a high dollar. Maybe that's not the truth but that's how I feel.

[RossMalagarie]

I built my tiny 384 square foot house, 16'x24', on a 16"x16" footings then after I added a 16'x24' screened in porch and 16'x24' carport then I went back and mixed 80ib cement bags in a mixer and poured rectangles of slabs until all my 1200 square foot under my house, porch, and carport were poured. I LOVE my slab under my house! I am on 4 cinder blocks high and I can see under my house, no grass, no lakes. I can use a vehicle creeper to roll under my house to work or repair under my house. It works great. I also installed solar string lights on the edge so I can light it up for looks when I have guest over after dark.

[sprPee]

Why don’t Americans just build a concrete foundation?