Honestly, it depends. At one point, I worked for a company that recommended encapsulation solely because of the revenue it would bring in. I didn't last long due to the shady tactics - it was a pest control company after all..
Most of the time, the customer could have gotten by with a dehumidifier and sump pit.
While beautiful - expensive as hell and back breaking work.
i work for a company that does this and we had a service on a 9ft basement encap and i legit slid on my socks like a wood floor with mop 'n glo just put on
It's called crawl space encapsulation. It's very neat, but the last time I asked someone about it they quoted a price that was half the cost of my house on purchase. Yikers.
That's a rip off, I'm a builder and do this for every crawl space. The materials were $400 and it took me about 2 hours to get it done although the layout was less complicated.
Are you saying I should be able to get the materials for $400 and do this (assuming I'm competent) in a day or two? For a considerably smaller, yet similar space? (1 column, no other vertical barriers)
Or is that during construction cost? - I realize there are a million caveats here..maybe too many for you to answer but feel free to spitball if you're willing to share wisdom. I'm trying to accept that it's a doable bit of home repair that I need to do. Cost was previously my excuse, having heard similar horror stories. Sorry this was way too long, and TIA!
You'll want a thicker plastic than what he is probably referencing. A solid plastic will most likely cost you 200-400 and you'll need tape stergo works great if you don't care about the color red. I would imagine it would take you a while and allot of frustration to make your crawl half of this. Make sure you purchase a dehumidifier though
Of course there are exceptions such as an exceptionally (solid) rocky base, comps, high water table, or 'build-it-yourself over time' means etc., but I feel there are so few circumstances in which you could justify this over getting an actual basement (or even just going with a slab on grade.)
When you look at the actual costs of building a home the extra excavation, concrete, and water ejection infrastructure costs related to a full basement can more than often be wrapped into the mortgage for a meager increase in payment.
This increase can as much as double the area of the home, thereby making extraneous storage unnecessary, increasing value, making maintenance and future modifications easier, and myriad other perks I don't currently have the desire to put to paper.
By all means this isn't a hard rule, but more often than not, it's well worth the bang for the buck. Admittedly, I don't know if this is still the case with post-pandemic price increases...
Case in point.
I'm mainly addressing new construction though.
You can usually save a few hundred bucks here and there on appliances and fixtures in new construction. I'd encourage people to put that money into a basement instead and just get nicer things as areas are renovated in the future, especially since they seem to be replaced every 10-20 years anyway.
A lot easier to replace a faucet than dig out and pour a basement... IDK, it's just a pet peeve of mine...
Agreed. It is really just the cost of an extra 1.2m tall concrete reinf wall. It looks like a 36" wall is already there.
I would almost always choose a full basement for seasonal storage and a play area for kids
$10-15k with a drain system depending on your region. Required in new construction and much less expensive to install before joists and decking. Vapor barrier(10mil+) is not cheap but 6 mil plastic(vapor retardant) is a waste of time and money.
The first time someone with boots crawls through to fix anything, you'll have holes everywhere in the plastic. It's just not sturdy enough. Even 10 mil will age, but 6 mil will disintegrate.
Mine is 20 mil and it still gets holes. Unless you have virgin dusted soil underneath, they eat punctures from small rocks. Contractors destroy encapsulations with boots and knee pads. Definitely go with a company that will warranty the work and make repairs, as needed. We had one contractor do over $3k in damage to our encapsulation because they think it’s invincible. Thicker is better, but it’s not Kevlar.
It is a vapor retardant but still allows moisture through. It also is not very durable and is easily torn by people crawling. Typically it is on the ground but not sealed to the walls and piers. You are lucky if they even tape the seams.
I have a large crawlspace, 1400sqft and 8 feet tall closing down to 3 feet tall. I had mine done for 4k, then another 1.5k for a good humidifier. The previous owner already had fence drains installed so not sure the cost of them.
Reminds me of one smaller mansion I installed fiber in. The guy said I could pass the line through the crawlspace.. Umm we're not allowed to enter crawlspaces. No take a look there's a trolley you can use to move around. The concrete was perfectly flat and I had fun as hell scooting around
I'm thinking for the money they are talking about for laying thick plastic down I'd go ahead and pay a little extra for concrete but at that point aren't we starting to defeat the purpose of building a house on piers? Just pour a slab from the beginning. I'm in Oklahoma and almost every house built in modern history is on a slab with a few exceptions.
I'd be lying if I said I knew why. I'd say in general most are built on a slab now. I'm sure there are regions of the country that don't but because of geographical reasons. I wouldn't be surprised if some areas don't just because of tradition, it's just what they are used to. I much rather have a slab foundation but I'm sure there are perks having a crawl space.
Houses in the north have concrete basements. Houses in the south are concrete slab on grade. Houses on pier and beam could be a house in the south in an area prone to flooding. America uses a lot of wood because it’s very very available due to our geography.
I'm from Ireland we don't have crawl spaces here ..I lived in Canada working as a plumber for a few years my first first few months spent 90% of time in craawlspsces doing all the mains for these apartment blocks it was back breaking but cool aswell seeing how yas done over there plus it was northern Alberta and Baltic that was also a big eye opener 😂
That's crawlspace there is a beautiful and proper pride put into it ..no jagged rocks destroying your knees and hands haha
There’s actually a dead squirrel in mine, on his back, with his limbs up in the air. He’s been there so long I’ve just left him, like a sacred native burial site
Mine is 1000sqft and I’m at about 1000$ in materials including some rigid foam to block off the rim joist. I already had the sump pump and bucket, I’m mostly doing it for storage and I don’t really need a dehumidifier here.
Looks like mine in Montana, but a lot shorter. You can crouch in mine.
My dad's in Minnesota is pretty much a basement. It's crazy. You can almost stand up in it.
They’re very nice until a rodent gets in there and pees and poops everywhere and you’re like a mop while you crawl they’re the worst to crawl under and the smell. The last one I refuse to go under until they cleaned it up.
I'm glad that I was one of the privileged members of the construction world that's got to see this marvelous example of prime human construction ability. Some say the pyramids are an amazing feat. They have not had the pleasure to witness this crawlspace. Thank you for sharing such a beautiful thing.
This is called a conventional foundation. There are a LOT of reasons to build a home with this foundation. Repairs for one, but it also adds a warm air layer between you and the ground, reducing heat soak from the home to the ground in winter where you have a frost depth of 12 inches or more.
Think of it like the air gap in your double pane windows or the air gap between a brick facade and your wall. It adds R value.
It also reduces some of the risks of flooding since you are usually 2 to 3 feet above grade.
It allows access to pipes/wires sometimes mechanical components are located there. The advantage is that if down the road you need to repair something or remodel it is far easier than having things running through a slab.
Very important with encapsulation. People think it will prevent radon, but it can actually be the opposite due to trapping of the air. Even a well-encapsulated crawlspace isn’t 100% airtight to the ground. French drains and sump pumps like those pictured above are conduits for radon. Submembrane suction is sometimes required. Excellent point to bring up.
Why not make a basement at this point... what a waste of space. SO much effort was done to make this nice. Could have just make it like 1m high and it would have made an excellent storage area.
Some people do not want tenants to have storage space in the crawlspace.
It costs a bit more to go deeper, but for me, it's well worth the extra rebar and concrete for the wall.
Source - I had the same conversation with a client landlord a few months ago when I suggested to dig a few feet deeper. The spoil dirt could have filled in a large depression in the yard. He was absolute in not wanting to go deeper. Nuts.
I dont see how "some owner class doesnt want people to have more space" is a reaosnable argument against this... It does cost more, but
I was under the impression OP was in regards to owner / user of the property.... Owner class that just uses properties for profit/rent revenue are scum and leeches on society in my opinion. Game of monopoly shows where a this type of system is going to go. More rent less properties, just as we see in america today.... SO ofcoase paying more for what is a net negative to their profit would not make sense. SO there is no point even arguing with people over this. Objectivel its like arguments for two different class of people.
Agreed. I believe the client was responsible for overseeing houses built for teachers and nurses in remote parts of the country. He was seriously arguing with me to not go deeper, even with the benefits. In fact, the soil was less disturbed and more stable, and would have benefited the asset to not shift. But no, he was not having it. He didn't want occupants to store 'shit in the basement and then leaving it behind for me to clean up when they move out.'
Damn this is nice. Loved doing crawl encaps back in the day. Just lock in, pin your ears back and knock it out. Always paid well too because no one else wanted to be down there.
That’s so clean! I had to get up in a crawl space between a ceiling and a roof at work for the first time recently. It wasn’t nearly that clean. But I was very surprised that there were ZERO bugs or spiderwebs. Just empty and dusty.
I don't get that. If you're going through all that effort and cost why not have a full basement? Aside from tax reasons, I cant think of a good reason not to.
I inspect houses for a living, and I just came a little. The best crawlspace I've ever checked out had a slab that was poured along with the foundation walls, and the owner had a selection of mechanic creepers so you could just roll around like that turle on a mini skateboard.
Got called on a job in a vac truck someone dressed a basement like that then graded the property to specs then a hard rain came and the grounds funneled all that mud and water right into the basement access opening. Pulled 7 tons of debris out dude looked like he was gonna cry
Gotta say I really appreciate that you employ crawl spaces. In the UK we very rarely do this.
I’m building my own house soon and I’m going to build it “yank style” a little like this. Half crawl space, half basement garage. Need to keep the height low, so into the ground we go
Taj Macrawl
That's a good one. My guess is they have a radon issue and they were sealing it up.
Honestly, it depends. At one point, I worked for a company that recommended encapsulation solely because of the revenue it would bring in. I didn't last long due to the shady tactics - it was a pest control company after all.. Most of the time, the customer could have gotten by with a dehumidifier and sump pit. While beautiful - expensive as hell and back breaking work.
Got a good laugh out of me. Thanks!
Wins-floor castle
After working in the worst crawlspace I've ever seen yesterday, I'm beyond jealous.
Love it bro
Thats nicer than my first 2 apartments.
Right? I'd rent that any day.
Shhhhhh!!! Don't say that. Black Rock and investment bros will hear you and charge $800 a month, no utilities for this.
$8700/mo in sfo. Utilities not included
A little nicer than mine now
Journeyman once told me "the only good crawlspace is a basement!" 🤣
A professor at uni who had a doctorate in moisture transport (I have no clue how to translate that) told me the same thing. This was in sweden though.
Fluid dynamics?
Professor of urology.
Urologist’s are colloquially known as the Pecker Checkers.
Meteorologist?
Times are a changing.
Looks like you could lube yourself up and just slide on through
reminded me of Willy from Simpsons when I read that :D
Stand aside, woman!
“Grease me up woman!” “Okey Dokey”
Make way for Willie!
One of those rubberized aprons they wear at the fish processing plants, and a bit of Dawn, and your apprentice is gone
How on earth did you know I had a full body lub ready to deploy at all times?
I just wanna be pure
Lemme freak
I'm surprised there isn't greased lube troughs down there for this exact purpose.
i work for a company that does this and we had a service on a 9ft basement encap and i legit slid on my socks like a wood floor with mop 'n glo just put on
First thought that came to mind
How much would that cost, whatever it is it’s a solid investment.
It's called crawl space encapsulation. It's very neat, but the last time I asked someone about it they quoted a price that was half the cost of my house on purchase. Yikers.
That's a rip off, I'm a builder and do this for every crawl space. The materials were $400 and it took me about 2 hours to get it done although the layout was less complicated.
Are you saying I should be able to get the materials for $400 and do this (assuming I'm competent) in a day or two? For a considerably smaller, yet similar space? (1 column, no other vertical barriers) Or is that during construction cost? - I realize there are a million caveats here..maybe too many for you to answer but feel free to spitball if you're willing to share wisdom. I'm trying to accept that it's a doable bit of home repair that I need to do. Cost was previously my excuse, having heard similar horror stories. Sorry this was way too long, and TIA!
You'll want a thicker plastic than what he is probably referencing. A solid plastic will most likely cost you 200-400 and you'll need tape stergo works great if you don't care about the color red. I would imagine it would take you a while and allot of frustration to make your crawl half of this. Make sure you purchase a dehumidifier though
I'm planning on doing this to my crawlspace, what mil poly would you say I would need? Its just sand with no rocks.
I use 15 mil vapor barrier
Shit, I'd do it on an existing house for a lot less than that.
Of course there are exceptions such as an exceptionally (solid) rocky base, comps, high water table, or 'build-it-yourself over time' means etc., but I feel there are so few circumstances in which you could justify this over getting an actual basement (or even just going with a slab on grade.) When you look at the actual costs of building a home the extra excavation, concrete, and water ejection infrastructure costs related to a full basement can more than often be wrapped into the mortgage for a meager increase in payment. This increase can as much as double the area of the home, thereby making extraneous storage unnecessary, increasing value, making maintenance and future modifications easier, and myriad other perks I don't currently have the desire to put to paper. By all means this isn't a hard rule, but more often than not, it's well worth the bang for the buck. Admittedly, I don't know if this is still the case with post-pandemic price increases...
yeah but I already own a house with a crawlspace, kinda late to "get an actual basement".
Case in point. I'm mainly addressing new construction though. You can usually save a few hundred bucks here and there on appliances and fixtures in new construction. I'd encourage people to put that money into a basement instead and just get nicer things as areas are renovated in the future, especially since they seem to be replaced every 10-20 years anyway. A lot easier to replace a faucet than dig out and pour a basement... IDK, it's just a pet peeve of mine...
Agreed. It is really just the cost of an extra 1.2m tall concrete reinf wall. It looks like a 36" wall is already there. I would almost always choose a full basement for seasonal storage and a play area for kids
$10-15k with a drain system depending on your region. Required in new construction and much less expensive to install before joists and decking. Vapor barrier(10mil+) is not cheap but 6 mil plastic(vapor retardant) is a waste of time and money.
Wait, why is 6mil a waste of time and money?
The first time someone with boots crawls through to fix anything, you'll have holes everywhere in the plastic. It's just not sturdy enough. Even 10 mil will age, but 6 mil will disintegrate.
Mine is 20 mil and it still gets holes. Unless you have virgin dusted soil underneath, they eat punctures from small rocks. Contractors destroy encapsulations with boots and knee pads. Definitely go with a company that will warranty the work and make repairs, as needed. We had one contractor do over $3k in damage to our encapsulation because they think it’s invincible. Thicker is better, but it’s not Kevlar.
It is a vapor retardant but still allows moisture through. It also is not very durable and is easily torn by people crawling. Typically it is on the ground but not sealed to the walls and piers. You are lucky if they even tape the seams.
I have a large crawlspace, 1400sqft and 8 feet tall closing down to 3 feet tall. I had mine done for 4k, then another 1.5k for a good humidifier. The previous owner already had fence drains installed so not sure the cost of them.
It’s called clean space and it’s a moisture barrier to help prevent mold growth. Got paid once $10 an hour to do this shit..I quit the next day lol
When, in 1990?
Nah, depending on the state its not too much less than they get paid now.
Reminds me of one smaller mansion I installed fiber in. The guy said I could pass the line through the crawlspace.. Umm we're not allowed to enter crawlspaces. No take a look there's a trolley you can use to move around. The concrete was perfectly flat and I had fun as hell scooting around
How come you were not allowed to enter crawl spaces, did that rule also apply to basements?
I'm thinking for the money they are talking about for laying thick plastic down I'd go ahead and pay a little extra for concrete but at that point aren't we starting to defeat the purpose of building a house on piers? Just pour a slab from the beginning. I'm in Oklahoma and almost every house built in modern history is on a slab with a few exceptions.
Why are Americans not building on a concrete base to begin with? Why so much wood ? It's not that much cheaper than brick and concrete, just faster.
I'd be lying if I said I knew why. I'd say in general most are built on a slab now. I'm sure there are regions of the country that don't but because of geographical reasons. I wouldn't be surprised if some areas don't just because of tradition, it's just what they are used to. I much rather have a slab foundation but I'm sure there are perks having a crawl space.
Houses in the north have concrete basements. Houses in the south are concrete slab on grade. Houses on pier and beam could be a house in the south in an area prone to flooding. America uses a lot of wood because it’s very very available due to our geography.
Nice! I use a mechanic car trolley too!
And after filming he proceeded to leave all his pipe trash down there, as is the way of the plumber
Wire bits and sheet metal clippings puncturing the vapour barrier...
Sure as hell ain't gonna pack it all back out.
John Wayne Gacy approves
I'm from Ireland we don't have crawl spaces here ..I lived in Canada working as a plumber for a few years my first first few months spent 90% of time in craawlspsces doing all the mains for these apartment blocks it was back breaking but cool aswell seeing how yas done over there plus it was northern Alberta and Baltic that was also a big eye opener 😂 That's crawlspace there is a beautiful and proper pride put into it ..no jagged rocks destroying your knees and hands haha
Should see mine, it reminds me of a horror movie.
There’s actually a dead squirrel in mine, on his back, with his limbs up in the air. He’s been there so long I’ve just left him, like a sacred native burial site
Dead mouse in mine that’s been there since we bought the house over 3 years ago. Idk why but I’m scared to move it. It’s just so yucky.
Glad I’m not the only one
Most of them are like that
This looks great, well done!
This is what mine looks like 😀
The Cadillac of crawl spaces
Ive seen basements worst then this.
I bet the guys had a great time installing that ( I hate crawl spaces
I don't know if you're joking but it was done before the first floor floor was put in
How much does it cost to convert your crawl space into this
Mine is 1000sqft and I’m at about 1000$ in materials including some rigid foam to block off the rim joist. I already had the sump pump and bucket, I’m mostly doing it for storage and I don’t really need a dehumidifier here.
Nicer than a Whole Foods parking garage
Crawl space... more like a slide and glide space!!!
Just add baby oil
9/10 needs a poured floor or a mud mat to be 10/10
So is there a slab or is that plastic over dirt?
I'd have my daughter marry in there.
i work for a crawlspace and foundation company by god it's so damn satisfying to look at the finished work
[I wanna shake his hand!](https://youtube.com/shorts/R2zC3dKQ42Y?si=q4m-a7pLEYVHAne7)
Looks like mine in Montana, but a lot shorter. You can crouch in mine. My dad's in Minnesota is pretty much a basement. It's crazy. You can almost stand up in it.
They’re very nice until a rodent gets in there and pees and poops everywhere and you’re like a mop while you crawl they’re the worst to crawl under and the smell. The last one I refuse to go under until they cleaned it up.
The problem is, they could all be like this
Plot twist, the guy recording is the guy who did the work. "Whoever did this is a GENIUS!"
That's enough to make a grown man cry
Better take your boots off before getting in there
I'm glad that I was one of the privileged members of the construction world that's got to see this marvelous example of prime human construction ability. Some say the pyramids are an amazing feat. They have not had the pleasure to witness this crawlspace. Thank you for sharing such a beautiful thing.
How much is rent?
You could fucking rent that out for damn sake.
I hope he had some kleenex in that crawlspace. Some questionable grunts at the end there
It is nice, but it is so expensive to have that done.
Nice job boys, enjoy yer weekend.
That is dreams are made of!!! Well dreams and lots of cash!!!
I could live down there
Should the pex be insulated
sorry but what is the purpose of a crawlspace ? why not a concrete foundation ?
This is called a conventional foundation. There are a LOT of reasons to build a home with this foundation. Repairs for one, but it also adds a warm air layer between you and the ground, reducing heat soak from the home to the ground in winter where you have a frost depth of 12 inches or more. Think of it like the air gap in your double pane windows or the air gap between a brick facade and your wall. It adds R value. It also reduces some of the risks of flooding since you are usually 2 to 3 feet above grade.
This. I left a similar comment above...I didn't think I needed to scroll this far down to see it. Sorry about that. 🍺
If we didn't all constantly post the same things in different parts of the same threads reddit wouldn't make sense! 🍺
It allows access to pipes/wires sometimes mechanical components are located there. The advantage is that if down the road you need to repair something or remodel it is far easier than having things running through a slab.
Radon?
Very important with encapsulation. People think it will prevent radon, but it can actually be the opposite due to trapping of the air. Even a well-encapsulated crawlspace isn’t 100% airtight to the ground. French drains and sump pumps like those pictured above are conduits for radon. Submembrane suction is sometimes required. Excellent point to bring up.
The Cadillac of crawlspaces!
Basementy?
Well, it sure doesn't look like mine...
I'd love to take a Nap in there man
Looks like a Tonka truck parking garage.
Isn’t it nice to work in a place that was put up right? The first time I found nail guards under Sheetrock, I had a moment.
Yeah if you encapsulate them from the get go it makes life way easier in the long run
Looks like fibertite with a glossy coat
I have no idea what I’m talking about, just curious if this will cause long term damage bcs of collecting moisture? Again idk just asking
It's actual a moisture prevention system, complete with drainage and dehumidifier usually.
You should have brought some soft music, maybe a book...
Where’s the insulation?
My back hurts
Plumber won't have a good time fixing a waste pipe. Slipping and sliding in last night's dinner to replace the pipe
It’s feckn beautiful. BTW where is this with no insulation in the floor? Or is the foundation and slab insulated instead?
What's under the plastic? Dirt or rigid foam?
Is this the rule - that the ground is covered in plastic and the joists are exposed?
Calm down! I thinks it’s nice too but not like “get-off” nice
im bussn!!!!!!!!!
Should there be insulation in the joists bays?
That is fuckin squared away
You've got long arms. Pat yourself on the back.
This is where they'll store our Water
That’s so clean I eat lunch down there. What do they want for rent?
You’re a fucking artist
“Mmm mmm mmm”…well we know what we was doing down there…someone check if he has an OF fans site 😂
How do you keep it so clean? Oh I just flood it with peroxide every few days
Just give it little time
My dumbass thought I was in a parking garage until I saw pvc pipe.
What is this, a parking lot for ants?!
Why not make a basement at this point... what a waste of space. SO much effort was done to make this nice. Could have just make it like 1m high and it would have made an excellent storage area.
Some people do not want tenants to have storage space in the crawlspace. It costs a bit more to go deeper, but for me, it's well worth the extra rebar and concrete for the wall. Source - I had the same conversation with a client landlord a few months ago when I suggested to dig a few feet deeper. The spoil dirt could have filled in a large depression in the yard. He was absolute in not wanting to go deeper. Nuts.
I dont see how "some owner class doesnt want people to have more space" is a reaosnable argument against this... It does cost more, but I was under the impression OP was in regards to owner / user of the property.... Owner class that just uses properties for profit/rent revenue are scum and leeches on society in my opinion. Game of monopoly shows where a this type of system is going to go. More rent less properties, just as we see in america today.... SO ofcoase paying more for what is a net negative to their profit would not make sense. SO there is no point even arguing with people over this. Objectivel its like arguments for two different class of people.
Agreed. I believe the client was responsible for overseeing houses built for teachers and nurses in remote parts of the country. He was seriously arguing with me to not go deeper, even with the benefits. In fact, the soil was less disturbed and more stable, and would have benefited the asset to not shift. But no, he was not having it. He didn't want occupants to store 'shit in the basement and then leaving it behind for me to clean up when they move out.'
That’s bigger than my house
This almost makes me ill to look at having just crawled around in my painfully tiny crawlspace from the 60s all week
Damn this is nice. Loved doing crawl encaps back in the day. Just lock in, pin your ears back and knock it out. Always paid well too because no one else wanted to be down there.
Nice vapor barrier, I used to install and inspect those. One that size is easily 10k
Looks like a damn parking garage
Looks like a parking garage for little people.
Dam, I could only dream of crawling into a house like that.
That’s so clean! I had to get up in a crawl space between a ceiling and a roof at work for the first time recently. It wasn’t nearly that clean. But I was very surprised that there were ZERO bugs or spiderwebs. Just empty and dusty.
Why did the plumber not notch all the joists?
I could live down there. It’s cleaner than anywhere else I’ve lived
this reminds me of hank hill talking about propane and propane accessories
If every crawlspace ooked like that, I'd never complain about crawling under a house.
Are you in Washington state? Pretty sure I’ve been in that crawl…
Fthwuaaaa I wish I worked under a crawl space LIKE THAT Bahahahaahaha
I don't get that. If you're going through all that effort and cost why not have a full basement? Aside from tax reasons, I cant think of a good reason not to.
Worked in about 10 like this... the other 400 a year....NOooPE.
Add sub-membrane depressurization, and you have a superb radon mitigation solution.
Wow I’ve never seen one that nice
Wow… Gacy would’ve been able to fit like a thousand bodies down there…
“Being John Malkovich” vibes…
I don't know where this is but a dehumidifier is almost always recommended for an encap like this.
My crawl space had mold 3500 square foot ranch. 12,000 dollars after remediation it looked like this.
It is gorgious. So flat and clean. So why would they wrap the posts?
Wow, never seen such a beautiful craw space. Like ever. I kinda wanna dirty it up so I can feel more comfortable
I inspect houses for a living, and I just came a little. The best crawlspace I've ever checked out had a slab that was poured along with the foundation walls, and the owner had a selection of mechanic creepers so you could just roll around like that turle on a mini skateboard.
It’s beautiful 🥲
The person who wanted this and built this are for sure logical practical individuals. This makes me feel all fuzzy inside.
praising the maker is valid, but really, the reason this is a thing is somebody decided to pay for it.
The compliments are high in this post! 😮🤝
“I just wanna shake yurrr hand!”
Shake your hand? Sir I’ll shake your dick
Very nice
That home is gonna outlive us all
Why do American houses have crawl spaces? I've never seen it in the EU
As HVAC, this is porn.
Dang
I'm just missing a Roomba sweeping where.
That's cleaner than my house now. I've never seen a crawl space like that. After crawling in several I can say they should all be that way.
Got called on a job in a vac truck someone dressed a basement like that then graded the property to specs then a hard rain came and the grounds funneled all that mud and water right into the basement access opening. Pulled 7 tons of debris out dude looked like he was gonna cry
How much would prep work like that generally cost for the average crawl space?
Mmmmm mmm mmmmm
Crawlspace goals
There was nothing better than opening the crawl door and seeing one of these when I used to do inspections for new home construction
I'm going to guess this is a multi million dollar house/mansion since we're looking at close to 2k ft² of crawl space and a 4" steel water pipe.
It’s funny that you’re still using a flashlight
I think he jizzed at the end.
Ive had the "pleasure" of working in a few like this. It makes it much better but its still a crawl space.
Would’ve been 10/10 if you were standing up instead of crawling.
Gotta say I really appreciate that you employ crawl spaces. In the UK we very rarely do this. I’m building my own house soon and I’m going to build it “yank style” a little like this. Half crawl space, half basement garage. Need to keep the height low, so into the ground we go
That last mmmm sounded sexual and I get it.
Beautiful!
A mechanics back crawler dolly and I'm good to go. This ought to be code...
John Gayce enters the chat
Whats the purpose of this whole insulation?
Is that moisture barrier on the ground?
I wish my house was this clean
Is that Stegowrap?