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What Does My Foundation Vents Do?  Living in Central Virginia means that we are blessed with a very green landscape and a rich history.  We also get to enjoy humid climates.  However, maintaining a home in good conditions require keeping watch over the often-overlooked spaces in your home, such as your crawl space.  Have you […]

The Invisible Enemy: Air Infiltration and the Path to a Truly Efficient Home Your home is a masterpiece of comfort.  But, are invisible drafts destroying your safe-haven?  Letting precious warmth escape and freezing cold air seep in?  Air infiltration is a silent killer of comfort and drains your budget  while compromising your home’s energy efficiency. 

Do you have a clogged Sump Pump?  This may be an urgent matter, as it can quickly lead to serious water damage in your Central Virginia home, especially within your Crawl Space. Standing water or excessive moisture are ideal conditions for mildew and mold growth, which leads to health and structure concerns.  All of this

How to Tell if Your Central Virginia Home Has a Crawl Space (and Why It Matters) Did you know there may be a hidden world beneath your home? A space that most homeowners rarely, if ever, see, yet this area significantly impacts your living environment. We’re talking about the crawl space. But does your house

Battling Attic Mold: A Central Virginia Homeowner’s Guide Mold is a homeowner’s worst nightmare. It creates a uniquely unsettling feeling, and discovering it in your attic can be particularly distressing. The attic, often an unseen and infrequently visited but essential part of your home, requires attention. Understanding the causes of mold growth in your attic

Slithering Away: Keeping Snakes Out of Your Central Virginia Crawl Space Finding a snake in your home can be a startling experience. While most snakes in Central Virginia are harmless, their presence in your crawl space can be unsettling. This guide offers helpful tips to discourage snakes from becoming uninvited guests under your home. Central

Keeping Central Virginia Comfortable: Understanding Encapsulated Insulation As a homeowner in Central Virginia you know the challenge of scorching summers and cold winters. This can lead to uncomfortable temperatures inside your home and sky-high energy bills. One key solution to this problem is a properly insulated home, and a particularly effective method is encapsulated insulation.

Is Your Crawl Space Making You Sick? Central Virginia is known for it’s lush green landscape which is a beautiful byproduct of high humid summers, cold winters, and everything in between.  But what about the space beneath your home? Your Crawl Space. Can the humidity in your crawl space affect your health?  If it’s ignored,

Where Does That Water Go? Understanding Sump Pump Drainage in Central Virginia Crawl Spaces If you’re a homeowner in Central Virginia, keeping your crawl space dry is a constant battle. We experience heavy rains, fluctuating temperatures, and natural ground moisture. Even the occasional snowfall that melts quickly allows water to easily collect under your home,

Seeing Spots? Understanding Surface Mold As residents of Central Virginia, we know what it’s like to live in a humid environment. We enjoy the benefit of lush green landscapes, but also face the challenge of problems this same humidity can create in our homes. These challenges are present even in hidden and often-neglected areas like