Q. I want to make my house more comfortable, but I have a crawl space. The access under the floor is not bad and the soil seems damp. What are my options when it comes to insulation that I can ...

The space has a dirt floor and the ground is damp ... out enough concrete blocks or concrete from a crawl-space wall to form a small access door (if you do this, make sure the opening is properly ...

Not all crawl spaces have a trap door—sometimes you literally ... to install shelving suspended from the floor joists in a crawl space. Again, access will be a concern, but this has the ...

Q: My house is built on a crawl space, like most of ... a high-quality porch and floor paint. Reader Jack Ballard suggests using rising-butt hinges to lift a door over thick carpet or uneven ...

(We had not opened the crawl space door in about 25 years ... space is about 10 feet wide and 25 to 30 feet long with a dirt floor, a concrete wall on one side, and fieldstone on the other.

and her home had sturdy locks on the front door. She gave little thought to the 2-foot square panel on her second floor ceiling, the one that leads to a crawl space that’s shared with the ...

DEAR TIM: I want to make my house more comfortable, but I have a crawl space. The access under the floor is not bad and the soil seems damp. What are my options when it comes to insulation that I ...