Close those crawl-space vents to keep cold air out.

With winter in full swing, you may be looking for ways to keep your house warm. After all, relying solely on your home's heating system can get expensive fast. But if you've been thinking of covering ...

My dad tells me I should cover my crawlspace vents when the temperature drops below 25 degrees. My concern in so doing is that we might be inviting problems. Specifically we have had rat problems, ...

Q: I read your online response about crawl space vents. I found it very informative. I reside on the coast. My house is located on a lagoon off the inner coastal waterway. The crawl space floor is ...

Q: You have often said that crawl-space vents need to be opened in the winter. Why is that? I always thought they should be closed to keep my water pipes from freezing. A. I used to think the same ...

Should I close my crawl space vents for winter? We seem to get this question around this time every year. And, each year we say, “it depends.” On the one hand, air circulating under the house helps ...

I’m looking for some help. I have an addition to my house that has a full basement, but the addition was constructed on a crawl space. It’s about 300 square feet. Question: I have five vents. When ...

Older homes in the South were typically built over a crawl space rather than a finished basement. Even today, many homes don't include a finished basement because of our damp, Southern soils. What you ...

Q : You have often said that crawl space vents need to be opened in the winter. Why is that? I always thought they should be closed to keep my water pipes from freezing. A: I used to think the same ...

Q-We have a crawl space under our house that we use for occasional storage. A number of vents were installed that go through the foundation to allow cross ventilation in this crawl space. We were told ...