While it may be often overlooked, the crawl space is a crucial component in any house, and without the proper insulation, problems can greatly affect your home…and your wallet.

This guide—"How to Insulate a crawl space"—provides homeowners with a clear, practical approach to one of the most important yet often overlooked aspects of home insulation.

According to this map, Mill Valley is in zone 5. Assuming your heating system is natural gas, the recommended insulation level for a crawl space is R-13, walls are R-13 and attic space is R-38.

In colder climates prone to freezing temperatures, putting insulation into the joist space of your attic crawl space can safeguard against the formation of ice dams caused by snow and ice.

While it may be often overlooked, the crawl space is a critical component in any house, and without the proper insulation, problems can greatly affect your home…and your wallet.

If your crawl space was prone to flooding and you've decided to fix it with a drainage system and a sump pump, consider replacing the joist insulation, too.

Today it is a crazy notion to build a crawl space the way we, the industry, used to; no footing drains, no moisture or vapor barriers, constant outside air ventilation, no insulation, no ...

My wife and I live in a 50-year-old house in North Carolina, and our crawl space can get quite funky from dampness and humidity. At least some of the current fiberglass insulation is in need of ...

A reader wants to know how to eliminate a musty smell coming from underneath a 1928 rowhouse. The crawl space, as shown above, probably needs to be encapsulated. (Reader photo) ...

This guide—"How to Insulate a crawl space"—provides homeowners with a clear, practical approach to one of the most important yet often overlooked aspects of home insulation.