Crawl Space Inspection (how much, home, home inspection) - Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Cary - North Carolina (NC) -The Triangle Area - City-Data Forum

m378 · 06-01-2019, 04:13 PM

What type of company would I call to inspect my crawlspace a couple times a year? I'm not looking for anything specific, I just want someone to go in there and crawl around to make sure everything is on the up and up - look for leaks, pests, families of 12 foot pythons, etc. I refuse to go more than 5 feet inside.

Do home inspectors do this type of thing? They're probably too busy...

guest12 · 06-01-2019, 04:43 PM

I used crawlspace techs for years (until I moved to a slab home) - I believe they actually started as a company doing inspections.
http://www.crawlspacetech.com/

m378 · 06-01-2019, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by guest12

I used crawlspace techs for years (until I moved to a slab home) - I believe they actually started as a company doing inspections.
Crawlspace Tech, Inc.

Thanks - my only concern is since they provide crawlspace services, they may try and sell something I don't need?

BullCity75 · 06-01-2019, 05:01 PM

Do you have a termite bond? My termite guy always tells me if he finds any crawlspace problems.

m378 · 06-01-2019, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by BullCity75

Do you have a termite bond? My termite guy always tells me if he finds any crawlspace problems.

No but I probably should. That'd be great if I could kill two birds with one stone.

BullCity75 · 06-01-2019, 05:07 PM

I use these guys. They also do home inspections, so you could also ask them to do a more formal crawl space inspection if you want.

https://www.innovativepest.com/

Poggly Woggly · 06-01-2019, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by BullCity75

Do you have a termite bond? My termite guy always tells me if he finds any crawlspace problems.

Yep. My termite guy always let me know how things were looking under the house...other than termites. I always gave him some cash just to show how much I appreciated it too.

JMMH · 06-01-2019, 05:59 PM

Good thread as I'm always paranoid something's going on with my crawlspace. I agree I have zero interest in going a foot inside it.

I have a termite bond but haven't come around to the annual inspection yet. Guess I will see if I get lucky there.

Jowel · 06-01-2019, 06:02 PM

There is a really good Youtube channel that covers everything you could dream of (and more) about your crawl space.

https://www.youtube.com/user/VeryHealthyHome/videos

guest12 · 06-01-2019, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by m378

Thanks - my only concern is since they provide crawlspace services, they may try and sell something I don't need?

They did install humidity control for me (at a much lower cost than the normal pest control company!), and they did yearly inspections after that. I found them to be very honest, but they did do some work for me at the start.