Crawl Space Inspection Near Fairfield Bay, AR

A crawl space inspection from That Crawl Space Encapsulation Guy costs $100 within 30 miles of Fairfield Bay, and the whole $100 comes off your job if you hire us. Christian Olson spends 45 to 90 minutes under the house. A written price follows within 24 hours, with a reason for every line.

Price: $100, credited if you hire us
Time on site: 45 to 90 minutes on site
Where: Within 30 miles of Fairfield Bay

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Most homeowners don't know what's under their floor until someone goes and looks

A crawl space is the low space between the ground and the floor of your house, and few people ever crawl into one. Trouble down there shows up upstairs first, as a musty smell, a soft spot in the floor, or a note in a home inspector's report.

Damp is the usual cause, and it works on the wood slowly. The University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension says poorly ventilated crawl spaces often hold air humid enough for the joists to soak up moisture, which helps termites do their damage.

The other worry is the quote. Homeowners who call around often end up with prices thousands of dollars apart and no clear reason for any of them. Some feel they were sold far more than the problem needed.

What people ask before they book an inspection

Something not here? Call and ask Christian.

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Do I pay for the crawl space inspection?

Yes. It costs $100 within 30 miles of Fairfield Bay. If you hire That Crawl Space Encapsulation Guy for the work, the whole $100 comes off your price.

Who comes out to look at my crawl space?

Christian Olson, the owner of That Crawl Space Encapsulation Guy, goes under the house himself. The same man who writes your price is the one you call afterward, on (501) 550-1115.

How long does a crawl space inspection take?

Christian spends 45 to 90 minutes under the house. That Crawl Space Encapsulation Guy sends the written price within 24 hours of the visit.

Christian checks the water first, the wood second, and the air last

The inspection follows the same order as the work, because each problem feeds the next. Wood that's repaired over standing water rots again, and a sealed crawl space can't stay dry while water still comes in.

Water comes first. Christian looks for standing water, wet dirt, and signs of rain running under the house or a plumbing leak dripping onto the ground.

Wood comes second. He checks the joists and the beams they rest on for rot, mold, and sagging, since those decide whether repairs have to happen before anything else.

Air comes last. That means the damp in the crawl space itself: the vents, the insulation under the floor, and sweating ducts or pipes. Only once the water and wood are known does Christian say whether a liner, a vapor barrier, or a dehumidifier makes sense.

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How booking and the inspection go, from your call to the work

You call (501) 550-1115Christian's own phone rings around the clock, and you set a time for him to come out.
Christian goes under the houseHe spends 45 to 90 minutes in the crawl space, checking water, then wood, then air.
A written price within 24 hoursEvery line on it has a reason, so you can see why each piece of work is there before you decide.
Your $100 comes off the jobIf you hire us, the full $100 is credited and a deposit buys the materials for your job.
A stop and a new written price for any surpriseIf rot, water, or mold turns up once the work starts, Christian stops and prices it in writing before doing more.
Work done, with Christian a phone call awayA dehumidifier or sump pump carries its maker's warranty, and you call Christian if anything he installed isn't right.

A crawl space inspection costs $100, and hiring us takes it off your price

The $100 pays for Christian's time under your house and a written price within 24 hours with a reason for every line. That price covers homes within 30 miles of Fairfield Bay.

Hire That Crawl Space Encapsulation Guy for the work and the whole $100 is credited to your job. A deposit buys the materials, and you pay the rest in stages as the work gets done.

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What a crawl space inspection doesn't cover

It isn't a home inspection for a house sale. A home inspector works to a standard such as InterNACHI's Standards of Practice and reports on the whole house. Christian looks at the crawl space only, and what you get is a written price for the work it needs.

It isn't a guarantee of what's under every inch of the floor either. Rot or mold can hide where nobody sees it until the work starts, which is why Christian stops and prices a surprise in writing before going on. That Crawl Space Encapsulation Guy doesn't do pest control or radon mitigation.

Work that often goes with this

Crawl space encapsulation$5,000–$10,000The most common job after an inspection: a liner over the floor and walls and the vents sealed, for $5,000 to $10,000. Wood rot and joist repairFrom $500Rotted joists the inspection finds get fixed in the wood step, from $500 and most jobs $1,000 to $3,000. Crawl space drainage$1,200–$3,500Water found under the house is stopped first, and drainage runs $1,200 to $3,500.

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Call (501) 550-1115 to book your $100 crawl space inspection