It’s a dark, forgotten area of your home that you only enter when something has gone wrong and you’re trying to fix it. Perhaps a plumbing pipe needs to be replaced or you need to repair some ...

But your crawl space is an important part of your home's structure, and issues that begin in your crawl space can lead to larger issues throughout your house. Follow this guide to crawl spaces to get ...

Keep in mind that the following answer also could apply to basements in many cases. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. First of all, it is important to determine how deep your ...

If your home is built on a crawl space, you need to ensure you keep this part of your property clean and properly maintained. All too often, people neglect their crawl space, and it falls into a state ...

Q: I live on a low-lying lot. My crawl space is always wet, even though I have a dehumidifier and a sump pump down there. People have suggested I use French drains; one said exterior ones, another ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Checking your crawl space is never on any homeowner's list of favorite maintenance tasks. But it's important. What happens down in your crawl space doesn't always stay in your crawl ...

A crawl space seems like a good solution for the foundation of a home. It's not as expensive as a basement, but it still provides access to mechanicals that run under your home. However, crawl spaces ...

Q: There is water seeping in through the east wall in the basement, through the bricks. Do I need to work on this problem from the outside, near the side porch? Rain has washed away some of the ground ...

While some areas of the country saw very dry weather this summer, many other areas experienced unusually wet weather. It seems there was no happy medium. The hot people wanted more rain and the wet ...

You likely know if your home has a crawl space, but what’s inside that crawl space may be a mystery. After all, the idea of slithering around a dirt floor and potentially encountering insects, spiders ...