Crawl Space Solutions | Athens, GA

Fall is the beautiful season of colorful falling leaves, cooler temps, and family gatherings. This is also the season of the freeze warnings, and when critters look for warmer shelter. Athens Crawl Space Solutions has a few tips for taking care of the outside of your home to ensure the best holiday season ever!

1. Check your covering-Yes, that means up the ladder to the roof! Inspect and replace shingles that are worn or missing. Also look for holes or any other damage that may make leaks or animal intrusion easier.
2. Clean gutters and downspouts-That foliage is gorgeous…on the trees. In your gutter or downspout, leaves and debris are a disaster waiting to happen. Make sure to clear those immediately to allow water to flow freely away from your house and prevent nest-building from unwanted guests.
3. Inspect your vents and ducts-Crawlspace vents should typically be open to help to keep humidity levels down. However, in the case of possible freezing temperatures, vents should be closed to reduce the chance of freezing pipes under your house.
4. Stock up on helpful seasonal supplies-Make sure you have and can locate a flashlight, batteries, and a fire extinguisher. These items are useful to have any time of the year, but are often necessary during the colder months.

Be sure to let us know if you have some helpful tips or supplies that you use when the weather gets nippy.

Stay warm and happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!

-ACSS Team

In The Snake Pit

It still haunts him to this day….

Phantom chills on the back of his neck when he pushes the shrubs blocking a crawlspace door away. An uncontrollable eye twitch when someone holds the ‘s’ on plural words too long. The need to poke at old floor joist insulation a few more times than he used to before starting to remove it. It was a surreal experience that was enough to prepare “J” for any hidden obstacles in the future. A family of snakes in the crawl space insulation.Yes, snakes. How would you like to share your home with another family, and not the human kind?? My guess would be you wouldn’t. However, not knowing the condition of your insulation or not having an air-sealed crawl space or basement could be inviting big trouble. This is especially true in older homes that have not undergone some modern updating. And your bills could be crawling, too. Higher.

A properly insulated and air-sealed home does several things for you:

• Reduces heating and cooling costs by conserving energy

• Improves the overall comfort of your home

• Reduces noise pollution

But keeping your costs and pest count down is not as hard as it may sound. Give Athens Crawl Space Solutions a call. We will inspect your home for any possible openings that may be a point of entry for rodents and a location for air leaks. We can block these crevices and check your insulation for you, leaving you relieved and knowledgeable of what‘s down there without actually going down there.