Article: On the level: Falling insulation from crawl space means moisture

Q. We bought our house three years ago and have concerns about the insulation in our crawl space. The batt insulation has started to fall down in several areas and sag in others. I'm concerned that it will keep falling down even if we keep putting it back up. I saw a home show where foam insulation was used between interior walls of a house. Would this work in a crawl space in place of batt insulation?

A. The falling insulation is talking to you and its telling you that the crawl space is damp, and if you don't do something about it soon you'll have bigger problems. Any home doing this regardless of age concerns me but its not too late to get a handle on it.

Either moisture in the form of ...

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