K nowing whether to keep your crawl space vents open or closed at particular times of year will transform the moisture levels in your home. But get it wrong, and it could lead to wider structural ...

There are 10 air vents that measure 8-by-16 inches. I use to open them in the summer and close them in the winter. I was thinking about leaving them closed in the summer to keep out the humidity.

Q–Our 6-year-old house has a partial basement with a 20-by-4-foot crawl space. Because the house is large, the basement is adequate for our needs. However, the crawl space is open to the base… ...

Q. This week: My five year old second home has a five foot tall crawl space with a concrete floor (copper and PVC pipes and ductwork are down there, and a suspended 80,000 BTU transverse furnace).

My house has four crawl space foundation vents that have flaps that can be opened or closed. ... In the mild weather of the Midwest, the vents should be open in the winter and closed in the summer.

Q: You have often said that crawl-space vents need to be opened in the winter. Why is that? I always thought they should be closed to keep my water pipes from freezing. A. I used to think the same ...

Q-We have a crawl space under our house that we use for occasional storage. A number of vents were installed that go through the foundation to allow cross ventilation in this crawl space. We were t… ...

Q. Our house is built over a shallow crawl space with vents. The space has a dirt floor and the ground is damp. There are no ducts or pipes in the space. Can we close the vents in winter?

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) — When winter weather hits, remember your crawl space. Experts say you need to close the space’s vents when the cold weather hits. Home experts say leaving it open can ...

I’m looking for some help. I have an addition to my house that has a full basement, but the addition was constructed on a crawl space. It’s about 300 square feet. Question: I have five vents.

Q You have always said to open the crawl vents in the winter and close them in the summer. We had a pest control company tell us just the opposite. Don't know if it's the same for all regions, but ...