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Preparation for the pouring of concrete slabs is finished. This area is the transition between the garage and the crawlspace. The area in the background is the low headroom utility space under the kitchen and dining room. Photo by the Owner.
For more information on the House Plan for this design see our catalog page for this house.
Installation of diverter valve for greywater system at new home construction site. A branched greywater system diverts discarded water from sinks and washing machines away from sewage lines, and recycles it back via a gravity fed drain system for irrigation and back into the aquifer. Los Angeles, California, USA
Abandoned schoolhouse shoot. My friend and I ran once we realized there was someone living in the crawlspace.
French drains were named after Henry French who lived in the lat 1800's. In the 1950's era and before clay tile was used and installed with gaps to allow water to enter. That was the system used to help move water and protect the structure. The term drain tile began with this type of system. Now this term applies to a pipe with holes or slots in it that is buried for drainage in many different situations such as field drainage, exterior footing drains, road drainage, etc. In 1994, the WaterGuard system began to be used. It is a great improvement over both of these older drain tile systems.
For more information, contact Peak Basement Systems. We’re located at 723 S. Sierra Madre St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903. You can contact us at (719) 260-7070 or go to www.peakbasementsystems.com
Installation of diverter valve for greywater system at new home construction site. A branched greywater system diverts discarded water from sinks and washing machines away from sewage lines, and recycles it back via a gravity fed drain system for irrigation and back into the aquifer. Los Angeles, California, USA
This warehouse is used for the storage of evidence from Chicago & Cook County crimes, including those of serial killer John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
Among the grisly artifacts stored here are the door to Gacy's crawlspace where he buried nearly 30 young men and boys, personal items of his victims, a ligature Gacy used for strangulation, and samples of Gacy's blood.
Located at 2323 S. Rockwell St.
I bought this in 1992 at J&R Cycle and Ski in Lombard Illinois. sold it to a friend in 1996. he sold it to a friend of mine in 2000 or so. he gave it to his son in 2008 or so. it sat in his crawlspace until march of 2011 when I traded it for a Klipsch subwoofer and restored it to rideable condition again...Fun and Fast!
Beavis disappeared in the laundry room one day. Carolyn called for him, and she heard some shuffling around in the corner, so she went to investigate. She thought it was coming from the floor, but while she was bending over looking down, Beavis suddenly emerged from above her in a hole in the ceiling. She had no idea that hole was there. Later, Beavis would go into that hole, and then come out from the crawlspace in the kitchen. He really freaked Clint out one time doing that. Clint was in the house alone, on the phone, and the door to the kitchen crawlspace (next to the refrigerator, where we keep our cables) flew open on its own. Clint just said, "Oh. My. God", and paused in fear. After nothing happened for a few seconds, he walked over the the crawlspace, and Beavis popped his heat out of the ceiling boards in the crawlspace -- from the kitchen side (above the door). So apparently, he was wandering all around our ceilings in between the floors. He actually neededhelp getting down, too.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, ceiling, hole, light, poster.
utility room, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
October 30, 2007.
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The slab at the crawlspace and garage is being placed and leveled. Photo by the Owner.
For more information on the House Plan for this design see our catalog page for this house.
View from the roof down through the vent fan stack, looking at the thermostat that controls the attic fan motor.
The thermostat that controls the attic fan is visible, attached to a truss board.
These walls are deteriorating and bowing in. Many of the older homes in our Denver area have similar syle foundations composed of rock or brick with mortar. Over time settling and exterior pressure on the foundation walls results in movement of the bricks or stones. Additionally, over time the mortar needs maintenance or it will also crack & crumble. Look at your foundation, if the mortar is crumbling or the brick or stones are loose, call us. We can tell you if you need tuck pointing which according to TrowelTrades.com: is an effective way of decreasing water entry into masonry.(http://www.troweltrades.com/tuckpointing_brick/)or if you also have foundation settling or, as in this case, horizontal pressure bowing the walls in.
Being 6' tall, this cold storage room is not technically basement height. The homeowners have taken care to insulate and restore so much of the cold room that our work was so easy! We simply had to clear away a little debris and build a support or sister wall. If this looks familiar, call us and we can come out and perform a free evaluation. Contact Peak Structural at 303 243 3028 or www.peakstructural.com/
The Survivor Tree is an American Elm on the north side of the Memorial, this tree was the only shade tree in the parking lot across the street from the Murrah Building, and commuters came in to work early to get one of the shady parking spots provided by its branches. Photos of Oklahoma City taken around the time of statehood (1907) show this tree, meaning it is currently at least 101 years old. Despite its age, the tree was neglected and taken for granted prior to the blast. Heavily damaged by the bomb, the Tree ultimately survived after nearly being chopped down during the initial investigation, in order to recover evidence hanging in its branches and embedded in its bark.
The force of the blast ripped most of the branches from the Survivor Tree, glass and debris were imbedded in its trunk and fire from the cars parked beneath it blackened what was left of the tree. Most thought the tree could not survive. However, almost a year after the bombing, family members, survivors and rescue workers gathered for a memorial ceremony under the tree noticed it was beginning to bloom again. In that instant the tree became a symbol of what the city had come through. Like the tree, the city had been bent and bowed but it had not been broken. The tree and the city survived. The Survivor Tree now thrives, in no small part because the specifications for the Outdoor Memorial design included a mandate to feature and protect the Tree. One example of the dramatic measures taken to save the Tree: one of the roots that would have been cut by the wall surrounding the Tree was placed inside a large pipe, so it could reach the soil beyond the wall without being damaged. A second example is the decking around the Tree, which is raised several feet to make an underground crawlspace; workers enter through a secure hatchway and monitor the health of the Tree and maintain its very deep roots.
The inscription around the inside of the deck wall around the Survivor Tree reads:
The spirit of this city and this nation will not be defeated; our deeply rooted faith sustains us.
Hundreds of seeds from the Survivor Tree are planted annually and the resulting saplings are distributed each year on the anniversary of the bombing. Thousands of Survivor Trees are growing today in public and private places all over the United States; saplings were sent to Columbine High School after the massacre there and to New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Abandoned schoolhouse shoot. This is the former front door (now boarded up from the outside). This particular section of the building made me feel so uneasy I was frightened to look back inside this doorway. My friend and I ran once we realized there was someone living in the crawlspace.
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Home maintenance is a green exercise, but additionally can also preserve the capital value of your property.The essential elements of home maintenance should be followed routinely. Proper home maintenance, not only saves you money, but helps the environment. The waste produced from your neglected house, is filling up the landfills when this could be prevented, by following simple home maintenance procedures.Prevention of damage is far cheaper then repairing damage.Here is a basic list: 1. Here's something that's simple and easy to do, but most homeowners try to avoid. Fix anything that is damaged or broken, non functioning. 2. Turn your air conditioner and heating system on, and make sure that it is working properly. This would require listening for any strange noises and to check the return air filter to see if it's dirty, clean or replace the air filters on a monthly or bimonthly basis, depending on usage. 3. If your home has an attic or crawlspace, grab a flashligh
t, poke your head inside the access hole and give these areas a quick visual inspection. This should be done every six months or at the minimum, annually. 4. Check your washers for any corrosion around the water pipes and the condition of the hoses as they have a habit of exploding at the most inconvenient time, and is a very common occurrence and can be the cause of thousands of dollars of damage.5. Check dryer vents. Make sure the dryer vents are clear and not blocked with lint. To check this, simply turned the dryer on, placing your hand over the dryer vent which will be located on the outside of your house to make sure that air is coming out. If there isn't any air coming out, you will need to clean out the dryer duct venting pipes. Similarly check your range hood ducting. Do the filters need cleaning, is there a good airflow throughout the ducting. 6. Make sure your lawn sprinklers are working properly. Simply turn the sprinkler system on and make sure that ever
y sprinkler is watering in the right direction and working properly. If your sprinklers are spraying excess water onto your home, driveway or sidewalk, you should consider changing the sprinkler heads or lowering the water pressure on each individual sprinkler.For winter time in cold climates you may need to blow out the water to save pipe bursting from freezing stagnant water left in the pipes.7. Clean and inspect your kitchen appliances. This should be done on a monthly basis. Keeping kitchen appliances clean and properly maintained isn't only good home maintenance, its good hygiene and keeps the cockroach/rodent population down. 8. Make sure all electrical outlets and switches are operating properly on an annual basis. Look for any discolouring around the electrical switches or outlets. This could be the sign of electrical damage and should be repaired as soon as possible, to prevent possibility of shorts, which could have disastrous results. 9. Inspect the exterior of
your home. You will be looking for any water, termite or mould damage. If you have timber fascias checked the corners to see if they are opening up. Check for any signs of water penetration and deal with these pronto as this can be a costly repair if left unattended. 10. Your roof should be checked, on an annual basis at the minimum. You will be looking for any loose, damaged or broken tiles, to prevent roof leaks from damaging your home's interior. Metal roofs check the flashing are in good shape and not showing signs of rust. Any lead flashing need to be inspected for signs of deterioration.. 11. Make sure that your doors and windows open and close easily and with little effort. Sometimes a little bit of graphite or grease can prolong the life of your windows and doors. If these elements of our would and are of a paint finish, you need to keep right on top of any paint peels or blistering otherwise a much bigger bill will be waiting to you. 12. Get a yearl
y inspection done of your home, even by a professional builder and work out your maintenance program over the next months or years to suit your budget and set asides meshing in with job urgency. This home inspection exercise, can save you money and the environment, so quit procrastinating and get on top of your investment. Being proactive is much more efficient than being retroactive when it comes to home maintenance.
Installation of diverter valve for greywater system at new home construction site. A branched greywater system diverts discarded water from sinks and washing machines away from sewage lines, and recycles it back via a gravity fed drain system for irrigation and back into the aquifer. Los Angeles, California, USA
Out around back. Where once I was brave and foolish enough to pull away the plywood blocking the entrance to a long-ago broken basement window, and crawl in. Ewww. I'd hoped the filthy crawlspace would at some point give way to a space through which I could access the upper floors. No such luck. Just a lot of filth. And things you absolutely do NOT want to be accidentally encountering in the dark.
A Team Rodent & Wildlife Control
6795 Stanton Ave Suite B Buena Park California 90621 United States of America
800-985-9767
Rats and rodents are considered to be one of the filthiest animals found in the planet. Rats are known to carry unwanted viruses and diseases which can be a health hazard for humans, both children and adults. Rats and rodents are very unsanitary, and they can contaminate your home rapidly if they are not extracted on time. These pests typically attack the attic and can multiply in numbers fast. While living in your home, they will urinate and defecate just about at any place convenient for them. Rat's are attracted to insulation because they can burrow under them and hide.
Wild animals such as raccoons, skunks, or even opossums were once not often present or seen in city or urban areas. With less and less land for wild animals to reside in, it is no longer uncommon to find them breaking into attics and crawlspaces of a home. Wild animals trespassing into homes are usually there as a place for security to give birth or provide a safe place for their offspring. It's highly advised that when you are hearing unusual noises in your attic or have witnessed wild animals at your property to have them removed immediately. Wild animals can be aggressive and dangerous to the residence of the home, especially if they are protecting their young.
As a company rest assure that A Team Rodent and Wildlife Control Services employs a team of highly qualified specialist that is ready to help you get rid of rats and wildlife problems.
One of the Lomo Anamorphic lenses I bought in 2008 (lenses built in 1980's). I shot several music videos, commercials and recently the upcoming feature film CRAWLSPACE on them. All converted to pl mount to be used on RED and ALEXA camera.
This sill plate in a dirt floor basement shows recent damage from wood boring insects. Reducing crawlspace moisture can make wood less appealing to wood-boring insects.
A Team Rodent & Wildlife Control
6795 Stanton Ave Suite B Buena Park California 90621 United States of America
800-985-9767
Rats and rodents are considered to be one of the filthiest animals found in the planet. Rats are known to carry unwanted viruses and diseases which can be a health hazard for humans, both children and adults. Rats and rodents are very unsanitary, and they can contaminate your home rapidly if they are not extracted on time. These pests typically attack the attic and can multiply in numbers fast. While living in your home, they will urinate and defecate just about at any place convenient for them. Rat's are attracted to insulation because they can burrow under them and hide.
Wild animals such as raccoons, skunks, or even opossums were once not often present or seen in city or urban areas. With less and less land for wild animals to reside in, it is no longer uncommon to find them breaking into attics and crawlspaces of a home. Wild animals trespassing into homes are usually there as a place for security to give birth or provide a safe place for their offspring. It's highly advised that when you are hearing unusual noises in your attic or have witnessed wild animals at your property to have them removed immediately. Wild animals can be aggressive and dangerous to the residence of the home, especially if they are protecting their young.
As a company rest assure that A Team Rodent and Wildlife Control Services employs a team of highly qualified specialist that is ready to help you get rid of rats and wildlife problems.
The only bit of grass we have left is in the front. Trust me, this photo is deceptive: the rest of the property is one large mud pit thanks to bobcats and backhoes digging trenches all around the house last December in an effort to rid our crawlspace of standing water. Good news: it worked! Bad news: we have a tiny island of usable yard!
Background:
Last January I was asked to trap feral cats in a neighborhood downtown. While trapping, this elderly female was an unintended capture. My vet informed me that she was already spayed.... so back to her hideaway she went. I later found out that the people in the building had trapped & spayed her back in 1997 and being a feral cat, they allowed her to live under the building providing food but not much else.
Fast forward to last week: the tax accountant people moved out of the building last month and the owner of the building wanted the cat removed. ..or else he'd board up the crawl space with her trapped inside. I wasn't about to let that happen.
It wasn't easy...crawling on hands & knees on top of insulation covered cat feces & urine in the darkness of the crawl space under the building [see comments]. I should have worn a mask/ respirator but didn't think to take one from home.
Long story short--I was able to capture her with my fishing net---and keep her from wiggling out of the net while crawling backwards out of the floor opening and placed into my crate.
My friend [who had asked me to trap the cats originally] took her to her vet. According to her vet, this cat is about 17 years old. She has glaucoma in her eyes--very painful condition and a mysterious growth/ lump in her abdomen. I left it up to my friend to make the decision to euthanize or not. I trust her to make the most humane/ compassionate decision. I'm just glad we got her out from under the house....and that she will no longer suffer in pain from health issues that were apparent even when I trapped her last winter.
www.all-builders.com.au/Blog/profitable-home-maintenance-...
Home maintenance is a green exercise, but additionally can also preserve the capital value of your property.The essential elements of home maintenance should be followed routinely. Proper home maintenance, not only saves you money, but helps the environment. The waste produced from your neglected house, is filling up the landfills when this could be prevented, by following simple home maintenance procedures.Prevention of damage is far cheaper then repairing damage.Here is a basic list: 1. Here's something that's simple and easy to do, but most homeowners try to avoid. Fix anything that is damaged or broken, non functioning. 2. Turn your air conditioner and heating system on, and make sure that it is working properly. This would require listening for any strange noises and to check the return air filter to see if it's dirty, clean or replace the air filters on a monthly or bimonthly basis, depending on usage. 3. If your home has an attic or crawlspace, grab a flashligh
t, poke your head inside the access hole and give these areas a quick visual inspection. This should be done every six months or at the minimum, annually. 4. Check your washers for any corrosion around the water pipes and the condition of the hoses as they have a habit of exploding at the most inconvenient time, and is a very common occurrence and can be the cause of thousands of dollars of damage.5. Check dryer vents. Make sure the dryer vents are clear and not blocked with lint. To check this, simply turned the dryer on, placing your hand over the dryer vent which will be located on the outside of your house to make sure that air is coming out. If there isn't any air coming out, you will need to clean out the dryer duct venting pipes. Similarly check your range hood ducting. Do the filters need cleaning, is there a good airflow throughout the ducting. 6. Make sure your lawn sprinklers are working properly. Simply turn the sprinkler system on and make sure that ever
y sprinkler is watering in the right direction and working properly. If your sprinklers are spraying excess water onto your home, driveway or sidewalk, you should consider changing the sprinkler heads or lowering the water pressure on each individual sprinkler.For winter time in cold climates you may need to blow out the water to save pipe bursting from freezing stagnant water left in the pipes.7. Clean and inspect your kitchen appliances. This should be done on a monthly basis. Keeping kitchen appliances clean and properly maintained isn't only good home maintenance, its good hygiene and keeps the cockroach/rodent population down. 8. Make sure all electrical outlets and switches are operating properly on an annual basis. Look for any discolouring around the electrical switches or outlets. This could be the sign of electrical damage and should be repaired as soon as possible, to prevent possibility of shorts, which could have disastrous results. 9. Inspect the exterior of
your home. You will be looking for any water, termite or mould damage. If you have timber fascias checked the corners to see if they are opening up. Check for any signs of water penetration and deal with these pronto as this can be a costly repair if left unattended. 10. Your roof should be checked, on an annual basis at the minimum. You will be looking for any loose, damaged or broken tiles, to prevent roof leaks from damaging your home's interior. Metal roofs check the flashing are in good shape and not showing signs of rust. Any lead flashing need to be inspected for signs of deterioration.. 11. Make sure that your doors and windows open and close easily and with little effort. Sometimes a little bit of graphite or grease can prolong the life of your windows and doors. If these elements of our would and are of a paint finish, you need to keep right on top of any paint peels or blistering otherwise a much bigger bill will be waiting to you. 12. Get a yearl
y inspection done of your home, even by a professional builder and work out your maintenance program over the next months or years to suit your budget and set asides meshing in with job urgency. This home inspection exercise, can save you money and the environment, so quit procrastinating and get on top of your investment. Being proactive is much more efficient than being retroactive when it comes to home maintenance.
Our house - seventh anniversary: new color (last July), insulation in the attic and crawlspace (looks beautiful doesn't it?), and some furniture in new places. I have an office and Izzy's room is the ad hoc guest room. Didn't have time to tidy this year - a sure sign that we are busier than ever.
Installation of diverter valve for greywater system at new home construction site. A branched greywater system diverts discarded water from sinks and washing machines away from sewage lines, and recycles it back via a gravity fed drain system for irrigation and back into the aquifer. Los Angeles, California, USA
We were worried that our crawlspace was leaking, so during one particularly bad rainstorm, Carolyn squeezed her way into the crawlspace to check it out and make sure it wasn't wet up in there. These are some angles of our house that we've never seen in 17 years...
boards, cinderblock wall, dirt floor, joists, plastic bag, pole saw, wires, wood.
crawlspace, utility room, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
April 22, 2017.
Pic by Carolyn.
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CTD is growing up: we finally moved our servers from a leaf- and dirt-filled crawlspace to a real data center (a rehab'd shed, actually). Here's Roy, our crack sys ad, fixing some pesky SCSI errors.
Installation of diverter valve for greywater system at new home construction site. A branched greywater system diverts discarded water from sinks and washing machines away from sewage lines, and recycles it back via a gravity fed drain system for irrigation and back into the aquifer. Los Angeles, California, USA
www.all-builders.com.au/Blog/profitable-home-maintenance-...
Home maintenance is a green exercise, but additionally can also preserve the capital value of your property.The essential elements of home maintenance should be followed routinely. Proper home maintenance, not only saves you money, but helps the environment. The waste produced from your neglected house, is filling up the landfills when this could be prevented, by following simple home maintenance procedures.Prevention of damage is far cheaper then repairing damage.Here is a basic list: 1. Here's something that's simple and easy to do, but most homeowners try to avoid. Fix anything that is damaged or broken, non functioning. 2. Turn your air conditioner and heating system on, and make sure that it is working properly. This would require listening for any strange noises and to check the return air filter to see if it's dirty, clean or replace the air filters on a monthly or bimonthly basis, depending on usage. 3. If your home has an attic or crawlspace, grab a flashligh
t, poke your head inside the access hole and give these areas a quick visual inspection. This should be done every six months or at the minimum, annually. 4. Check your washers for any corrosion around the water pipes and the condition of the hoses as they have a habit of exploding at the most inconvenient time, and is a very common occurrence and can be the cause of thousands of dollars of damage.5. Check dryer vents. Make sure the dryer vents are clear and not blocked with lint. To check this, simply turned the dryer on, placing your hand over the dryer vent which will be located on the outside of your house to make sure that air is coming out. If there isn't any air coming out, you will need to clean out the dryer duct venting pipes. Similarly check your range hood ducting. Do the filters need cleaning, is there a good airflow throughout the ducting. 6. Make sure your lawn sprinklers are working properly. Simply turn the sprinkler system on and make sure that ever
y sprinkler is watering in the right direction and working properly. If your sprinklers are spraying excess water onto your home, driveway or sidewalk, you should consider changing the sprinkler heads or lowering the water pressure on each individual sprinkler.For winter time in cold climates you may need to blow out the water to save pipe bursting from freezing stagnant water left in the pipes.7. Clean and inspect your kitchen appliances. This should be done on a monthly basis. Keeping kitchen appliances clean and properly maintained isn't only good home maintenance, its good hygiene and keeps the cockroach/rodent population down. 8. Make sure all electrical outlets and switches are operating properly on an annual basis. Look for any discolouring around the electrical switches or outlets. This could be the sign of electrical damage and should be repaired as soon as possible, to prevent possibility of shorts, which could have disastrous results. 9. Inspect the exterior of
your home. You will be looking for any water, termite or mould damage. If you have timber fascias checked the corners to see if they are opening up. Check for any signs of water penetration and deal with these pronto as this can be a costly repair if left unattended. 10. Your roof should be checked, on an annual basis at the minimum. You will be looking for any loose, damaged or broken tiles, to prevent roof leaks from damaging your home's interior. Metal roofs check the flashing are in good shape and not showing signs of rust. Any lead flashing need to be inspected for signs of deterioration.. 11. Make sure that your doors and windows open and close easily and with little effort. Sometimes a little bit of graphite or grease can prolong the life of your windows and doors. If these elements of our would and are of a paint finish, you need to keep right on top of any paint peels or blistering otherwise a much bigger bill will be waiting to you. 12. Get a yearl
y inspection done of your home, even by a professional builder and work out your maintenance program over the next months or years to suit your budget and set asides meshing in with job urgency. This home inspection exercise, can save you money and the environment, so quit procrastinating and get on top of your investment. Being proactive is much more efficient than being retroactive when it comes to home maintenance.
Installation of diverter valve for greywater system at new home construction site. A branched greywater system diverts discarded water from sinks and washing machines away from sewage lines, and recycles it back via a gravity fed drain system for irrigation and back into the aquifer. Los Angeles, California, USA