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Was invited to shoot this very cool birthday surprise! Was a lot of fun, even crawling around in the dusty old crawlspace
The High School wing in relation to the gym. Note the "exterior crawlspace" all along both levels of the building. The basement level was the home of the Art Room as well as the machinery room (or the "generator room") where all of the big electricity-creatin' machines were contained, as well as the entrance to the EKU Steam Tunnel network, although school administrators vehemently deny that they exist.
This side of the gym (on the right) is the newer part of the building, completed in 1976.
EverLast access well installed with EverLast crawlspace access door. For more information visit www.basementsystems.com/crawlspace/
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Homes often tell you when there is a problem with sounds. You can here a home’s pipes calling for maintenance or repair, walls and foundation settling, and where air is escaping in or out. But the most common sound heard in a home that needs your attention is the sounds that critters make when they are making your home THEIR home. You can annually inspect your attic, walls, ceiling gaps, crawlspaces, and other places critters love to live. Look for obvious signs of homing such as damage or odor. And always listen for the distinctive noises nesting critters make; moving, scratching, thumps, and scurries of tiny feet.
If you do discover you have an animal infestation, it’s not the end of the world and fairly easy to take care of. This article will outline some of the most common animals that nest in homes and how to go about evicting them!
Squirrels
If you are hearing sounds in your home during the day time, it’s highly likely that there are squirrels utilizing your home, too! These pests are crafty, too. They are able to penetrate your ceiling, walls, soffits, and eaves super easily. They sound like fast, scurrying noises as they run about early in the morning and again, in the early evening before the sun sets. Sometimes squirrels sound like Raccoons in the home. The distinction will be that Raccoons also make noise at night, but are heavier and slower.
Raccoons and Possums
Raccoons and Possums also make chattering, voice-like noises. Most other common home dwelling animals will not make any vocalizations at all. If your Raccoon infestation is especially loud, you might have baby Raccoons on your hands. Raccoons can also facilitate thumping noises during the night.
Bats
Bats typically make high pitched chirping noises, but it’s very unlikely to be heard by a human ear, so the best way to detect whether you have bats or not is by other means. Bats leave droppings at entrances and exits, and will, like other animals make scratching noises. They also have greasy coats that tend to leave stains around your home. You might even spot one in or outside your home!
Rats
If the sounds are light, but fast and at night, you likely have a rat or mice infestation. Sometimes, depending on your home’s layout and accoustics, a mice infestation can make louder noises than you’d suspect, but if they are fast movements, the sound is distinctly from rodents and no other creature.
Eviction
Because of the significant damage that animals are capable of and the threat posed to your health, you’ll want to take care of these home invaders as quickly as possible. Once they’ve made your home theirs, they will not want to leave for a long time, so do not put it off- even if in the dead of winter. Call a professional home inspector or animal control specialist if you still need the animal identified. Usually you’ll never be able to catch the animal with your eyes because they are so great at hiding, but a professional will know right away based solely on its scent, droppings, and possible tracks. Next, you will need to employ a professional to kick the animals out of your home for good. Together, you can do this by trapping them or exclusion techniques such as baiting them to leave through a one-way door and then sealing up any openings so they can’t return again. There are products for animal eviction, but often times they fall short of completely ridding you of your new tenants. It’s most efficient to hire a professional. They will also be aware of any wildlife that is protected in your region so that you are not harming an endangered or at-risk species.
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Was invited to shoot this very cool birthday surprise! Was a lot of fun, even crawling around in the dusty old crawlspace
Was invited to shoot this very cool birthday surprise! Was a lot of fun, even crawling around in the dusty old crawlspace
Please take off your shoes!. The kids loved sliding through this.
Satoyama Art Play Park 2009.
Playground equipment designed with the concept of “Satoyama Art Play Park .” The equipment, such as a moving jungle gym, crawlspace, and slide, are all designed for children to enjoy interacting with art with their entire bodies.
Left to right: no idea, tub, kitchen sink, washing machine, backed-up bathroom sink. It all goes under me, about 4 feet to the main stack and toilet.
This little critter was crawling and causing a ruckus in my crawlspace. It was 3 in the morning and he was gnawing on something, I'm guessing it was my desk. For such a small thing, it's quite loud. So I decided to put one of the glue traps to capture it.
I feel bad when my stepdad just throws them outside. Who knows, they could have some talent for cooking like the rat in Ratatouille. Everyone laughs at me when I tell them that theory. -___-
Was invited to shoot this very cool birthday surprise! Was a lot of fun, even crawling around in the dusty old crawlspace
Was invited to shoot this very cool birthday surprise! Was a lot of fun, even crawling around in the dusty old crawlspace
Was invited to shoot this very cool birthday surprise! Was a lot of fun, even crawling around in the dusty old crawlspace
Was invited to shoot this very cool birthday surprise! Was a lot of fun, even crawling around in the dusty old crawlspace
Furnace: Model CT-70 Compact 70,000 BTU
Burner Assembly: Beckett CF375 w/ AF head (originally MP 1192)
Fuel Pump: Suntec A2VA-7116
While I watched, Derick cut into the homeowner's ceiling to find and remove the raccoon babies in the attic crawlspace above three luxury rental apartments in The Annex. Read Josie Stern's blog, josiestern.com/real-estate-blog/2016/04/are-strangers-liv... and this thread on Urban Toronto, urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/toronto-raccoon-capital-of-...
Was invited to shoot this very cool birthday surprise! Was a lot of fun, even crawling around in the dusty old crawlspace
Was invited to shoot this very cool birthday surprise! Was a lot of fun, even crawling around in the dusty old crawlspace
Was invited to shoot this very cool birthday surprise! Was a lot of fun, even crawling around in the dusty old crawlspace
Was invited to shoot this very cool birthday surprise! Was a lot of fun, even crawling around in the dusty old crawlspace
The temporary repair is at the p-trap up in the crawlspace where pipe was cut in a panic to remove a hair clog (not by me!). The bucket and rock are there to hold it while adhesive cures; I also later added a strap.
An old oil burner (I think) in the crawlspace. Other treasures included a sixties-vintage chips-n-dip set (missing most of its trays) and a pre-owned litterbox.
This technique is called "potholing". It means that the crew actually digs out only a small section of the fill soil near the foundation in order to insert a pier. This technique is only viable in situations where the footer is close to the surface, generally in homes with crawlspaces, not full basements. 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
Was invited to shoot this very cool birthday surprise! Was a lot of fun, even crawling around in the dusty old crawlspace
The crawlspace opens up (courtesy of a 3-foot drop) into an area about 4x6 feet. This is the portion of the landing on the staircase that is unusable due to the slope of the roof/ceiling. I'm putting in a bookcase at the top of the landing, so this area is going to be hidden.
Special bonus: this landing is directly above Chimpy's closet. I'm considering cutting a hole into the landing floor/closet ceiling and putting in a fireman's pole or rope ladder.
Was invited to shoot this very cool birthday surprise! Was a lot of fun, even crawling around in the dusty old crawlspace
Castor (left) and Pollux (right) aka the Super Marmalade Brothers, my cousin's and my rescued kittens. My cousin's friend found them in the crawlspace under her flooring, abandoned by their mama. They were both dehydrated and had respiratory infections and fleas.
Pollux is still robust, but Castor passed away earlier this week, before even becoming a month old. I miss my babies. :(