Waterproofing & Crawl Space Repair in Boyds Creek, TN
Rural homes and farm ground northwest of Sevierville
Boyds Creek is rural country northwest of Sevierville, with farms, pasture and homes spread out on bigger lots. Plenty of the houses here have been in families for a long time, and the crawl spaces show it: block piers, dirt floors, vents that rusted open years ago, insulation that has given up. Newer homes on former farmland tend to have different problems, mostly with grading and runoff. We come out to Boyds Creek on weekdays and take a careful look at the whole crawl space before we tell you anything.
Sevier County. We cover ZIP code 37876.
- Free estimate
- No travel charge
- Licensed & insured
- Workmanship warranty
Ground conditions
Boyds Creek sits against the Great Smoky Mountains, where thin soils cover steep, fast-shedding ground.
Sevier County is mountain ground, and Boyds Creek sits on its lower, rolling edge. The soil is thin over rock in places, and on a hillside farm the runoff off a field can come straight at a house. Open land gives that water a long run with nothing to slow it. The upside is room: rural lots usually have a low spot where a drain can daylight. Calls from Boyds Creek are mostly wet crawl spaces after hard rains, old piers that have settled, cold floors in winter, and families getting a house ready to sell or pass down.
Hillside seepage
Runoff collects against the uphill wall and finds the joint between block and footing.
Slope creep and settling piers
Shallow soil moving downhill loads one side of the crawl space harder than the other.
Grading that works against you
Driveways, terraces and walkouts cut into a slope often channel water back toward the house.
Services
What we do in Boyds Creek
Waterproofing in Boyds Creek
Stop water getting in, and move the water that is already there back out.
See waterproofing in boyds creekCrawl Space Repair in Boyds Creek
Steel supports on proper footings, sealed foundation vents and an access door that closes: the parts of a crawl space that fail first.
See crawl space repair in boyds creekCrawl Space Encapsulation
Seal the ground off, then keep the air under there dry for good.
See crawl space encapsulation
What we get called for
Twelve signs we see in Boyds Creek crawl spaces
Pick whichever sounds like your house. Each one links to the repair that usually solves it.
- Standing water in the crawl space after rain
- A sump pump running constantly, or not at all
- Damp block walls or white mineral staining
- Water running in from one wall or corner
- A musty smell that never quite leaves
- Open or broken foundation vents on a damp crawl space
- Condensation on ductwork or pipes
- Torn or missing vapor barrier on the ground
- Insulation sagging or falling off the joists
- Water running in at the crawl space access after rain
- Soil that never dries out under the house
- Humidity upstairs you can't get rid of
How it works
How a Boyds Creek job runs
- 01
You call, we schedule
A real person at our Powell office answers, Monday to Friday, 9 to 5. You get a callback the same day you ring.
- 02
Free on-site estimate
An estimator walks the Boyds Creek property, inside and out: crawl space, grading, gutters, the lot itself. Expect an hour, and expect to be shown what he is looking at.
- 03
A written price, explained
Scope, method and cost in writing before anyone starts. No pressure to sign on the spot, and no quotes over the phone.
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Our crew does the work
We clean up behind us, and we stay in constant communication with you until the job is done.
Boyds Creek questions
What homeowners ask us
Rain runs off the field above our Boyds Creek house and straight into the crawl space. Can you stop it before it gets there?
Usually, yes. A swale or diverter across the slope above the house steers that water around, and an exterior drain along the uphill wall catches the rest. On rural lots there's usually room to send it to daylight.
Our family's Boyds Creek farmhouse has had the same block piers for decades. How do I know if they need help?
Look for cracks, leaning, wood shims, or a floor that dips. We'll go under and check each pier and the girder. Failed piers get adjustable steel support jacks on proper footings.
Is Boyds Creek too rural for you to drive out?
Not at all. Boyds Creek is part of our Sevier County area, and there's no travel charge for the estimate.
I'm clearing out my parents' Boyds Creek house to sell. Can you put what the crawl space needs in writing?
Yes. You'll get photos and a written price for anything we'd do. You can use it to fix things before listing or to give buyers straight information.
Our Boyds Creek floors are icy in winter and the crawl space vents are wide open. Should we just close the vents?
Closing vents alone in a damp crawl space can trap moisture. The right move is to seal the space properly with a liner and a dehumidifier, which is encapsulation, or to repair and screen the vents if it stays vented. Failed insulation comes down either way.
We have a dirt crawl space under our Boyds Creek home with no plastic at all. Is that a problem?
Bare dirt puts a lot of moisture into the air under your floor. A vapor barrier is the minimum fix, and encapsulation goes further. We'll measure the humidity and tell you which fits.
My Boyds Creek crawl space has a musty smell, but I'm on a hill and never see water. Why?
Humidity does it without any puddles. Summer air comes in through the vents, the crawl space stays cooler, and moisture condenses on the wood. Sealing and dehumidifying fixes that.
Will you do grading on a Boyds Creek property, or only work under the house?
We do both. Grading so the ground falls away about six inches over ten feet, swales and downspout lines are all part of our waterproofing work.
We'd like to finance the crawl space work on our Boyds Creek home. Is that possible?
Financing is available. We'll go over options with your written estimate, and your first service gets 10 percent off.
How should I get ready for your Boyds Creek estimate visit?
Clear the way to the crawl space access and put pets away. Have any inspection reports or notes on past water handy. Plan on about an hour on a weekday.
Typical prices for every service are in the crawl space cost guide, and more answers are on the FAQ page.
Nearby
We also cover these towns
Our trucks are in Sevier County and the counties around it most weeks, so these towns are already on the route. All of Sevier County.
Get it looked at while it's small
Damp ground under the house today is damaged framing and bad air upstairs in five years. The estimate in Boyds Creek costs nothing and takes about an hour.