Crawl space help in Greenville, NC
Crawl space service for Pitt County's largest city, on the south bank of the Tar River.
Greenville is the county seat of Pitt County and had 87,521 residents at the 2020 census. It's home to East Carolina University and ECU Health Medical Center, and it sits on the south bank of the Tar River at an elevation of about 26 feet.
Older homes near campus
Neighborhoods around ECU and Uptown, including National Register districts such as College View and Skinnerville-Greenville Heights, have many older houses built over vented crawl spaces. Decades of humid summers can leave those crawl spaces with failing plastic, fallen insulation and tired floor framing. A lot of these houses are student rentals, where a sealed, dry crawl space helps with musty odors and floor wear between leases.
The river and Floyd
When Hurricane Floyd struck in September 1999, the Tar River at Greenville crested at 29.72 feet, more than 11 feet above the previous peak on record at that gauge. Homes in low areas near the river flooded. If you own a house that went through Floyd or a later storm, it's worth checking for old water damage in the crawl space, especially if the insulation or vapor barrier was never replaced.
Permits in Greenville
The City of Greenville's Inspections Division issues building permits for the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction, and the state says closing a crawl space needs a permit regardless of cost.
Common questions
Do you cover the ECU area and Uptown?
Yes. Call with your address and we'll connect you with a crawl space company that works there.
Who issues crawl space permits in Greenville?
The City of Greenville Inspections Division, for addresses in the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Services in Greenville
- Encapsulation and vapor barriersSeal the vents, line the ground and walls, and control humidity under the house.
- Crawl space dehumidifiersInstall, replace or service dehumidifiers that keep a closed crawl space dry.
- Damp and musty crawl spacesFind and stop the moisture behind musty smells, sweating ducts and wet insulation.
- Sagging floor and joist supportAdd piers, beams and sistered joists under floors that sag, bounce or slope.
- Crawl space drainage and sump pumpsStop standing water with grading, interior drains and a crawl space sump.
Nearby areas
Musty smell, damp insulation or a soft, bouncy floor?
Call now and a local crawl space company will help you figure out what's going on under the house.