Hampton Roads · Crawlspace Medic
Crawl Space Repair in Chesapeake, VA
Crawl space repair and moisture control for Chesapeake and the rest of Hampton Roads.
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- Free Inspection & Estimate
- Financing Available
- Repairs Scoped to Meter Readings
- Photo-Documented Findings
- Fumigation-Grade Fungal Treatment
- Hampton Roads Coverage
By the Numbers
Why sealing a crawl space pays off
~40% → <6%
85% decrease in untreated first floor air coming from the crawl space
Lifetime
Material guarantee on our 10-mil vapor barrier
~15%/yr
Heating & cooling costs saved once a crawl space is sealed
$5k–$10k
What a typical Crawlspace Medic job runs
Your crawl space isn't sealed off from the rest of your home. It's the air you breathe.
Warm air rising through the house pulls air up out of the crawl space with it. When that space stays damp, Chesapeake homeowners feel it upstairs: musty air, sticky rooms, and higher power bills.
When the floor starts talking
Fix the moisture, or the repair will not hold.
A bouncy hallway, a door that will not latch, a slope you can feel in bare feet. By the time symptoms reach the living space, something under it, a joist, a sill plate, a stretch of subfloor, has usually been wet long enough to weaken.
Crawlspace Medic repairs that framing from our office on Robert Hall Court in Chesapeake, and we pair every repair with the moisture answer that protects it, because new wood in a wet crawl space is just future damage on a fresh clock. The free inspection establishes both halves: what is damaged, and why.
Five things, done well.
Our crawl space services in Chesapeake
What Chesapeake Homeowners Say
Customer Reviews, in their words.
“Tom and his guys were outstanding! The price was very reasonable! Tom kept me informed of arrival time, what to expect, and what materials were to be used. My crawlspace is very difficult to access, but his team were true professionals! They did a fungal cleanup - Tom even checked to see if the cleaner odor was bothersome in the house, which it was not. They finished up with new moisture barrier and even repaired the already damaged crawlspace entry point. I cannot praise this group enough. Some of the best customer service I've ever had!! Thanks to Tom and Crawlspace Medic team for an outstanding job!”
“Absolutely amazing work!! My whole experience was just fabulous, from Eric's estimate to Jimmie's and William's work!! My crawlspace was a mess, my building is from 1918 and lots of shoddy work done, most of which was not caught during the inspection before I bought it due to how tight the crawlspace is and the inspectors lack of work ethic! They went above and beyond, fixing some things that weren't part of the estimate and they let me know there was a broken pipe for the bathroom! It was refreshing to see this work ethic and integrity after being so disappointed with other contractors' work! I totally would use them again and highly recommend them!!”
“I went into my crawlspace to figure out what was going on with some of my HVAC ducts not blowing air, and discovered the metal duct work was exposed and falling apart, leading to severe moisture problems and fungal growth that needed to be addressed. Not sure what to do, I reached out to a few of the crawlspace foundation businesses in the area. Tom from Crawlspace Medic was the first inspector I met, and he was able to meet with me quickly and promptly to check out the issues in my crawlspace. He was thorough in his inspection and informed me of how severe the issues were, and gave me a pretty solid quote on repairs and an explanation on the hows and the whys of it all. If you are in need of crawlspace repair, definitely consider Crawlspace Medic in your list of trustworthy contractors.”
Communities We Serve
Proudly serving Chesapeake and the surrounding area
- Virginia Beach
- Norfolk
- Portsmouth
- Suffolk
- Hampton
- Newport News
- Chesapeake
- Camden County
- Currituck County
- Gates County
- & Surrounding Areas!
Put a number on that sagging floor.
Reach Crawlspace Medic
A free inspection with photos and moisture readings tells you whether it is a repair, a watch item, or nothing at all.
Crawlspace Medic
124 Robert Hall Ct, Ste 101, Chesapeake, VA 23324
Mon–Sat 8:00 AM – 6:30 PM · Sun: Closed
Service area: Virginia Beach · Norfolk · Portsmouth · Suffolk · Hampton · Newport News · Chesapeake · Camden County · Currituck County · Gates County
How It Works
Simple, and on your terms.
Free inspection
We come out, crawl the space, and photograph what is actually down there. No charge, and no pressure to buy anything.
A report you keep
You get a photo-documented report and a straight diagnosis of your Chesapeake crawl space. You decide what happens next.
We fix the cause
We seal and dry the space and repair the damage, built around your home and your soil, not a one-size box.
The numbers behind a repair verdict
Wood tells you when it is in trouble. You just have to measure it.
The trade reads wood moisture content on a simple scale. Between 12 and 16%, framing lumber is in safe territory. Past 20%, conditions favor active decay, and the strength of the member is already in question. The band in between is the watch zone, worth monitoring rather than cutting.
Those thresholds are why we will not scope a repair by flashlight alone. A joist can look tired and meter dry, or look fine and meter soaked. Measuring first means you replace the wood that is actually failing, treat what can be saved, and stop paying for demolition the numbers never called for.
The Science, in One Picture
How moisture moves from the soil into your air
Effects of elevated moisture
- Mold growth
- Insect infestation
- Poor air quality
- Structural damage
Not sure what's going on under your house?
It costs you nothing to have an inspection. We show you exactly what we find, then you decide.
Repair, backed by moisture control
We fix the damage and the reason for it.
Structural work is only half our toolkit. The other half keeps the repair alive: vapor barriers at 10 mil or 20 mil, with a lifetime warranty on the 10-mil Class 1 liner, Santa Fe and Aprilaire dehumidifiers, including the Compact 70 with its 6-year manufacturer warranty, and a traditional French drain of pipe and gravel feeding a sump pump wherever water stands.
Our pricing sits deliberately in the middle of the market. There are crews that will take $1,000 to $2,000 to staple thin plastic over a problem, and there are national foundation chains writing estimates from $15,000 to $30,000. A typical Crawlspace Medic job runs $5,000 to $10,000, and nobody here is paid to push you toward the top of that range.
Around Chesapeake the work we log most is anti-fungal fumigation treatment, structural repair, ground vapor barrier, and annual maintenance visits.
Pricing, compared.
How our price stacks up against the rest.
Cut-rate crews
$1,000–$2,000
A loose sheet of plastic over the problem. Fails, then gets redone on top of the damage it let happen.
Crawlspace Medic
$5,000–$10,000
The honest middle: real materials, sealed and dried, done right the first time.
National foundation chains
$15,000–$30,000
The same scope, plus the markup for a full, white-labeled system.
That $5,000–$10,000 band is where most encapsulation jobs land, not a cap. Larger crawl spaces, structural repair, or a full restoration run higher: a complete restoration on a bigger home can reach $15,000 or more. Your exact price comes from the inspection, based on size, access, and what the crawl space actually needs.
Free measured inspection
Readings you can hold us to.
The inspection produces three things: photos of every issue we find, moisture readings weighed against the 12 to 16% safe range, and a scope that stops where the evidence stops. Homes across Hampton Roads get the same deal. If the framing meters dry and sound, we tell you that and leave, and the visit still costs nothing.
What We Measure
Where your framing falls on the moisture scale
12–16% is safe. Once framing crosses 20%, active decay becomes likely, and the report shows you exactly where yours reads.
A damp crawl space doesn't stay a crawl space problem. It becomes a whole-home one.
Cupping floors, that musty smell, and rising power bills usually trace back to the same place. The good news: it's fixable, and the sooner it's caught, the less there is to undo.
Repair has a boundary
There is a line between crawl space framing and the foundation under it, and we respect it. We rebuild joists, sills, and subfloor. We do not install push piers or helical piers, and we do not level slabs. If your floors are moving because the foundation is moving, our inspection will say so in plain language, and the referral goes to a structural contractor whose whole business is that problem.
Common Questions
Chesapeake crawl space questions, answered.
Do you do foundation repair?
Crawl space repair and foundation repair are different trades, and we only practice the first. Everything from the sill plate up, joists, girders, and subfloor, is work we do. Push piers, helical piers, and slab leveling are work we do not do, full stop. When an inspection shows the concrete or masonry itself is shifting, you will hear it from us directly, along with a referral to a foundation specialist.
How do I know if my floor joists need repair?
Upstairs, the clues are bounce, slope, sticking doors, and gaps opening at the baseboards. Underneath, the deciding evidence is a moisture reading. Framing lumber between 12 and 16% moisture content is in safe territory; past 20%, active decay becomes likely and the wood's strength is in question. Our free inspection meters the framing and photographs it, so the repair verdict rests on numbers rather than a glance.
Do you serve Virginia Beach and Norfolk?
Yes. From our Chesapeake office we cover the Hampton Roads communities around us: Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Hampton, and Newport News. The free inspection, the photo documentation, and the measured repair scope work the same at every address. If you are elsewhere in the region and not sure we reach you, call (757) 500-9045 and we will tell you straight.
What does crawl space repair cost?
It depends on how much framing the moisture reached, so we quote from the inspection, not a menu. For context, the brand-wide band looks like this: cut-rate patch work sells for $1,000 to $2,000, national chains bid $15,000 to $30,000, and the typical Crawlspace Medic project falls between $5,000 and $10,000. Financing is available, and the estimate itself costs nothing.
Can you treat fungal growth on the framing?
Yes, and around Chesapeake it is among the work we log most. We apply an anti-fungal fumigation treatment to the affected framing, remove material that is too far gone, and then address the moisture that fed the growth, whether that calls for a ground vapor barrier, drainage, or a dehumidifier. Treating the wood without drying the space only buys time, so we scope both together.
The Difference, Under the House
What the work actually looks like.
Sealed
Crawlspace Medic Near Chesapeake
We also serve nearby communities.
Find out what your crawl space actually needs.
We inspect, photograph what we find, and give you a written report you keep, whether or not you choose us. If Chesapeake homeowners only need part of the work, we say so.