Crawl space repair in Landrum, SC
Crawl space help for Landrum and the hilly northern edge of Spartanburg County.
Landrum is a small city near the North Carolina line, centered on US 176 and SC 14 just west of I-26, with 2,481 residents in 2020. It sits at about 1,024 feet, well above the city of Spartanburg, and was founded in 1880 when the railroad was extended north from Spartanburg.
Hills and water
Spartanburg County's comprehensive plan describes elevations rising to over 1,000 feet in the northwest, close to the Blue Ridge. Around Landrum and Campobello, plenty of houses sit on sloped lots, with the uphill side of the crawl space close to the ground and the downhill side tall. Rain coming down the hill hits the uphill foundation wall first, so that's where water marks, wet soil and rotted sills tend to show up. An uphill swale or French drain is a common fix.
Older homes in town
Landrum's railroad-era core has houses that have stood for a century or more, many on brick piers. Those crawl spaces often have no ground cover at all, and the floors may have sagged between widely spaced piers. Supplemental piers and a sealed ground liner are typical starting points.
Second homes and rentals
Houses that sit empty for stretches can develop crawl space problems that nobody notices until a musty smell greets the next visit. A dehumidifier with a humidity readout, or a sealed crawl space, helps when no one is there to check.
Permits
Ask the City of Landrum or Spartanburg County which office handles permits for your address, or have the crawl space company check.
Common questions
Do you cover Campobello and the area around Landrum?
Yes. Call with your address and we'll connect you with a crawl space company that works in northern Spartanburg County.
Why is only one side of my crawl space wet?
On a sloped lot, rain running downhill reaches the uphill foundation wall first. A drain or swale above the house can intercept it.
Services in Landrum
- Crawl space encapsulationSeal the vents, line the ground and walls, and keep humid air out from under the house.
- Crawl space dehumidifiersInstall, replace or service the dehumidifier that keeps a sealed crawl space dry.
- Wood rot and moisture damageReplace decayed sills, joists and subfloor and fix the moisture that caused it.
- Sagging floor supportAdd piers, beams and sistered joists under floors that sag, slope or bounce.
- Crawl space drainage and sump pumpsStop water from pooling under the house with grading, drains and a sump.
Nearby areas
Musty smell, sweating ducts or a floor that's started to dip?
Call the number above and a local crawl space company will help you figure out what's happening under the house.