Monday, June 8, 2009

Tips For Working In a Crawl Space

Here are some tips if you have to crawl under your house.

1. Wear a thick long sleeve shirt and jeans. You will have to do a lot of crawling and the clothing will protect you from creepy crawlies and from scrapes.

2. Bring a flash light-no explanation need here

3. Put all the tools you will need in a ziplock bag. It will keep them together and it will keep the dirt out of them while you low-crawl to your destination.

4. Have someone outside that can asist you by getting tools and making cuts for you. This will limit the amount of time you spend crawling.

5. Wear a a dust mask-it is very dusty under a house and my house has a powdery sand that gets easly stirred up. Believe me, you do not want to be breathing all that crud in. A simple $2 mask will do.

6. While working, try to keep your suppplies and tools organized so you will not lose something or make a mess.

7. Walkie talkies are a great way to communicate with someone that may be assisting you and easier than shouting.

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