A master bedroom was added to the front of my house (well before i purchased the house) resulting in a separate crawlspace. The lot slopes down to this crawlspace. It is adjacent to main crawlspace and has a connecting concrete wall between them, with a hole in the bottom of the wall. I noticed this week puddles of water in the newer crawlspace. Also a little water had seeped through the hole to the main crawlspace which otherwise was very dry. The main crawl space is easier to enter and has more height but the crawlspace of the addition is only 4ft high. The floor there also seemed, at least to me, rather uneven, resulting in a deep puddle here and a deep puddle there. Although the concrete around the floor of this crawlspace is wet, I didn't notice any other damage and no mildew or unpleasant smells. Obviously the problem needs to be fixed but i cannot afford to spend thousands of $ on it. I hope the problem can be fixed by installing a sump pump in this added crawlspace. Given the tough working area, do you think that is possible? Would a submersible pump be better here or would a pedestal pump still be preferred? I didn't see any elec outlet nor any 'block" to put a drainpipe to the yard through. This project is more than I can undertake myself and I will look for a professional to do the work (drain specialist?). I hope this person will also be able to do all aspects of the installation, including electrical and drilling a hole in the wall for drainage. What I have described here, is this rather typical for a crawlspace or should I expect horrendous quotes for installation because of the crawlspace being so low, etc? In addition, I will install a drain curtain myself at the outside perimeter of the house. The soil is heavy clay. Since water has already reached the crawlspace, do I really need to dig to the crawlspace footing, 4-4.5 ft deep? This would be impossible due to tree roots, etc. If i lay the drain curtain 1-2 ft below soil level, would this help the overall drainage or would i just be wasting a lot of time? Any input greatly appreciated!

Hi First post here - need some advice. Moved out to this 27 year old double wide mobile home. It is a hot summer here in AL and the attic is not ventilated at all - that I can see. I am thinking three turbines on the roof - but I am not sure about trusses and their spacing in this type contruction. There is some edge venting - but no gable vents. All ideas and info welcome. Thanks Andy Smith in AL PS: I am also going to post this in the mobile home forum.