Thank you and I could use your advice! I have moisture dead center in the crawl space under my home underneath some huge clear plastic sheets. When I lift the sheets I see white fuzzy mold on the dirt/crevices. Should I: 1. remove the sheets so the water can dry out. I didn't feel any on top of the sheets, just underneath. 2. try and put a new tarp over all that so I can identify if there are any leaks. Background: -Home was built in 1967 and has open vents all around the perimeter -Northern California so humidity is very low and soil is clay like -down spouts all have 5 foot hoses that lead away. House is on top of a small hill so water runs away. - Wood beams and floors (house floor) is all dry and solid to the touch. - All dirt/clay underneath and it's all very dry and cracked throughout the rest of the house. -When I was buying the house 4.5 years ago, inspector saw wet soil under the house so he ordered the plastic sheeting to but put in as a rain barrier. He checked on it later and realized that the garbage disposal was leaking so that was fixed. I never saw it but he said the ground was very clean and dry except under where the garbage disposal was. Fast forward to now and I went under the house and it was very dry and clean smelling everywhere. When I got to the plastic sheeting, it was dry around all 4 edges but wet in the middle. Most of the water and drain pipes run along the outside edge and are dry underneath. There are a few small tubes (one that sends water to the fridge and one that expels AC water) that run over the tarp but both do not appear to be leaking. I can't figure out if that water 1. Came from underneath the ground. Seems unlikely it would seep there and not be wet on the outsides. 2. Is dripping from something above. Why would it then be underneath the plastic? I'd expect it on top. 3. The plastic creates a mini atrium and traps the moisture in. Thoughts? I'm thinking my next test is to move the plastic over to the other side of the house and see if everything dries up in a week or two.

Hi, I am going to be starting the process of finishing my basement, which is approx 900 sq ft. I want to make closets on one half of a wall about 12 feet. It would have 2 double doors. My question is what depth should the closet be, I know standard is 24", but i think bigger would make more sense but not sure. It would only be used for toys and things like that, No clothes. Is there a size that gets too big for a storage closet? Any ideas whats a good depth? Thanks