This diagram shows a schematic view of the inside of a crawl space showing a "cripple wall."

Typically, buildings with a "cripple wall" have 3 or more steps to the first floor, as shown below.

 

 

ABAG, the Association of Bay Area Governments, is the regional planning and services agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area.

This page was last updated 9/22/03 by jbp.