Crawl Space Repair Before & After Photos

Encapsulation

This home was experiencing severe moisture issues in the crawlspace causing mold and musty smells. Andrew Gallagher inspected the home and found the wood to be holding 15-60% moisture along the joists. This is dangerous because it will cause toxic mold and rot to from on the wooden foundation. It especially thrives in a damp, dark atmosphere, like under your house. Before this issue got worse, our team came in and totally dried and cleaned out the crawlspace. We installed our sump pump in the lowest spot to collect the ground water, then put our vapor barrier CleanSpace liner in and up the walls, and finally connected our dehumidifier to the system to get the air fresh and clean. Our system totally regulates the crawlspace humidity and moisture content, keeping the home stable, dry, and clean for years and years to come. 

Buckling floors had become a frequent problem for these homeowners. Once replaced, not even two weeks had gone by before he noticed the same issues coming back. In order to keep these floors from buckling again, we'd have to tackle the actual source - crawl space moisture. As you can see in the first image, this crawl space had been left completely exposed. Moisture from the ground and openings to the outside contributed to the high humidity that was affecting these floors so quickly. In order to prevent this, we sealed off the crawl space and installed in our encapsulation system. The second image might look like a whole new space, but it is the exact same spot on the underside of this home, now fitted with our high quality CleanSpace Liner. This barrier, along with our crawl space dehumidification and sump pump systems, creates a dry and managed space, where humidity can't thrive, and moisture problems are eliminated. These floors have never been safer!

This cusotmer had a vapor barrier laid before we got here and as you can see it has moved around and it not doing it's job properly. We came in and did a full encapsulation making sure that this barrier would never move! 

Just because this crawlspace looked good before doesn't mean it didn't haven problems. This customer was dealing with issues like musty smells, cold floors in the winter, and buckling floors in the summer. We were able to encapsulate this crawlspace which eliminated the moisture problems that will prevent issues in the future with their floors and musty smells.