Your home’s crawlspace is designed for convenience. It is used to hide plumbing, wiring, and other utilities to free up valuable space inside your home. Plumbing, however, is prone to leaking. If a pipe were to burst inside the crawlspace, the moisture accumulation would slowly enter your home from below. Then, mold growth is sure to follow. Our professional crawlspace encapsulation services are guaranteed to reduce the risk of moisture, mold, humidity, and pests from below your feet.

Since up to 50% of household air can flow up from your crawl space, it’s important to keep it as clean and dry as possible. Adding a crawl space vapor barrier and dehumidifier is widely accepted as the best way to improve indoor air quality and make energy improvements inside your home.

Water vapor enters the crawl space from the ground (even through cement), leading many people to encapsulate their crawl space to keep the moisture out.

Benefits of Creating a Vapor Barrier

• Improved air quality in your crawl space and home

• Creates inhospitable area for pests and wood-destroying insects

• Allows for more comfortable living conditions

• Avoid fungi/mold issues and structural damage

• Greater energy efficiency in your home

Encapsulating, or at least sealing, crawl spaces is a popular solution for avoiding indoor moisture issues. Encapsulation can be compared to the lining added to swimming pools to avoid leaks.

A heavy-duty polyethylene barrier is added to completely cover your crawl space - usually the floors, foundation walls, and sometimes even ceiling.

Water vapor and excess moisture can cause a number of problems in your home. Since water vapor can move through porous cement, moisture from the ground can move through foundation and into your home.

Common issues that lead people to sealing their crawl space:

• Mold

• Mildew/musty smell in basement

• Soft or separating floors

• High cooling costs

• Wet insulation

• Condensation on windows

• Insect problems