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Located in Florence, MS, this crawlspace was holding moisture and had been for a while. It was starting to build up and create a terrible mildew smells throughout the house. It was also causing floors to cup and swell. Our crew was able to pull out all the falling, damp insulation, clean out the crawlspace, and install our encapsulation system. Our system will dry out the underside of the house, and keep moisture from coming back in. We installed a dehumidifier to regulate the air, and a sump pump in the ground to capture excess ground water and return it outside the home.
The muddy floor you see here is a sign of a crawlspace that is suffering from moisture and humidity issues. The homeowners found out a bit too late and decided to call us once their floors started buckling. The underside of the home is now kept dry using our Cleanspace Barrier and crawlspace dehumidifier. Moisture damage is no longer a worry for these homeowners.
This crawlspace in Ovett, Mississippi looks much nicer now that our Cleanspace Vapor Barrier is covering the exposed dirt and all the now no-longer needed insulation has been removed. This sealed and encapsulated crawlspace will remain around a regulated temperature and humidity percentage, one that will keep the floors at comfortable temps and remove the risk of allowing mold to thrive.
This homeowner in Raymond, MS gave us a call because her home was experiencing sagging floors. Melissa performed a very detailed inspection, finding moisture and significant mold issues.
Because the moisture was so bad, they were having heavy mold issues; to the point that they had several beams and joists rotting. They had the woodwork repaired before our guys came to install the encapsulation. Once this was taken care of, our team was able to treat the mold and protect the new and remaining joists from moisture issues in the future by installed a waterproofing system. Mike and his crew completed the job and got a great review.
These before and after images showcase the major change our team was able to make for this crawl space. In the first image you'll see exposed soil, a pulled away and now useless vapor barrier, and plenty of falling/fallen insulation. AKA, a lot of different problems contributing to the moisture issues this homeowner reached out to us about. In the second image, you'll see what looks like a completely different crawl space. The insulation is gone, the old vapor barrier has been disposed of, and now the dirt AND the walls of the crawl space are neatly covered by our drainage matting and CleanSpace Liner. We're very proud of this gorgeous new look, but looks aren't the only benefit that comes with this change. The underside is now completely moisture proofed by our entire encapsulation system, all the different sources of previous moisture issues are being taken care of, making sure this crawl space never ends back up in a rough condition again.