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This Columbus Mississippi crawlspace had sagging joists that were starting to cause issues inside the home. It also was holding water. As we know, crawlspaces and moisture go together like Mexican food and tight jeans and NO ONE wants that.
Our production crew was able to come in and stabilize the joists with our SmartJack support posts. These steel posts are adjustable and can be adjusted over time as needed. This makes them an ideal choice as houses are constantly shifting through the years. This is a quick install and in many cases, homes can be restored to their original positions.
We also encapsulated the crawlspace because so much moisture was being brought in and staying. Our team sealed off the vents, installed our CleanSpace Liner and encapsulation system.
Our main goal when encapsulating a crawlspace is handling moisture problems and preventing future damage, but a fantastic side effect of this is a much cleaner looking crawlspace! Look at the difference our CleanSpace Liner makes.
This is the crawlspace of a home located in Kosciusko, MS. These customers had standing water in theor crawlspace, as well as high humidity under and within their home.
This home was experiencing water intrusion in the crawlspace, causing pooling in a corner under the home. It was constantly damp leaving musty smells and frustrated homeowners.
Not only do we install our exclusive CleanSpace liner in every crawlspace we encapsulate, but we preface it with drainage matting underneath. Drainage matting prevents abrasion holes in the CleanSpace liner, provides a drainage space, and the airspace is a thermal break between the cold earth and the CleanSpace. This break raises the temperature of the liner more towards the indoor temperature, not the earth temperature, meaning it keeps the crawlspace very close to the temperature inside your home. Not only does our system keep the space under your house clean and dry, it also insulates it! That's a WIN-WIN!
Here is one of the muddy and messy crawlspaces that we were able to transform into a dry, clean space. Even though crawlspaces are typically out of sight, the condition of the underside of your home has the chance of negatively affecting your home. The moist air that enters crawlspaces will make its way upwards and could potentially damage your floors, like was seen in this case. The homeowners wanted to prevent their floors from buckling again in the future, and an Encapsulation is our permanent solution. The white liner you can see on the ground is our heavy-duty Cleanspace Liner, it will prevent moisture from making its way into the crawlspace. Under the liner is our Drainage Matting, shaped to help guide water toward one of our installed sump pumps, that will send water outside of the home. With all this combined, the result is a dry crawlspace and a safe home.