Before & After Photos

Margaret loves hosting family for the holidays, but the stale smell wafting through her house was not helping. She knew she needed to get the issue fixed, so she researched and called Ayers to learn about our waterproofing solutions. Our professionals stopped by her house to inspect the situation and recommend a solution. They found a damp crawl space beneath her home and suggested installing CleanSpace, an antimicrobial vapor barrier. CleanSpace is applied entirely to the crawl space floors and walls to eliminate moisture. Margaret loves her fresh-smelling home!

Chelsea realized the crawl space beneath her home had a dirt floor. She was concerned this could allow pests inside her home or extra water during a storm, so she called Ayers for help. Our team of experts visited her home to evaluate the issue and provide a solution. They recommended the CleanSpace vapor barrier, an antimicrobial material designed to last alongside the house, far stronger than a store-bought tarp. The vapor barrier is uninterrupted, covering the walls and floors of the crawl space and keeping moisture, pests, and mold out. Chelsea is relieved to have a clean crawl space!

The owners of this home in Lansing, MI came to Ayers with the complaint that their living room smelled musty, or in their words “like dirty socks.” Clearly not the most pleasant smell to have in your home. The living room was built over a damp crawl space, which was the culprit of the smell.

Block foundation walls allow water in easily, since they’re porous and often times aren’t mortared together completely. They also suck up water from the ground, making the surface of the walls damp.  The water itself isn’t necessarly the problem, it’s when this water evaporates and turns to vapor that’s the issue. Damp, cold air is full of mold spores, and because of the stack effect, the musty, hazardous air moves upstairs.

The stack effect describes how the air flows form the bottom of the home upwards. Therefore, if it’s humid downstairs, it’s likely the humidity is relatively high upstairs as well. In this case, the musty smell, and likely mold spores downstairs were probably upstairs, too.

Encapsulating the space with CleanSpace seals off the home from the earth, keeping the moisture out of the crawl space. This resilient liner is fixed to the walls and virtually indestructible. It’s manufactured with an antimicrobial additive as well, so mold can’t grow on the back of the liner if it gets damp. By sealing of the crawl space, the water vapor is gone, and so is the smell.

CleanSpace does it again and makes a crawl space look 1000x better. It works as a vapor barrier to keep it dry, brightens it up and is sturdy enough to allow boxes to be stored on top. If you're having trouble with a flooded crawl space or just want to make it look more appealing we have you covered. 

In this 1941 home, its homeowner was worried about the collecting moisture taking place within his crawl space. After calling Ayers and having one of our system design specialists pay him a visit, we knew how to exactly waterproof and clean his crawl space! Thanks to our excellent production team, we installed Cleanspace drainage matting to help reduce moisture buildup, and Mold X to help eliminate any future mold growth.