Before & After Photos

As summer starts in the south, humidity levels rise. Homes are left vulnerable to the warm moist air that comes into the homes crawl space. As air rises in a home, it works as a vacuum, sucking in the air from outside. This warm air that enters the crawl space can cause damage to your home. The humidity that is sucked into the house can damage insulation, wood floors, and foundations. Along with that, humidity can also produce mold and mildew which will produce odors and increase health risks.

This home in North Augusta, SC was having high levels of moisture in their crawl space and they decided to protect their home from the issues it could cause. This homeowner called us at All-Dry of the Carolinas and had one of our design specialist, Alex Rogers, come to their property to give a free estimate. Alex noticed the high moisture and suggested to the family that they install a water proofing combination of CleanSpace, a SuperSump Pump, and an Aprilaire dehumidifier.

CleanSpace was installed in the crawl space by our All-Dry crew on the floors, walls, and support beams. CleanSpace is a heavy-20 mil-thick-liner that works to keep moisture from the ground from getting into the air. The CleanSpace is permanently held in place by drilled-in fasteners and spikes. The edges, seams, and pipe penetrations are sealed. Along with protecting the crawl space, CleanSpace brightens the area and allows you to easily see if the space is free of mold, insects, and dirt.

The SuperSump pump was also added to the crawl space. The SuperSump is one of the best pumps for basements. It is able to pump up to 2,650 gallons of water an hour and resists clogging by pumping up to ½ inch of solids. It has a strong airtight lid so once it is placed into the floor is stable enough to sit things on it without fear of damaging the pump. Along with its great pump design, it has a WaterWatch Alarm system that will alert the home owner if the pump has stopped working and water has reached the top of the pump.

The Aprilaire dehumidifier was also placed into the crawl space to pull additional moisture that is produced from under the home out of the air. This dehumidifier covers 2,200 square feet of space, pulling the moisture from the air and draining the water into the SuperSump pump.

Together with all of these products, our team was able to decrease the amount of humid moisture that was getting into the house

                This home in Augusta, GA was experiencing major moisture issues in their basement Our All-Dry team tackled this issue head on using several different methods of our water proofing technology. After cleaning the crawlspace of debris, our team inserted the CleanSpace Liner. CleanSpace is a 20 mil tick liner that is laid across the basement floor and wrapped around walls and piers. This liner works as a barrier to keep moister that is produced from the ground of the basement. In this specific case, the CleanSpace was just placed on the walls; this was to hold in moister that came from the water that dripped down the walls when entering the crawlspace. Once the CleanSpace was installed our team added a dehumidifier that would remove all moisture that is produced from under the home.

This crawlspace went through a huge transformation in just a matter of a few days. The crawlspace started off as a somewhat scary-looking, dark, damp place and ended up looking like a place you may want to stay a few minutes. The owners knew that there was water in the crawlspace, but thought it could be taken care of by just an old sump pump. While this can certainly help, there are a lot of unaddressed issues at hand like; how is the water going to get to the sump pump, what about evaporation?

This is why our system is the best solution for crawlspace waterproofing. It takes all of the concerns and questions that may arise with water and moisture in a crawlspace and addresses them. Our CleanSpace liner helps to separate the crawlspace from the ground in order to keep the majority of the moisture out. Our sump pump has an airtight liner which means that once the water in in the liner it isn't getting out of there unless its through the discharge!

Crawlspaces are often the most forgotten part of a home (and yes, they are a part of the home), because they are under everything. Very rarely do homeowners visit this area and because of this a lot of things can be missed. Years of moist, humid conditions under this home led to a crawlspace full of moldy piles of insulation, insects, and even some rodents. This was extremely unfortunate for the homeowner, but our System Design Specialist knew our company would be able to help them out!

This crawlspace went through an incredible transformation with the installation of the CleanSpace liner. Our crew went in and removed all of the debris that was under the home, and once this was done, the crew went on to install the CleanSpace. CleanSpace does a great job at really separating the crawlspace from the ground, which is what really makes the difference in this system.

Crawlspaces can get quite messy sometimes, there is usually not very much room but a lot of things to fit under the house. At the very least, most crawlspaces have plumbing, some electrical wiring, internet/cable lines, and sometimes even more! This doesn't seem like a lot, but when the crawlspace is just a couple feet tall it strarts to get crowded in there. However, even these tight, crowded crawlspaces need to be encapsulated, so our crews figure out a way!

Even though this crawlspace was pretty tight and very crowded, our crew was able to install the CleanSpace just as professionally as a three or four foot crawlspace would be done. The CleanSpace is installed as tight as possible and still sealed around the edges of the crawlspace and anywhere a something goes through the CleanSpace, like the PVC pipe that can be seen in these photos.