Before & After Photos

The crawl space of this home in Charlottesville was damp and musty, and needed some help!

Our System Designer, Chris Guill, went out to this assess this crawl space and recommended that the best solution would be to install a complete CleanSpace encapsulation, along with a SaniDry Sedona dehumidifier.

Our CleanSpace vapor barrier is designed to permanently prevent moisture and outside air from getting into your crawlspace. Together, these products will ensure that this crawl space will remain clean and dry!

This customer's home was encapsulated by another company in 2017. In 2018, our customer purchased this home. Due to the poor installation of the previous company, they decided to have it re-encapsulated by us. This crawl space has multiple additions. The original foundation is made of flagstone. The addition on the home is cinderblocks. The crawl space was home to snakes and rodents. The house is also built on a hill, which created a very shallow opening between the ground and floor joists. 

Fortress Foundation Solutions removed the old, inefficient sump pump and vapor barrier, and then installed new drainage matting, CleanSpace liner, and a TripleSafe sump pump with battery backup and external discharge. We also used spray foam to insulate the flagstone, and we used insulation board for added insulation.

This homeowner located in Penhook, VA contacted our Fortress team because he was interested in getting his crawl space encapsulated and also getting rid of that musty smell circulating throughout their crawl space. 

We had one of our Sytem Designers go out to the property to give a quote on our CleanSpace Vapor Barrier System. This system made their crawl space into a cleaner, drier, healthier, and more energy-efficient space.

This house had cracking walls, bowing floors, and a dirty crawlspace. Fortress solved this problem by installing SmartJacks to stabalize the floor and stop the wall cracks. FOrtress also encapsulated the crawlspace with CleanSpace to keep the crawlspace clean and dry.

Lydia F. of Hume, VA, called Fortress Foundation Solutions. She needed better access to her crawl space and wanted a free estimate for a new door. After completing his inspection, System Designer Paul Heckman provided a proposal for a heck-of-a-deal! Lydia was surprised to find that Fortress could remove part of the wall under a window and install a new door. The EverLast™ crawl space doors from Basement Systems are made from ½-in.-thick PVC plastic and are practically indestructible. Unlike wooden doors, EverLast™ doors will never warp, crack, shrink or require maintenance or painting. Heavy-duty weatherstripping provides an air and water tight seal. Once the installation knobs are tightened, the interior of your crawl space is fully isolated from exterior critters and conditions. Now Lydia can easily get into her crawl space and is confident it is well protected.