/crawlspace-encapsulation Sealing the crawlspace with a durable vapor barrier so its moisture stops feeding the rooms above.
Excess moisture beneath your home leads to mold growth, wood damage, poor air quality, higher energy costs and pest issues. Encapsulation creates a cleaner, healthier and more energy efficient home.
Damp air is also harder to heat and cool than dry air, so a sealed crawlspace usually shows up on the utility bill as well as in how the house smells.
Seams taped, penetrations sealed, barrier run up the walls and terminated properly. Loose plastic laid over dirt looks like encapsulation in a photograph and performs like nothing at all.
It means sealing the crawlspace off from the bare ground: a heavy vapor barrier across the floor and up the walls, with the seams taped and the penetrations sealed. It matters because the air down there does not stay down there. It rises into the house through every gap in the subfloor and brings the damp with it. That is why the first signs usually show up upstairs, as a musty smell, cupped hardwood, or a furnace working harder than it should.
White chalky residue on block, a musty smell that never clears, cracks that keep growing, rust at the base of appliances, damp patches that darken a day or two after rain, and humidity you can feel. Any sign of water damage or mold is worth an inspection before it becomes structural.
Anywhere from three days to a week, depending on the scope of work and site conditions. You will get a specific timeline with your written scope rather than a guess over the phone.
Yes. Every system we install carries a lifetime labor warranty.
Call, or text a photo of the wall and we will tell you what we are looking at.