Crawlspace Encapsulation

The dirt floor in a crawlspace is constantly giving off moisture. That moisture rises into the wood framing, the insulation, and the air, and it is the single most common reason we find mold under a house. Encapsulation seals the space off from that moisture so it stays dry.

We line the floor, and walls, of the crawlspace with a heavy duty vapor barrier and seal it at the seams and the edges. The point is to put a real barrier between the bare ground and everything above it. Done right, the space goes from damp and musty to dry and stable.

Before we seal anything, we deal with what is already there. If there is standing water, a drainage problem, or mold that has already started, that gets handled first. Sealing moisture and mold inside a crawlspace just makes the problem worse, so we do it in the right order.

A dry crawlspace means you stop feeding the mold under your floors, your framing is not slowly rotting, and the house is usually more comfortable and more efficient, since a big share of the air upstairs starts down there. If your floors feel cold and damp, or the house has a musty smell you cannot track down, the crawlspace is the first place we would look.

Call (618) 477-2761 to have your crawlspace inspected.