Eliminating Negative Effects on home in Goodlettsville, TN

Tuesday, July 18th, 2017 by Sophie Rice

Challenge

The negative effects a dirt crawl space has on a home are numerous - moisture from the gound and the outside air enters the crawlspace and then rises up through the home. So with exposed earth floors; leaking, vented walls and potentially rotting, moisture filled wood joists the impact on the structure itself, the air you breathe in a home and the cost of energy bills is high!

Solution

There are 4 steps to totally elimate the problems of a dirt crawl space and removing the effects on the rest of the house.

1 - Fix any water leakage

2 - Isolate the house from the earth

3 - Seal vents and other outside air leaks

4 - Dehumidify the Crawlspace air

The sump system required for quality and efficiency includes a perforated sump liner, a reliable pump, alarm system, pump stand, check valve, and an airtight lid with a floor drain. Here you can see the TripleSafe Single Pump which has a discharge line leading to the exterior.

Fully encapsulating the space with the CleanSpace liner means that there will be no water vapor from the soil, or through the walls, allows water to drain to the sump and it is treated with a anti-microbial ingredient so mold and bacteria is unable to grow on it.

Now that we've sealed off the earth and the air leaks from the outside, there will still be minimal air infiltration - dehumidification is the best solution. The SaniDry will take up to 100 pints of water per day out of the crawl space air, and filters out particles to condition at the same time.

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Eliminating Negative Effects on home in Goodlettsville, TN

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