Crawl Space Repair Before & After Photos

This home in Antioch had a serious excessive moisture problem in their crawl space. It was causing their wood in their crawl space to have a level of almost 50% moisture content. At 20% it means the wood is border-line decay and at 28% or above it is accompanied by decay damage. So, this crawl space was in dire need of our help! We did a full encapsulation and also added our EverLast Crawl Space Door. 

Too often, a crawl space door is simply cut from a piece of plywood and secured loosely over the crawl space opening with hinges or screws. Unfortunately, this treatment allows insect and rodent pests to enter the crawl space, along with cold winter air that can make your floors frigid.

Our EverLast Doors are made from ½-in.-thick PVC plastic that is just about indestructible. Unlike wood crawl space doors, EverLast doors will never warp, crack, shrink or require maintenance or painting. An air and water seal is certain, thanks to the heavy-duty weatherstripping that comes with each door!

We love when customers want to have the EverLast Door installed because it is the cherry on top of the encapsulation! 

This Ashland City family was using their crawl space for storage but knew the conditions of the space were not great and wanted to know if a healthy crawl space was possible.

Frontier was able to offer;

Free inspection

Identify and explain the concerns

Offer a permanent solution. 

The solution offered a healthy environment in the crawl space and more importantly a healthier air in the living area above.

This customer in Ashland City, TN called Frontier for moisture issues in their crawl space. The moisture issues had started to cause the insulation to drip and fall and mold had started to grow. To mitigate the issues, we came in and removed all the wet insulation from between the floor joists as well as all other debris. We then treated the wood floor joists for mold and began working on waterproofing this crawl space. We added drainage matting to the floors and then covered all the vents and any air leaks with SilverGlo panels and spray foam insulation. After that, we covered the entire area with a CleanSpace vapor barrier and installed a SaniDry Sedona dehumidifier to capture any remaining moisture from the air. They now have a clean, dry, healthy crawl space. 

While this family has no need to access their crawlspace, they were experiencing soft spots in the floor and had previously repaired the sub-floor. Knowing that there was leaks and a damp, musty odor upstairs, the culprit was high moisture content within the area and affecting the wooden structure of the floor which needed immediate attention!

The CleanSpace liner used for crawl space encapsulation is a very tough, 20 mil vapor barrier, with both a mold inhibitor woven in and polyester cord reinforcement. The result is a space where water will not be able to penetratre in any way, lowering the relative humidity and protecting the structural integrity of the home.

This owner of this new construction home built in April had an exterminating company under the home who noticed excess water in the crawl space. The home owner did not waste any time protecting his brand new Forever Home. He chose to encapsulate to protect from mold, mildew, and future wood rot.