Crawl Space Repair Photo Album: Unhealthy to Healthy Crawl Space in Clarksville, TN
This Tennessee home had a big problem with moisture in its crawl space. For starters, their "sealed" dirt ground was more of a facade than anything! When the ground is not encapsulated properly, the moisture from the soil evaporates into the home. They also had an open-air vent that was letting in outside air. In the summer, the warmer air meets the cooler crawl space air and creates a higher relative humidity in the space. In the winter, it lets in all of the cold winter drafts that make your floors cold!The excessive moisture was causing the pink insulation to mold and fall out. It is never good when your moist insulation is touching an organic beam that can easily rot and mold! This can cause major foundation issues in the future. The homeowners decided it was time to call experts to help them with their space!They called us, Frontier Basement Systems, and scheduled a free inspection with one of our trained inspectors. Our inspector then came to their home, checked out their crawl space, taking reference photos, and also a few moisture tests. He then sat down with the homeowners and shared with them what he found and how our products could help them. After our inspector answered all of their questions until they were absolutely confident, the decided on installing these products:TripleSafe Sump PumpIceGuardLawnScape OutletCleanSpaceDrainage Matting The homeowners now have a healthy crawl space that they no longer need to worry about!Call us today for your free inspection!
Unhealthy Crawl Space
This crawl space had a "sealed" soil ground that was not doing anything except giving the false illusion of security.
Drainage Matting
This matting becomes a channel for trapped water under the liner. It directs the water to the designated drain or sump pump!
CleanSpace Liner
This 20mil thick liner with 7 layers of polyethylene composition and polyester-cord reinforcement is made to reduce moisture in the crawl space! It can also save you money on energy bills!
TripleSafe Pump
This TripleSafe Sump Pump has not one, but three different pumps that will change automatically based on your space's needs.
IceGuard
The IceGuard ensures your space won't flood if your discharge lines become frozen