Craw Space Encapsulation: A Solution for a Healthy Home

A crawl space is often a forgotten space, but it can also contain numerous health and safety issues. Most crawl spaces aren't encapsulated, which leaves the crawl space vulnerable to moisture, pests, mold, and higher cooling and heating bills. Crawl space encapsulation is the process of sealing a crawl space off from the outside elements and treating it like it's part of the home. The way we encapsulate a crawl space is by installing drainage matting with our CleanSpace vapor barrier system on top of it, which will turn the crawl space into a clean, dry, bright, usable space. 

Why is Crawl Space Encapsulation Important?

1. Improves Air Quality: Unsealed crawl spaces can become breeding grounds for mold, mildew, and insects due to the high humidity levels in these spaces. Mold growing in your crawl space can lead to spores entering your main living area and spreading throughout the breathable air in your home. 

2. Increase Energy Efficiency: By insulating and encapsulating your crawl space you can significantly improve how energy efficient your home is, by preventing outside air from entering the space you will cut down on the HVAC workload, leading to lower energy bills.

3. Prevents Pest Infestations: A properly encapsulated crawl space will create a protective barrier that deters pests and rodents from invading your crawl space.

4. Protects Home Structure: By removing moisture from the crawl space you can prevent the wood in the crawl space from rotting, warping, and causing serious structural problems, an encapsulated crawl space helps maintain the integrity of the structure of the home by reducing how much moistures in the crawl space. 

The first step in encapsulating your crawl space is giving us a call and scheduling a free estimate with one of our specialists who will come to your home and inspect your crawl space. After inspecting the crawl space our specialists will determine the appropriate materials needed to turn your crawl space into a clean, dry, usable one. We will then schedule an installation date with you to have our production crew come in to turn your crawl space into a clean encapsulated space. Contact us today for a free estimate.