Before & After Photos

Did you know that when doors don't shut properly in your home that can indicate there's a moisture issue in the crawl space? Sometimes even when you start noticing strange smells that it could be from what's going on beneath your home? At John's Waterproofing, we offer homeowners solutions to various home problems by doing encapsulations. The encapsulation process is designed to completely seal your crawl space off from the earth and control the environment. Helping to prevent mold growth and potential structural damage. The fist step of an encapsulation is to install a drainage system. This is important in order to control the passage of water and keep it from seeping into the crawl space. We install a perforated pipe along the interior perimeter and connect it to a SuperSump Plus sump pump that collects any water and safely pushes it away from the homes foundation. Next, an encapsulation involves installing TerraBlock. This is a thick insulation foam that seals the earth off from the home. The exposure to dirt in the crawl space can cause moisture to get in and make your home less energy efficient. By installing TerraBlock, and having that separation from dirt and the home, it can control the environment in the crawl space and help with energy costs so that your heating/cooling systems don't have to work as hard to keep up with the constant changes in the outside air. We then install a CleanSpace vapor barrier that is a 20 mil thick liner that helps prevent moisture from seeping into the crawl space and getting into the air. We install this vapor barrier up along the foundation walls to the rim joists so that every space is protected and it can help guide water to the drainage system to be pushed away. The entire encapsulation process is designed to control the environment in the crawl space so that it can stay dry and the homeowners can enjoy a healthy living space. 

This home had sunk over the years, and no longer met local codes. To fix this we dug out the crawlspace. An average of 8 inches, and encased the space with CleanSpace to keep this home dry and healthy. 

The crawlspace of this home had evidence of critters living there, and the homeowners were looking to keep them out. As our design specialists discussed options we learned that the home had oddly high energy bills as well. To combat both the vermin and energy costs we did a full encapsulation with our crawlspace-specific insulation. This home will now be dry and healthy. 

An unclean crawlspace brings that nasty air up into the livable spaces. With over fifty percent of the air in your home being brought from underneath, we provide a way to have this air be healthy and clean. 

This concrete slab crawl space was experiencing some water intrusion. The homeowner had previously installed a 6 mil vapor barrier to help keep water from being able to seep through, but it wasn't capable of keeping the water out during the rainy seasons. Tired of dealing with this, the homeowner decided to call John's Waterproofing and see if there were other options to replace their old vapor barrier. We recommended that the crawl space gets a full encapsulation to seal the home off from the earth and control the water intrusion. With every encapsulation, a CleanSpace vapor is installed along the base, up the foundation walls, and between the footing and wooden posts to isolate and protect against water damage. The CleanSpace vapor barrier is a 20 mil thick compared to the traditional 6 mil black liner. This makes it more durable against rips and tears, especially being backed by a 25 year warranty. The reason CleanSpace is so high quality is because it is made with woven fibers that help prevent water from being able to seep through and sealed with 4 inch thick waterproof tape. Overall the full encapsulation process is designed to keep the crawl space dry and healthy, with added benefits from the CleanSpace vapor barrier.