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This customer called because they had a musty smell coming into their home from their crawlspace. The crawlspace was dusty, had some moisture on the vapor barrier, and had a strong musty smell. Our crews went in and encapsulated the crawlspace using our CleanSpace Vapor barrier. It is 20 mils thick and is rip resistant to keep animals and bugs out. We also installed our SaniDry Sedona dehumidifier to help keep the moisture out of the crawlspace and filter the air. After encapsulating the crawlspace the homeowner was so relieved that they didn't have a musty smell coming into their home.
The customer called due to concerns on a small vapor barrier covered crawl space in the basement. There were a very strong musty smell and moldy shelves that were next to it, which were also raising red flags. We encapsulated the small crawl space and got a dehumidifier down in the daylight basement to regulate any unforeseen future humidity problems.
Oftentimes we meet and talk to realtors and homeowners that are just looking to quickly get their house sold and need their house to pass code. Thisvapor barrier had been installed quickly to sell the home but was not properly sealed and quickly filled with debris. A quick Waterproofing job, is not a completed waterproofing job.
This is a before and after of a crawl space in Portland, OR. We did a full encapsulation with CleanSpace and installed a SmartSump pump which has a Zoeller 1/3 hp cast-iron pump, an UltraSump pump that can pump 2,018 gallons per hour, a SaniDry Sedona dehumidifier, a smart drain and we repaired the posts using SmartJack. Crawl space is now healthy and dry for a long time to come.
This Crawlspace was taking on lots of water so we installed our most powerful sump pump - the Triplesafe to help keep up with it all.