Crawl Space Repair Before & After Photos

This Fairfax, VA crawlspace was nearly unusable to the owners of this home with dirt floors, no waterproofing, and a lack of insulation this area of the home was nearly not just useless but detrimental to the comfort of the home. Due to the nonexistent insulation and lack of waterproofing uncontrolled air and moisture were able to easily seep into the home. This was causing some rooms to be too hot or too cold and was significantly increasing the risk of mold growth or even water damage. When our sales professional went out he completed a full home inspection and determined that the best course of action would be to completely encapsulate the crawlspace. Our crews went out to the home flattened the dirt floor, applied ZypFoam to any potential air leaks, installed TerraBlock floor insulation, and applied CleanSpace covering to the walls and floor to keep moisture and condensation out. 

This dirt floor, uninsulated crawl space was transformed with our CleanSpace encapsulation system. 

We turned this nasty crawl space into a clean space with controlled air flow and better impact on the energy efficiency of the home.  Removing the old insulation attached to the crawl space ceiling, clearing the plastic on the floors and then installing a moisture barrier and Clean Space to seal it all in made this crawl space have better air quality and allow for use of the space if storage is needed by the homeowners.  The foundation supports of the home were air sealed to keep moisture below and the rim joists of the home were sealed with spray Foam.  

This home in Stafford VA had a crawl space that was cold, dirty, wet and had mildew collecting all over.  The existing insulation attached to the crawl space ceiling was loose and smelled musty.  The floors of the crawl space were covered with dirty old plastic that was trapping moisture allowing more mildew to appear.  Our production crew cleared out all of the old insulation material and plastic floor covering before spraying to help prevent future issues.  The dirt floors were smoothed over to make a more level and even surface.  The open vents of the crawl space were sealed and then Silver Glo insulation paneling was installed on all of the crawl space walls.  Smaller blocks of Silver Glo were cut to fit inside of the rim joists to the home and were air sealed in with Spray Foam.  This air seal will eliminate the opportunity for outside temperatures and moisture to impact the conditions inside of the crawl space.  Insulating the walls eliminates the need to insulate the ceiling of the crawl space.  

This home in Stafford Virginia had a wet and cold crawl space.   The extra humidity lead to areas with mold growth and the existing insulation had become home to some unwanted pests.  The old insulation was falling in section making the floors above cold and a lack of air sealing was allowing nasty, musty air to leak into the home and rooms above.  Our Certified Home Performance Sales Pro Jaron visited to perform a free inspection and was able to design a project to help.  Here is what it looked like before and after our team was able to transform the crawl space with a vapor barrier, ground insulation, closed off vents and air sealed rim joists.