Crawl Space Repair Before & After Photos

This Fairfax VA homeowner was experiencing comfort issues in their home.  The floors were often hot in the summer and cold in the winter.  They had noticed a need to repeatedly adjust their thermostat to try and make if feel cooler or warmer.  The called us to help and our Home Performance Sales Pro Pedro went out to visit and see if he could find a solution.  During his no cost,  whole home inspection, Pedro was able to identify that the crawl space was uncontrolled and vented.  This meant that outside air and temperatures were able to impact the crawl space and the temperature of the rooms above.  Vents in the crawl space also allowed for dust and allergens from outside to make their way into the home and resulted in poor air quality in the home.  Pedro advised that the homeowners should have the space encapsulated and insulated from the outside.  This meant sealing up the vents and insulating the walls of the crawl space.  The crawl space is now closed off, controlled and able to be used for storage if needed.  The air quality in the home is improved and the energy cost to heat and cool the home will now be lower.  

This Fairfax VA homeowner wanted to get their crawl space upgraded.  They had excessive moisture which had lead to mildew and mold in parts of the crawl space.  Open vents to outside were allowing air, dust and allergens to come in from outside and were making the air quality of the home poor.  Our Home Performance Sales Pro Jason visited and was able to identify the right products and services to help improve things.  Our production crew removed the old insulation, plastic floor covering and other dirty materials.  They sprayed the space with a botanical cleaner to prevent mold growth, covered the floors with Clean Space, covered the walls with Silver Glo insulation panels, air sealed the panels using Zyp Foam and then used Spray Foam to seal and insulate the rim joists of the home.  

This crawl space in Fairfax VA was wet and nasty with a musty smell.  Open air vents allowed for external weather and temperatures to impact the air inside of the home.  Dust and allergens were passing into the crawls space through the vents as well.  After removing the old insulation and plastic covering the floors, our production team installed a layer of insulation on the ground along with a moisture barrier.  This was followed by covering the floors and walls with Clean Space material and then Spray Foam insulation being applied to the crawl space walls and rim joists.  Eliminating uncontrolled air flow and insulating the space from the outside in helped improve the air quality of the home.  

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 Vienna VA home had a major crawl space upgrade including floor covering and insulation, water proofing, spray foam installation and more.  But the final step was replacing the old plywood door with and insulated, tightly sealing Everlast Crawl Space Door.