Photo Album: Crawl Space repair in SouthWest, Montreal

The residents of this house in SouthWest Montreal suffered from a very high level of humidity, caused by a non-isolated crawl space. In addition, they were concerned about a few sagging beams and the lack of inadequate support under these beams, which caused a subsidence at the top floor. We went to this client house in SouthWest and we completely isolated his Crawl Space with our CleanSpace membrane, our SmartSump pump system, and our SaniDry dehumidifier. The CleanSpace membrane is super durable constituted of 20mil thick, 7-layer polyethylene composition, with polyester cord reinforcement and comes with a 25-year total performance warranty. This customer lived in the house for the past few years. Fortunately, we have resolved the problem permanently.

The crawl space of SouthWest resident was all dusty and full of molds and debris.

The crawl space of SouthWest resident was all dusty and full of molds and debris. All of the mentioned can affect the health of the people living in this house since it can penetrate easily into the upper floors.

Wrong way to isolate a crawl space

Our client was trying to isolate his Crawl Space by using a Fiber Glass membrane. As you can see in the picture humidity never stopped and the Crawl Space problems remained.

Weakened floor joists and Girders in SouthWest

When wood is exposed to moisture and humidity it starts to rot, gets moldy and becomes weak thus will be unable to support the weight above causing bouncy and sagging floors.

Cleaning the Crawl Space before the Encapsulation

It is recommended to clean the crawl space before installing the CleanSpace membrane, since mold might grow behind the membrane as it feeds on organic material, leaving a homeowner with even more problems.

Installation of Crawl Space Supports in SouthWest

Our team has installed SmartJack columns in order to solve sagging and bouncy floor problems in the upper floor, which obviously originated in the crawl space.

Smart Jacks installed in SouthWest

Once the pillar had been driven down to the bedrock, the weight of the house had been transferred through the support pillar, in order to lift the foundation and stabilize the house permanently.

SmartSump pump installation in a crawl space in SouthWest

To ensure that water is drained from the crawlspace, our experienced technicians installed a drain system’ The SmartSump ‘system. This system is even equipped with an alarm letting you know if your system fails.

Vapour Barrier Installation in southwest, Montreal.

Now that the work has been done by our team, you can see how the crawl space has been fixed properly thus preventing any humidity-related problems in the future

End of Work in a Crawl Space in SouthWest

After installing the membrane and the jacks are in place, it is very important to seal the periphery of it with special tape designed to create a barrier against moisture. You can see it at the base of the support pillars on the photo.