Photo Album: Crawl Space Repair in Gatineau, QC
Rotten wood in a crawl space in Gatineau
Because crawl spaces are often unsealed from the earth, excess humidity and moisture is a problem and wood begins to rot, get moldy and becomes weak.
Sagging floor in Gatineau
The weakened girders and floor joists are unable to support the weight above. Our client tried to fix this problem by himself as you can see in this picture but he failed to do so and needed the intervention of our company.
Wrong way to isolate the crawl space
As you can see in this picture, our client has been using fiberglass insulation in his floor joists but this product is not good enough to encapsulate the area and remove the existing humidity.
Additional shimming in a crawl space
As you can see in this picture, our client tried to fix this problem by having an additional shimming but this method is useless and he needed to encapsulate his crawl space properly.
Installation of support pillars in this service cellar
The supporting pillars of Basement Systems Québec are very resistant and are installed under the joists, in order to support them.
CleanSpace membrane installation
The technicians at Basement Systems Quebec have installed the CleanSpace membrane in the customer's crawl space. This membrane is composed of 7 layers of high density polyethylene.
Smart drain installed in a crawl space in Gatineau
Our team has installed a SmartSump in our client’s house in Gatineau. This sump pump comes equipped with a cast-iron Zoeller® primary pump with the option of adding an UltraSump® Battery Backup Sump Pump
