A wet crawl space encapsulated in Baie-D'urfe, Qc

Thursday, February 25th, 2021 by Pamela Sabella

Challenge

Problem

If you're buying a home, it's important to have your home inspector check out the crawl space before you sign on the dotted line.

Our client who lives in Baie-D’urfe started having floods in his crawl space during spring time and there was presence of mold that developed everywhere.

Water and moisture was damaging the foundation and the concrete of the place. We sent our specialist Jerry to perform a full inspection and recommend the best solution.

Solution

We started by decontaminating the entire crawl space to eliminate mold and fungi.

And since encapsulation will allow the crawl space to be protected at all times, our team encapsulated the crawl space with our CleanSpace vapor barrier membrane which is a membrane that insulates the house from the earth. And have also added the SilverGlo that sheds water and will not support mold growth or provide a home for pests.

And finally, we stabilized the foundations with our SmartJacks galvanized steel support beams. These beams support the joists and will be highly resistant to the hostile environment of the crawl space.