Crawl Space Repair Photo Album: Professional Crawl Space Encapsulation in Quebec City
Our company’s specialist Jerry Evangelatos went to a homeowner in Quebec City to inspect his cellar.
We have noticed that the joists of the floor of the residence began to collapse because moisture from the ground attacked them.
Following the inspection, we have then advised the installation of support pillars in order to stabilize the house. In addition, to ensure that the problem is stopped for good, the specialist advised the encapsulation of the crawl space with a membrane specially designed for this purpose.
Following the installation, the owner was very satisfied with the work done by our experienced technicians.
The wrong way to isolate the crawl space Quebec City
In this picture we can see that our client has used a 6 mil polyethylene membrane that has completely failed to solve any of the humidity and Crawl Space issues.
Entry of the crawl space in Quebec City
Access to the Crawl Space is not easy most of the time, since it can be very small, but our experts are fully ready and equipped to work in such place.
SmartSump pump installation in a Crawl Space in Quebec
In order to keep the Crawl Space dry, we installed the SmartSump pump system.
SmartSump installation in Quebec City
SmartSump pump has a high quality Zoeller 1/3 hp cast iron pump, which outperforms other pumps in all important categories such as pumping volume, build quality, durability, clog resistance, quiet operation and float valve reliability.
Beginning of Work
Our technicians had to remove the concrete from the area in which the pillar was to be sunk. To do this, the specialists must break the cement in the basement and dig the earth to get to the footing of the foundation.
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 in Quebec City
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.