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PROBLEM

A house in Papineauville had a damp crawl space. There were water infiltrations coming from the walls, which caused mold growth. During our free inspection, our specialist Houssem took care of the visit. Descending into the crawl space, he was able to identify mold, causing an unpleasant odor. Serious structural damage that could even affect the foundation of the house could occur in case no action was taken.

SOLUTION

Encapsulation of the crawl space using the CleanSpace system. This involves covering the crawl space floor with a drainage membrane and a vapor barrier on top:

The drainage membrane has a cellular surface that helps transport infiltrated water towards the drainage or sump pump.

- The vapor barrier prevents the evaporation of infiltrated water, thereby eliminating excessive humidity. It also includes an antimicrobial additive that prevents mold growth.

- To ensure good thermal insulation of the crawl space walls, we installed SilverGlo wall insulation panels. In addition to resisting thermal conduction, SilverGlo panels have a radiant barrier that reflects heat inside the crawl space for energy savings.

Mr. F. owned a beautiful house in Montpellier, but wanted to use it basement area as a storage room, but failed to do so due to water infiltration in the place.

Furthermore this client contacted us to talk about his problem of infiltrations of water in the basement and our company sent our expert Alexandre for a free inspection and after checking up the place he recommended the installation of the TripleSafe pump sump which is best sump pump system in the market because it contains 3 pumps in its hermetic coating.

One that runs under normal conditions, a second one when the water flow is too fast or the volume too big and the third one work with an emergency battery when you have a power failure during a rain storm.

This basement in Montpellier was having problems such as high humidity, moisture, and growth of mold. In order to fix this problem, our team led by Alexander went for a free inspection and noticed that the existing sump pump was not effective.

Actually, a sump pump system that does not have an airtight lid will allow bacteria and mold spores to spread into the area. In addition, the pump was not working properly during floods and heavy rain period.

Furthermore our, team recommended changing this sump pump into one of the best sump pumps in the market which is the TripleSafe sump pump.

The TripleSafe is has 3 pumps in its hermetic coating. One that works under normal conditions, a second when the flow of water is too fast or the volume too big, and the third operates with an emergency battery when you experience a power failure during a rainstorm!

It’s always necessary to encapsulate your crawl space. And when our client from Montpellier called us, she told us that she was experiencing high humidity levels, especially during winter times when the floors became colder than normal.

After our free inspection of the place, we knew that the problem was simply the presence of water vapor and high humidity caused by a lack of insulation and floor covering in the crawl space. And so we have recommended a full encapsulation system that will not change the crawl space only but the entire health of the house.

At the start, our production team installed SilverGlo insulation panels on the walls. These panels will reflect the heat into the crawl space. And so the house walls and floors will be less warm.

And then we have covered the soil with a vapor barrier called CleanSpace. This membrane is a 20mil plastic coating composed of several layers of plastic with different characteristics of flexibility and strength. It also has an antibacterial additive that blocks the growth of mold and fungi on the coating.

There are many cities like Saint-Zotique along lakes or streams. Although it is very pleasant during hot summers, it also means that the soils bordering these streams are often full of water. Thus, homes that rest on these floors may be infiltrated with water. This was the case of one of our clients in Saint-Zotique. The water that seeped into his crawl space harmed all this space and the air of the house. To solve this problem, we carried out a project of encapsulation and waterproofing to make this environment waterproof and impermeable. We are pleased to have been able to install our patented CleanSpace (vapor barrier), SmartSump (sump pump system), LawnScape (discharge line) and IceGuard (pipe freeze protection) products. solve this water problem once and for all.