Crawl Space Repair Before & After Photos

Feeling uneasy about your uneven floors? Our customer in Québec City faced this very problem with their sagging floor joists, caught brilliantly in our before photo. Fret not, because as seen in our breathtaking after photo, our stellar team stepped in with our SmartJack solution. This top-tier system lifts and stabilizes existing beams and floor joists, ensuring a secure and level foundation for your home. Experience peace of mind, as this homeowner did, with a structurally sound and beautifully corrected basement.

Our client in Quebec City called to have her Crawl Space encapsulated.

In this picture, you can see the big difference between an encapsulated and insulated Crawl Space, and many earth crawl spaces you can find in Quebec.

The insulation helped solve many issues the client had and had improved the home comfort, healthfulness, energy efficiency and value of the house by insulating the upper floors from the cold, making the Crawl Space clean and letting her use the Crawl Space as an additional storage room.

When a crawl space is not isolated, accumulated water will humidify all the place and help bacteria to spread all over the place, reaching the house as well!

So when our team went to check up this place in Saint-Lambert-De-Lauzon, they recommended an encapsulation system from a CleanSpace liner, a CleanSpace Drainage Matting to our SaniDry Cx dehumidifier.

The CleanSpace membrane is a vapor barrier that blocks water infiltrations and vapors. The membrane is ultra-resistant and contains a non-toxic antibacterial that blocks the proliferation of bacteria.

Problem

- Bad odors were spreading from the crawlspace.

- Excessive moisture had led to the formation of mold spots, making the air unhealthy.

- The existing pump was not in a sump pit, and struggled to remove infiltrated water.

Solution

- Installation of the SmartSump system: We dug into the ground to install the pump system's receptacle. In addition to the powerful Zoeller pump, the SmartSump system includes a lid and a sealed drain, as well as an alarm to warn in case of potential flooding danger.

- Implementing our perimeter drainage, along with our CleanSpace vapor barrier on top: The perimeter drainage has an alveolus surface that helps transporting infiltrated water to the sump pump. Furthermore, our vapor barrier prevents water from evaporating into the air and inhibits mold growth.

- Installing the SilverGlo thermal insulation on the crawl space walls. It has a radiant barrier that reflects heat inside the crawl space for energy savings.

In Notre-Dame-Des-Bois, a homeowner was facing a serious problem with his crawl space. The area was damp all year round, and the constant moisture had created an environment conducive to the spread of mold and foul odors throughout the house. The wooden joists supporting the floor were softening and beginning to rot, causing the floor above to sag and become uneven. The moisture also attracted pests and insects, while the cold, damp air made the upper floors cold and uncomfortable in winter. In addition, the crawl space was unusable for storage due to water damage and rust on metal components.

To put an end to these problems, our team installed our CleanSpace® encapsulation system, a thick, durable vapor barrier that completely seals the crawl space. To remedy the weakening of the floor structure, we added the SmartJack® support system. These adjustable steel supports were installed on a stable base to raise the sagging floors and permanently reinforce the joists against further damage.

Now the crawl space is clean, dry, and protected, with no risk of mold, pests, or wood rot.