Crawl Space Repair Before & After Photos

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.

In Quebec, our team carried out work in a crawl space that required both better structural support and more effective insulation. We installed SmartJacks to provide additional support to the structure and correct areas that needed to be stabilized. We also added SilverGlo to the crawl space walls to improve insulation and minimize heat loss. These improvements also help better manage temperature fluctuations and humidity, two important factors in a crawl space. By combining structural reinforcement and insulation, we transformed this space into a more stable, better-insulated, and better-protected environment, while helping to safeguard the home’s foundation and structure.

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.

Before the work began, the home's low-clearance crawl space was only about 26 inches high, making it difficult to access and inspect. The wood construction required additional structural support, and the homeowner wanted to reinforce the area with properly installed support piers while also addressing moisture concerns. After installing SmartJack® support posts, galvanized steel beams, Beam Splice components, CleanSpace®, Drainage Matting, SmartSump®, StarPipe™, and a SaniDry™ Sedona dehumidifier, the crawl space now benefits from improved structural support and comprehensive moisture control. The upgraded system provides a stronger foundation beneath the home while helping keep the crawl space drier and better protected year-round.