Crawl Space Repair Before & After Photos

When our specialists inspected this home in Gatineau, they found that the crawl space had high humidity levels, creating conditions conducive to condensation, unpleasant odors, mold growth, and material deterioration. Moisture rising from the ground could also affect indoor air quality throughout the house, since air from the crawl space naturally circulates upward to the upper floors. In addition, certain sections of the structure required additional support to ensure the stability of the floors. To address these issues, our team fully encapsulated the crawl space by installing a drainage matting to effectively channel water, a CleanSpace® vapor barrier to block moisture from the ground and create a clean, dry environment, and SmartJack® supports to reinforce the joists and stabilize the floors. This work now allows for better moisture control, protects the structure from the long-term effects of water, improves indoor air quality, and provides the homeowner with a healthier, more durable, and much easier-to-maintain crawl space.

The crawl space was damp and very poorly insulated. The floor were sagging and needed support.

Solution:

•Installation of the SilverGlo to enclose the air outside the house

• Application of an urethane foam to insulate the crawl space

• Installation of a drainage membrane and a CleanSpace to isolate the house from the earth and make the crawl space cleaner.

• Installation of a SmartJack to support the house.

In L'Ange-Gardien, a homeowner was dealing with persistent moisture infiltration in their crawl space—a condition prone to compromising both structural integrity and indoor air quality. Recognizing the urgent need for remediation, our team employed the advanced CleanSpace encapsulation system, a comprehensive solution engineered to create a durable, moisture-impermeable barrier. This system features a 20-mil, antimicrobial-treated vapor barrier liner, meticulously sealed along all walls, piers, and penetrations, effectively mitigating vapor transmission from the soil. The "after" photo reveals a transformed environment, showcasing the high-performance encapsulation and a measurable improvement in air quality.

One of the most common complaints of old-house owners is sagging floors.

This is the case of our client in Gatineau who called us to repair his crawl space after many failure attempts to fix this problem.

Furthermore we have installed our companies’ SmartJack Support Pillars which are steel support systems used to stabilized and level the girders and floor joists in a crawl space, in addition to our companies’ CleanSpace liner to keep moisture from entering the area through the dirt floor.

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.