John's Waterproofing Before & After Photos

This home had high humidity levels in the crawl space. The homeowners had tried to have fiberglass insulation but due to the moisture content, this was drooping and needing to be re-tacked up. To address this, they were ready to try something new. Our encapsulation offers long-lasting crawl space insulation with TerraBlock over the floor and Spray Foam along the foundation walls. The new SaniDry dehumidifier will address moisture issues and this space will be dry, stable, and healthy. 

This home had a very dusty and dirty crawl space. In the rainy season it would have puddles of water throughout, and in the warm season, this would dry, leaving behind layers of mud. The overhead insulation was drooping from the sub-floor and overall, the space was a mess. The owners were ready for a solution that would make their crawl space healthy. For this, they turned to John's Waterproofing and scheduled their free inspection. We send out a design specialist who dove under the home, doing a full crawl to map out the repair plan for this home. Ultimately to provide a long-term solution to keep the space dry and healthy year after year, we recommended a full encapsulation. The owners listened to the benefits of the system and scheduled the work. 

To begin we remove the old vapor barrier, debris, and fiberglass. We than install a full drain system with a sump pump. These work together to collect the groundwater and than pump it away from the home through a discharge line. We than sealed the vents shut, in an encapsulation we need to be able to control the environment of the crawl space so we can keep it healthy. We than lay TerraBlock along the dirt floor, this insulates the floor of the space. Over this is CleanSpace, a 20 Mil thick vapor barrier. Along the walls we install SilverGlo insulation and complete the project with a SaniDry dehumidifier. Now this space is set up to remain dry and healthy through all season for tears to come. 

This system gives the home owner maximum energy efficiency, while keeping the crawlspace clean and dry!

Customer and roommate were getting sick due to mold growth starting in crawlspace 

This customer called with concerns of her crawlspace due to her and her roommate always having runny noses. She had read our article about how up to 50% of the air you breathe in your home comes from the crawlspace. Our inspector recommended a crawlspace encapsulation to improve the air quality in their home. Our crew dried out the crawlspace to get rid of the mud and standing water. They completely sealed the crawlspace using our CleanSpace vapor barrier. It is a 20 mil thick woven fiber vapor barrier that is rip resistant. The clean air was instant, the homeowner could tell right away that there was no longer a musty odor and the whole house just smelled better. She was so happy with the job the crew did and just had a relief about all the mold and other things that she could have been breathing in when her crawlspace was wet and moldy.