Insulation Before & After Photos

This home had a mess of fiberglass insulation in the crawl space. Without realizing when this happened, the homeowners were shocked to glance under their home and seeing the mess that covered the crawl space. Knowing this wasn't healthy for the home, they called up John's Waterproofing to learn about encapsulation and how it could help their home. 

The crawlspace needs to be insulated properly. So many people believe attaching fiberglass along the underside of your home will keep your home insulated. However, it absorbs moisture, holding it against the homes wooden beams, and allowing mold to fester. This home suffered from this issue, and to address it, the homeowners needed to tackle the mold and what caused the mold so it wouldn't end up coming back. To keep their home healthy, a full encapsulation was installed, properly insulating the home and preventing mold. 

This homeowner called us up, their crawlspace had fiberglass insulation and a 6 Mil vapor barrier. There was no water or mold or rot visible, but there was an obvious smell. Upon inspection we found mold spores in the wood that was being hidden by the fiberglass insulation. This insulation was holding any condensation up against the homes wooden foundation causing mold to take hold. We removed this, applied Mold X2 as needed and encapsulated the space to provide proper insulation and protection for this home. 

This homes crawl space was a mess of old fiberglass that was adding no real insulation value to the home. To get the space done properly, the homeowner called up John's Waterproofing and scheduled their free inspection. They chose to encapsulate the space, providing them with lasting insulation as well as a system that will keep their home dry, stable, and healthy throughout the years. 

When water permeates the air, it will get absorbed into what is around it. In this case, into the old fiberglass insulation. From there the weight of the water will pull the insulation down in either strips or in globs. To insulate a crawl space properly, our encapsulation process uses TerraBlock over the dirt floor and spray foam along the foundation walls. This provides a long lasting insulation that is not damaged by water.