A "before" photo of the crawl space with some plastic on the ground
Despite the plastic that the homeowner had on the ground, moisture stillraged out of control. Ultimately, the hardwood floors in the downstairs of the home began to ripple and buckle.
Another "before" photo of this seemingly dry crawl space
You can't see any visible water here, but the relative humidity in this crawl space was so high that the hardwood floors above it began to buckle and pop.
Example of hardwood flooring that began to rise up from the moisture in the crawl space beneath
The hardwood flooring throughout the downstairs of this home began to ripple and then in some areas, the planks actually popped and were rasied up. The moisture from the crawl space below was causing the flooring to expand and contract over and over during wet and dry seasons.
Before photo
Showing the entrance to the crawl space, basic plastic was laying on the ground.
Before photo
Throughout the crawl space there was basic plastic was laying on the ground in a failed attempt to keep moisture away.
Crews lay drainage matting
Team members laid drainage matting out which goes under the CleanSpace encapsulation to allow water to move under it .
Team members work around SmartJacks
Crews work to get drainage matting around the SmartJacks that were used to stabilize the home.
Crew members lay out drainage matting
Before the CleanSpace is brought in, drainage matting was laid throughout.
Before the CleanSpace is brought in, drainage matting was laid throughout.
Crew members lay out drainage matting
After photo: showing encapsulation
After the CleanSpace was installed throughout the crawlspace
After photo: showing structural supports and encapsulation
After the CleanSpace was installed throughout the crawlspace
Hardwood flooring lifting and popping in the house
Because of the moisture and humidity issues in the crawlspace, the hardwood flooring on the first level of the home was affected.
