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If im understanding right. You encapsulates a crawlspace to avoid moisture,bad smell. Or do you encapsulates a crawlspace to avoid a customer to keep seen the moisture. Because once the crawlspace is encapsulate ,we wont see no moisture. obviously add a dehumidifier just to keep the crawlspace cold. Encapsulates a crawlspace is not going to prevent moisture, the wall will still be wet,water will still come into the crawl space ,the only difference is you won't see it anymore. Please advise
The building showed only hairline cracks. You could not even slide a business card between these cracks. No engineer would recommend foundation underpinning for a hairline crack. Just to monitor it for future movement. Perhaps apply a crack monitor if the client is interested in foregoing masonry repairs. It is highly likely this foundation would have settled to stabilization on its own without spending all of this money for foundation underpinning. Always hire a structural engineer first before getting quotes from foundation repair contractors. That step is actually required in many States to meet code requirements. Don't be overcharged for repairs you do not need. Do your homework first.
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This is something that can be done by a DIYer but it's something you should preferably have a helper or 2 for and not something that should just be done after work each day. You really want to take a couple days off of work and spend the weekend getting it done
I’m building my house and didn’t put any crawlspace vents in the blocks because I’m going to encapsulate the crawlspace. My question is do I need to bring any outside air into the crawlspace or just leave it totally encapsulated?
While there are many factors that can impact the integrity of the wood when it comes to moisture, the 2 specific moisture items to be concerned with are an elevated relative humidity of 60% or greater and a wood moisture content of greater than 14% for extended periods of time would have the greatest impact.
Hi Jim! Thank you for the question. In order to answer this correctly, we would need to know a few variables. You could private message us your email address or email our foundation specialist, Ed, at emeyer@58foundations.com. Thanks!
I installed an Aprilaire dehumidifier in my basement and ran a condensate pipe to the floor drain, Game changer. Took the humidity from over 80% to under 40% this changed every in the basement.
In most cases, once the crawlspace is encapsulated, insulation in the overhead may not be necessary to keep the floor warm. The encapsulation is designed to isolate the home from the earth and to also help prevent outside air infiltration into the crawlspace. The prevention of air penetration will reduce or eliminate the need for insulation, however, in many municipalities, it is code that insulation be installed on the wall or in the overhead of the crawlspace. If you don’t feel the need to install the insulation (the floors aren’t cold and your energy efficiency seems proper), first step would be to determine if it is code in your area to have the insulation. If it is not code, you would simply insulate the floors as you see fit to improve energy efficiency and comfort. If it is code, you would need to install insulation in the overhead or on the wall as code would indicate.
Hi Jeffrey, Every crawl space has different challenges and considerations. We would love to schedule you for a free inspection. You can call us at 888-603-2910 to be added to the schedule.
These guys did a fantastic job with our total encapsulation under our new addition, it gives us peace of mind knowing our investment is protected from moisture we discovered after we built thanks so much…kim
These guys did a fantastic job with our total encapsulation it gave us peace of mind knowing our new addition was protected from the moisture we discovered after we built, thanks so much kim
