Crawl Space Repair Photo Album: Crawl Space Encapsulation Puts an End to Cold Interior Floors - Portland, OR

This home was experiencing cold floors in the Winter season, which lead to costly energy bills to help the home maintain a comfortable temperature. As the leading local experts in crawl space repair, our expert crews are equipped with the knowledge and experience to help families with issues such as this. The best way to seal and insulate your crawl space, is to have it professionally encapsulated. Encapsulated crawl spaces are sealed, waterproofed, and insulated with the highest quality materials available. With proper yearly maintenance, an encapsulation will last the life of the home, and has the potential to save families up to 40% per year on heating and cooling costs - effectively paying for itself over time. After calling our office, we scheduled this homeowner with one of our highly trained Design Specialists. The first step in an encapsulation, is to clean out the crawl space, and remove all of the old debris, leaving a nice clean area beneath the home for the materials to be installed. Next, 2 layers of heavy-duty ground coverings are installed, to cover the entire dirt floor. The first layer, TerraBlock, is a waterproof insulation that creates a sturdy surface. Directly on top of the TerraBlock, as well as up onto the foundation walls, we install our 20 Mil CleanSpace Vapor Barrier, to prevent moisture from entering the space. CleanSpace is bright and white, and transforms dark, dreary crawl spaces into bright, welcoming areas. It is also interlaced with carbon fibers, making it highly durable, and allowing it to come with a 25 year warranty against rips and tears. Installed at the lowest point inside of the space, is our SmartDrain, which is equipped with an audible alarm that is triggered if water is ever detected. This highly effective component gives homeowners peace of mind and protection in the event of an unexpected plumbing leak, by notifying them immediately before substantial damage could occur inside of their crawl space. In order to maintain a healthy air quality at all times, our crew installed a SaniDry Sedona Dehumidifier to clean and remove moisture, allergens, and toxins from the air, while preventing mold growth. Our Electrical Division arrived and installed a dedicated circuit for this machines. To insulate the foundation walls, we installed SilverGlo Insulation Panels. Finally, each of the original crawl space vents is sealed, and an EverLast Access Door is installed to replace the original door. EverLast Doors are made of rigid plastic that will never rot or discolor, and when shut they seal completely around the edges, denying access to rodents and offering protection to the crawl spaces. At the conclusion of a professionally Encapsulated crawl space by the experts here at John's, families can rest assured that their homes will be warmer and healthier.