Crawl Space Repair Photo Album: Wet Crawl Space in Bar Harbor, ME
Moisture has wreaked havoc on this Bar Harbor, ME, crawl space, and the homeowner couldn’t let the issues continue, so they booked a free estimate with TC Hafford Basement Systems. System Design Craig Ziegenbein worked with the homeowner to design a system that would seal their crawl space and keep humidity from causing damage and rotting out the wood.
CleanSpace with Drainage Matting was first installed to encapsulate the area and create a barrier between the outside elements and the crawl space. Drainage Matting is a durable, dimpled matting that creates a channel that allows ground water to flow to the sump pump and elevates the CleanSpace to protect it. CleanSpace is an inorganic vapor barrier that gets attached to the walls to seal the crawl space from moisture and small critters. An UltraSump was installed to take the water from the area and pump it away from the home through a new Exterior Buried Discharge line. The Discharge line and the sump system are protected from freezing during the winter with the installation of IceGuard. To finish the encapsulation system, the old and rotting crawl space entrance cover was replaced with a new EverLast Access Panel that keeps air and moisture from coming into the crawl space.
Now the homeowner is happy being able to use their crawl space for storage with moisture no longer affecting the health of their home.
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Moisture causing issues in the crawl space
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Crawl space without encapsulation
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Damage from moisture
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Moisture causing issues
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Old door allowing moisture and cold air into the crawl space
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CleanSpace with Drainage Matting Installed
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CleanSpace with Drainage Matting Installed and UltraSump
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CleanSpace with Drainage Matting Installed
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CleanSpace with Drainage Matting Installed
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CleanSpace with Drainage Matting Installed and SaniDry Sedona Dehumidifier