Crawl Space Encapsulation

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The Dallas – Ft. Worth area is notorious for having a high water table and a lot of moisture in the soil which contributes to the significant problems in crawl spaces in the metroplex.

The Crawl Space problem:

Crawl spaces have ALWAYS been designed to fail in the southern regions.

It is an 80-year-old idea: Let’s allow the HIGH Texas humidity to enter through the old design vents to meet an already humid space. I wonder what would happen? Well, science happens when adding 60% relative humidity to an already 70% humid space it becomes over 100% humidity. This creates the beginning stages of mold and mildew in your crawlspace.

But wait there’s more: then you get to find out your floor joists have started to rot because they’re organic and allow wet moisture to invite termites to feast on wet wood. Not to mention, the fun part of all of this is its under your house, so you never see it (out of sight out of mind). You might be the lucky family that gets the interior problems, such as cupped floors, doors not shutting, windows with condensation on them or even worse bad air quality that helps you sneeze and create allergies you have never had before.

Crawl space encapsulation is creating a properly humidity-controlled environment underneath your home to protect against mold, mildew, odor, wood rot, insects, rodents, termites, and even flooding.

Crawl space encapsulation is the only way to prevent these issues from occurring.

The Crawl space Encapsulation System consists of the CORE 4 to be successful.A man in an orange vest and white hard hat using a tablet.

  • 20 MIL antimicrobial liner – This keeps the soil air from attacking the home.
  • Drainage Matting – This prevents flooding and pooling water underneath the liner.
  • Dehumidifier & Sump pump system – The dehumidifier controls humidity and the sump pump helps send water away from the home.
  • Vent Covers – The vents stop the humid Texas air from coming in for good.

Whitecap Vapor Barrier is a high strength polyethylene liner designed specifically for use in crawlspace. It is cord-reinforced for increase durability. They visible side of the liner is bright white in color and creates a bright, clean and seamless look when finished.

Whitecap Drainage Matting is described as the installers “Best Friend.” Drainage matting adds comfort to the installer during installation while protecting the vapor barrier from puncture/wear, improves water movement due to the dimpled design.

Santa Fe Dehumidifier removes moisture out of the air, while filtering the recycled air, creating a crawlspace humidity at 55% RH. This ensures that your crawlspace humidity will be controlled at all times.

A Sump Pump System removes all water beneath the liner, while also discharging all the moisture created by the dehumidifier, sending the water away from the home.

Vent Covers durable UV protected plastic that will last for years, to keep out the outside environment from entering your crawlspace air. They will also eliminate and entry port for insects, rodents or termites.