Crawl Space Waterproofing & Moisture Control in Maryland, Washington DC, & Virginia
If you've got crawl space problems, we've got crawl space answers!
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There are entire industries and businesses based on crawl space moisture in the Washington DC, Virginia, and Maryland area. If you have a damp crawl space - whether it’s dirt or concrete - your crawl space’s future is filled with rotting beams and floor boards. Mold spores, dust mites, and odors will fill your crawl space and rise into your home, bringing allergens and unhealthy conditions into your living space. Insulation will likely become saturated with water, causing it to grow mold, sag, and fall on your crawl space floor. Floor boards and beams with rot and need to be replaced. And as your crawlspace and home become more humid, your entire house becomes more difficult to heat or cool!
Allowing a dirt, vented, or concrete crawl space to remain under your home is a very bad idea - especially in areas like Baltimore, Frederick, Randallstown, Edgewood, and Annapolis where valuable property can be greatly damaged by this situation. These areas, and all over the Maryland, DC, northern Virginia region, have very high relative humidity in the soil. As this water vapor moves easily into the crawl space and upwards into the house environment, it creates an environment where rot, mold, and dust mites can grow. Additionally, as wood gathers moisture, it can become a habitat for termites, carpenter ants, and other damaging pests.
Crawl spaces in the greater Baltimore and DC areas do not have to be wet or flooded to be extremely unhealthy. If the humidity of the air is 60% or higher, then mold can grow and release spores into the air and dust mites can thrive and add as much as 200 times their body weight in fecal material to the air. While most people are not allergic to these mold spores, there are many who are. Mold spores and dust mite waste can potentially make respiratory problems worse, and in rare cases where mold is toxic or it grows extremely thickly in the walls, it will need to be removed by a professional. This can be a long, expensive, and damaging project!
Air naturally flows through the house from bottom to the top. As air leaves through the upper levels, damp, moldy, smelly air from the crawlspace and lower levels is pulled up into the living areas of the home. If you have dust mite feces, mold spores, humidity, or other things in the air, this will come up as well. Fortunately, we now have a solution for crawl spaces! The CleanSpace System - developed by Basement Systems, the world leader in dry basement and crawl space technology – is an easy, healthy way to turn your damp, moldy crawl space into clean, usable space for your home. If you live in Baltimore, Washington D.C., Arnold, Columbia, or Germantown, or surrounding areas, this is definitely the answer for you!
CleanSpace Crawl Space Encapsulation System
The CleanSpace system completely isolates your home from the earth and dramatically reduces the humidity level in the crawl space. As humidity levels lower, mold growth, rot, and dust mites can be reduced, or in some cases, almost completely eliminated! Animals will have a difficult time working their way through the thick, heavy-duty barrier and will be discouraged from entering your home.
Our crawl space vapor barrier is made with a heavy 20-mil-thick material that’s similar in design to a pool liner. We manufacture our crawl space material in seven layers – a blend of high-density polyethylene, low-density polyethylene, and two layers of polyester-cord reinforcement that is blue on one side and white on the visible side. The bright white finished side will dramatically brightens a crawl space area, helping you take full advantage of available lighting so you will always be able to clearly see that your crawl space is free of mold, insects, and dirt. The CleanSpace liner is tough enough for you to crawl on it and it’s reliable enough for you to safely use the crawl space for storage. Service people will be able to use it without worry of putting holes or tears in the liner. The liner completely stops moisture penetration, and it can act as a passive radon mitigation system.
If you'd like a free crawl space waterproofing estimate in Baltimore, Washington D.C. or Arlington, VA, and anywhere else from Edgewood to Bethesda and Chesapeake Beach to Emmitsburg, call or contact us online today, and we’ll send our full color 90-page book along for free as well!
