Sealing Out Moisture, Mold Growth & More From Your Crawl Space - Barrier Waterproofing

A couple in Nashville, Tennessee had been increasing their awareness of the amount of energy they utilized in their home. They went through and made the appropriate adjustments to increase the energy efficiency of their home and noticed a significant difference when they had someone go through their home and seal up open gaps and spaces. When it came to sealing their crawl space, however, they decided to contact a crawl space specialist. This was a great idea, seeing as how the crawl space of a home provides different challenges one might not find in a completed living space of a home. Our local crawl space repair and encapsulation professionals visited their home and performed a FREE evaluation of their crawl space. What they discovered was that, although the crawl space was in definite need of some adequate sealing to increase the home’s energy efficiency, but also to prevent the mold growth and moisture buildup that had begun to accumulate in their crawl space! Right away they went to work, removing the current mold growth and moisture from the air. Once the crawl space environment had dried out, any rips or tears in the previously installed vapor barrier were repaired and sealed off, otherwise, any more external seals would prove futile since moisture can be communicated directly from the dirt floor of a crawl space. Next, all of the gaps and cracks that communicated with the outside weather were sealed tight. After every hole, crack, gap, tear, and space was adequately sealed, the Barrier Waterproofing team explained to the Nashville, Tennessee couple of the additional factors that the sealing helps protect the crawl space from, like adverse temperatures, moisture, and pests from the outside environment. Within the next couple of months, not only did the couple feel great about the increase in their home’s energy efficiency, but in the quality of health of their home. Proudly severing Nashville, Franklin, Murfreesboro, Mt. Juliet, Brentwood, Hendersonville, Madison, Bellevue, Antioch, and Goodlettsville