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The CleanSpace® Crawl Space System installed by Dry Basement® & Foundation Systems can protect your home from crawl space mold, bugs and rodents, structural damage, crawl space odor, and rising energy costs as well as provide you with increased storage space. The CleanSpace® Crawl Space System includes products that prevent crawl space moisture by encapsulating the crawl space with a vapor barrier, closing the crawl space vents, and conditioning the space to make a healthier crawl space and home. If you have a crawl space moisture problem of any kind Dry Basement® can help.
Our CleanSpace® installers specialize in crawl space repair with products including the CleanSpace® crawl space vapor barrier, the SaniDry® crawl space dehumidifier, crawl space vent covers, a crawl space door, and other patented reliable moisture control products and systems.
A concrete or dirt crawl space with a crawl space vent is a never-ending source of moisture. Even if the dirt's surface seems dry, digging down a few inches reveals moist earth. Moisture ruins houses by providing a hospitable environment for mold, fungi, and insects that destroy wood framing. Crawl space moisture, and the mold and mildew that thrive in this environment, affect not only the floor system directly above, but also the entire house. To avoid moisture's negative affects, a crawlspace should be completely sealed and isolated from the ground and the humid outside air. Properly sealing the crawlspace and removing the moisture from the ground and air helps provide a mold-free, radon-free, and insect-free environment, which leads to a more more energy-efficient and healthier home.
Your crawlspace, although often neglected until it's too late, is one of the most important spaces in your home. It can be a spawning ground for mold, bugs, embarrassing odors, and even radon gas. The moisture generated in the crawlspace will lead to structural damage and higher energy costs. On the other hand, a clean, sealed crawlspace can be an extra source for much needed storage while making your home more energy efficient, healthy, and safe for your family.
As warm air rises in your home, it brings up with it the air that was previously in your crawl space, including moisture, mold spores, and anything else that may be airborne down there. As this air rises in your home, replacement air enters from the lowest part, your crawlspace. This replacement air is made up of unconditioned outside air that enters through vents and other leaks, and air that is actually sucked from the crawl space floor, either dirt or concrete, which is typically filled with lots of moisture. This natural upward air movement is called the "stack effect". Consequently, whatever is in the air at the lowest point eventually flows up into the living sections. Up to 40% of the air we breathe on the first floor of our home comes from the crawl space.
Structural repairs to replace floor joists, girders, and sill plates -- basically the entire floor framing system under your house -- can be very expensive. Most of the time, these structural repairs are done without ever fixing the problem that caused them in the first place, so it's only a matter of time before the new framing rots out, and it has to be done again.
CleanSpace® is a tough liner that you or any service people can crawl on with no fear of it coming off the walls or tearing. The vapor barrier also has an anti-microbial agent manufactured into it to kill mold and bacteria that it comes in contact with. The crawl space vent covers and crawl space door are tough and look great - they are also all plastic, as is the entire CleanSpace® system, so they never need paint, won't rot, and mold won't grow on them.
The system comes with a 25-year CleanSpace® warranty against rips, tears & groundwater, and from having groundwater on top of the liner.