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After Hurricane Sandy blew through New Jersey, this Brick homeowner had to rebuild his home. When he saw ground water puddling in his new crawl space he wanted the problem taken care of ASAP! He called Quality 1st Basement Systems! Kenny Tramutola, a Crawl Space Specialist, inspected the home and suggested Encapsulation. By Encapsulating the crawl space, the area would stay dry, preventing mold and bacteria from growing under the home. A SaniDry CX dehumidifier would keep the air dry and the the whole house healthier. Quality 1st Foreman, Juan Garcia, brought his crew out and they installed the Drainage Matting, SilverGlo, CleanSpace Liner, and SmartPump Sump Pump. Then sealed the crawl space with SmartVent Vent covers. Now this Brick, New Jersey homeowner has a dry and healthy crawl space and tells all his friends and neighbors they need to get a healthier home with Quality 1st Crawl Space Encapsulation.

Breeding Ground for Mold & Bacteria

Mold and bacteria love dark, damp crawl spaces. The air in the crawl space seeps up into the home and affects the whole family. Notice the water on the ground, the water marks on the foundation walls and if you pay close attention, you can even see mold growing on the floor joists!

Damp Crawl Space in New Jersey

Water vapor in the crawl space can cause the beams to rot out, leaving a homeowner with sagging floors, mold in their home and costly repairs!

Damp, Musty Crawl Space

This damp crawl space is a breeding ground for germs. Notice the air ducts that run through this crawl space. When high humidity levels exist, it is much more difficult to control the temperature of that space which causes the cold air in the vents to warm up before it has a chance to cool the rooms above in the summer or heat them in the winter when the temperature in the crawl space is very low. Encapsulating and insulating your crawl space will help reduce your energy bills.

Crawl Space Sump Pump

This sump pump was working constantly and still not getting the job done. The crawl space had puddles of water seeping up from the ground and that just spells mold problems!

Damp, Musty Crawl Space

Here is the crawl space before the encapsulation process with our CleanSpace vapor barrier. Even though this appears to be one of the cleaner crawl space that we have faced, it's the invisible humidity that will cause the most problems. Encapsulation was a must!

Crawl Space Encapsulation

The crew installs the CleanSpace vapor barrier and the SilverGlo insulation that will help control the temperature in the crawl space. This will reduce the energy that the homeowners have to spend to heat the rooms above the crawl space.

SilverGlo Crawl Space Insulation

SilverGlo creates a barrier to keep the heat in, reflect the heat back into the crawl space and therefore better insulating the home.

Crawl Space Encapsulated and Insulated

CleanSpace vapor barrier & SilverGlo insulation will keep this home insulated and free from mold. The homeowners will now also be able to use this space as storage.

CleanSpace Vapor Barrier

As you can see in this picture, CleanSpace can be fitted to odd shaped crawl spaces without a problem.

SaniDry CX Crawl Space Dehumidifier

The SaniDry CX dehumidifier was especially designed to keep your crawl space dry and healthy in combination with the CleanSpace encapsulation vapor barrier.

CleanSpace Encapsulation

The CleanSpace Liner keeps the the crawl space sealed from mold, bacteria, and vermin. It also brightens the crawl space and makes it more likely to be used as storage space.

SmartVent Covers

SmartVent is the smart way to seal the crawl space from outside humidity and vermin but it also allows flood water to enter the crawl space when necessary. This is important as we have seen in the past where heavy floods have put pressure on foundation walls and caused bowing walls in the basement or crawl space. By allowing flood water to enter, the pressure on your foundation walls is greatly reduced, yet it keeps your crawl space sealed as well, allowing for our system to reduce humidity and reduce the risk of mold and wood rot.