Seal Up Your Atlanta Crawl Space Now
Your Atlanta crawl space, or small dirt space underneath your home, are not an area of the home that you are likely to think about. Unfortunately, simply ignoring or forgetting about crawl spaces (CSs) can create many problems for homeowners. CSs are constant sources of moisture in the home due to their underground location and their construction. This moisture must be dealt with before it creates problems in the home.
A moist and damp Crawl space can cause you to experience unseen moisture streaming in through your building envelope. Moistness or dampness in a CS can be responsible for creating a damp, dark place that is a haven for insects and an inviting environment for mold to grow. Mold spores and mildew can all be drawn in through the HVAC system in your home and can travel throughout your house where you and your family breathe in these dangerous organisms.
Atlanta crawl space can be vented or breathe to allow for moisture control; however, this may not always work well and may cause you to both experience energy loss and to experience the problems associated with moisture in your home. A better choice than allowing your crawlspace to breathe and to send potentially contaminated air into your home is to seal up the crawlspace instead.
Sealing Up a Crawl Space
A CS can be sealed with a heavy-duty vapor barrier in order to prevent many of the problems associated with these dirt areas. A heavy-duty vapor barrier, when properly installed with reinforced seams by an experienced basement crawls space and waterproofing professional, can eliminate many of the problems associated with a crawlspace. The vapor barrier will help to make sure that moisture stays on the outside and that your CS doesn’t become a haven for mold and other unwanted visitors. The vapor barrier will also help to prevent the air from your crawl space from venting into your home.
An Atlanta crawl space vapor barrier can help you to cut energy costs because you will no longer have the unconditioned air from the CS coming into the home. Because the vapor barrier also helps to control moisture and to prevent the moisture-induced problems in a CS from invading your home, the vapor barrier can help to make your home a healthier place to be.
Simply sealing up your crawlspace, therefore, can solve many issues and can provide many benefits to homeowners. Cleaner air, lower energy bills, and reduced chances of insects, mold and mildew are all benefits of CS encapsulation. Not only that, but when it comes time to sell your home, a moisture problem or water damage to the building envelope can prevent the sale while a tightly-sealed crawl space can be a selling point.
If you are looking for an Atlanta and North Georgia crawl space insulation specialist then please call 404-821-2711 or complete our online request form.
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