Healthy Spaces Before & After Photos

Positioned in Santa Clause, IN, a home needed a mold-free crawlspace to relieve existing allergies and remove mold that was appearing on the walls from the floor above the crawlspace. In some situations, a crawlspace will pose as an "out of sight, out of mind" place and is left uninspected. A moldy crawlspace will have damp air with smelly mold spores. The mold reaches from the floor above through either the HVAC system or the stack effect. The stack effect creates airflow in the home from the bottom to the top. Air from the crawl space is drawn upward into the first floor and then the second floor. The same air from the crawl space makes up about half of what you breathe. Being informed about the dangers of mold will help homeowners be aware of their health and their homes.

There is a process to follow for mold removal. Mold is scrubbed off all parts of the crawl space and then taken care of through mold remediation. A Smart Sump was installed to remove excess water, and an installation of CleanSpace was put in. A SaniDry Sedona was installed to create dry airflow, making mold survival and population difficult. An exterior crawl space door is used to close a vent in the crawlspace to banish outside air from entering. The process was completed successfully, additionally, creating a clean and safe atmosphere for the couple to continue living in. 

Humidity is a common problem for many crawl spaces when the crawl space barrier is compromised by outside air. A family in Hardinsburg, KY, became concerned when a few mold spores grew on the beams inside the crawl space because of the humidity. Mold loves humidity and will lie dormant on any organic surface for many years. It is not the air that triggers mold growth, but the moisture level on the surface of, for example, a wooden beam or drywall. To keep the family safe from future health effects, dry air had to be created.

Any physical areas that were affected by mold were scrubbed away and taken care of through mold remediation. To fix the overall problem, a bright white liner is spread throughout the crawlspace and then taped down securely. The liner is known as CleanSpace and is effective at being tear-resistant and preventing mold because of its safe and odorless antimicrobial additive. Since CleanSpace protects the crawl space, outside air cannot pass in and create the humid atmospheric state it was in before. Once the crawl space was completed, the family was relieved to know that mold will never be a nuisance in their crawlspace again.

 If saving money is your go-to motive, then a dirt crawl space is not your friend. In Evansville IN, a homeowner wanted to lower their energy costs by protecting the crawl space from extreme weather. A home with a dirt crawl space costs more to heat and cool because of the damp air. Damp air puts more of a hidden load on the HVAC system. If this problem is taken care of, then any homeowner will save about 15-25 percent. That’s a lot of money!  

To begin the energy savings, the crawl space was lined with CleanSpace. CleanSpace is a bright white, thick plastic liner that dramatically transforms any crawl space. The liner is installed around the upper part of the walls and is sealed either by special tapes or sealants. On top of all the energy savings, the crawl space can now be safely used for storage. It thrilled the homeowner to find their home encapsulated and insulated properly to keep the energy bills low. 

To improve the future health of the crawl space in Vincennes, IN, a homeowner wanted to have the crawl space inspected. A concern from the homeowner was the lack of dry airflow and moisture spots appearing in parts of the crawl space. Air, including humid air, moves easily in and out of spaces, in addition, air brings its moisture content with it wherever it goes. If a crawl space is left uninspected with open spaces, then water, critters or insects, mold, and even unwelcomed guests could inhibit the area beneath your home! The homeowner was determined to make sure the crawl space was closed off to any outside pests.

What is the best solution to protect the entire crawl space from outside air? CleanSpace! CleanSpace is a bright white pool-like liner that is installed on the floor and walls to seal any openings in the crawl space. A SaniDry Sedona was also placed into the crawl space. The Sanidry Sedona is an anti-mold solution because this dehumidifier takes up to 100 pints of water per day out of the crawl space while using the same energy as a 40-pint dehumidifier. They took the future health of this crawl space into action and will further save money.

Would you swim in a crawl space? A crawl space in Philpot, KY consisted of muddy floors that the family wanted to fix for the future health of their home and themselves. If a crawl space is slowly bringing in water inside, then it will eventually look like an unsafe kiddie pool. Water causes the wooden beams to rot and have bouncy floors from the room above. This can be reversed with the right care.

Before CleanSpace is installed throughout the floor, and walls of the crawl space, a drainage matting system that has dimples is laid throughout the floor of the crawl space to control the water from the ground to be released outside.  CleanSpace is then installed along with a Sump Pump to pump water out of the crawl space. These three combinations leave the crawl space looking bright and the air dry. The family was relieved to know that water would no longer be an issue in their crawl space.