Overview of Mold on Henderson, KY Subfloor
Upon entering the crawlspace, our crawlspace repair team foreman, Richard said, "The smell hit you first, it was a powerful musty smell like when something goes bad in the fridge. You know it's mold". It was mold, a large quantity of it blooming on the wooden subfloor supports or beams. The beams were moist to the touch.
Moldy Crawlspace has Bowed Supports in Henderson, KY
In this photo, you can see how each of the wooden subfloor supports has extensive mold growth. In addition, you can see how the supports are warped from the moisture absorbing into them. This has lead the kitchen floor above to feel spongy and creak often. The homeowners have also noted that the oven in the kitchen is not level any longer. The last time that they baked a cake, the batter flowed over one side of the pan and was too low on the opposite side--the things that you never think of with sagging floors, right?!
Failed Subfloor Supports in Henderson, KY
The warped subfloor supports are not able to bear the same weight as they had previously, so some of them have begun to crack, as you can see in the top foreground support. In addition, you can see that the two supports further back in the picture have warped vertically as well as horizontally, which is causing problems in the above wood plank floor. There are gaps and uneven depth that you can detect with the naked eye! It's causing trip hazards for this elderly homeowner couple.
Cracked Subfloor Joist in Henderson KY home
Here, you can see that this subfloor joist has cracked and is failing to support the above grade weight of the home anymore. Thankfully, the Healthy Spaces team will be able to replace the rotten and failed subfloor joist and they will be replacing the failing crawlspace support with a guaranteed and long-lasting SmartJack from Foundation Supportworks. These repairs, along with the addition of the CleanSpace engineered film system will restore this crawlspace and prevent any further structural damage to the home.
Preparation for Mold Mitigation in Henderson, KY Crawlspace
In this picture, you can see a close up of the subfloor joists. Richard and his team will thoroughly scrub each joist with a powerful, professional grade mold killing treatment. Once the mold has been removed, then the repair work can begin. Richard says, "Sealing off the crawl space or basement and lowering the humidity level below 60% can help prevent serious damage to the home and to the health of its inhabitants."
Mold Remediation Begins in Henderson KY Crawlspace
In this picture, you can see that the Healthy Spaces team has put down a temporary black plastic to catch the mold spores and other debris while they mitigate. Once the subfloor has been cleaned, the plastic will be carefully wrapped up, bagged, and disposed of. Next, the team will perform the foundation repair solutions like SmartJacks, replacing subfloor joists, etc and then the Cleanspace crawlspace encapsulation can begin.