Crawl Space Repair - Cleaning out Moldy Dirt and Debris in Fuquay Crawlspace

Many buildings incorporate vapor barriers in the design of their walls and floors. Vapor barriers must be located and installed properly or the building may have moisture problems. A vapor barrier is a layer of material that slows or prevents the absorption or release of moisture from or into a wall or floor. Vapor barriers can prevent damp or wet building materials from drying quickly enough to prevent mold growth.

Common moisture problems include: Leaking roofs. Leaking or condensing water pipes, especially pipes inside wall cavities or pipe chases. Leaking fire-protection sprinkler systems. Landscaping, gutters, and down spouts that direct water into or under a building. High humidity (> 60% relative humidity). Unvented combustion appliances such as clothes dryers vented into a garage (Clothes dryers and other combustion appliances should be vented to the outside). 

The best way to resolve many of those issues is to install a vapor barrier, but first, you have to clean out all the damp, rotting insulation and other accumulated dirt and debris from the space like our crawlspace experts did here.