Crawl Space Repair Before & After Photos

Water was entering Todd’s cottage’s basement. Since he is not always there he often worries whether his basement is flooding or not, so he called our team. We installed the CleanSpace Basement Finishing Wall System to prevent more water intrusion. This system utilizes a poly sheet material to completely cover basement foundation walls and act as a vapor and moisture barrier. The material is waterproof, stain resistant and can be applied over many different types of surfaces. This system was perfect for Todd and put a stop to all water intrusion into his basement immediately.

Dara called our team because she has many pipes in her crawl space and she is worried about them freezing. To ease her worries, we installed SilverGlo, a set of waterproof foam panels. It is used on the walls of your crawl space in order to insulate it. SilverGlo blocks all moisture and is made of inorganic material which prevents mold, rot or mildew from forming. Overall, it will keep Dara’s crawl space dry and insulated which will prevent any of her pipes from freezing.

During our cold Michigan winters, Dara is always concerned about the pipes in her crawl space freezing. To prevent Dara’s pipes from freezing and to give her peace of mind, our team insulated her rim joists. Small cracks and seams can exist around rim joists, but after insulating them all of those cracks are sealed off. Now airflow is restricted keeping outside air out and inside air in. Therefore, Dara’s crawl space will be insulated and she won’t need to worry about her pipes freezing. 

The before photo shows the cinder blocks that the owners had previously been using to support their crawl space. The crawl space ceiling is also the floor joists for the first level, so when the ceiling is sagging a bit, the floor above is also sloping. In this case, even the supplemental supports beams for the joists had started to lean. As you can see in the after photo, the crew reinforced the floor joists with steel beams that would better support the weight of the floor. Then they added in the SmartJack support system. Once in place and attached to the ground, the jacks were raised to a height that leveled out the floor joists and the floor above. Best of all, if the crawl space ever does begin to sag again, the SmartJacks can be adjusted to a different height. 

Jared needed to get his crawl space professionally sealed up so he called Ayers for help. After an inspection our crew determined he needed CleanSpace. With CleanSpace, this thick plastic liner has a vapor barrier that will protect against excess moisture that leads to mold or bacteria. It is waterproof and much more effective than a regular tarp you can buy from the store. The Drainage Matting we put under the liner will catch any water leaking and direct it to the sump system as well.

Jared was happy he made the call to get his crawl space protected with a permanent fix!