Crawl Space Repair Photo Album: CleanSpace Used to Solve Alma Basement Efflourescence

Our customer called because, as she began the process of readying her home for sale, she realized that the efflourescence on the walls was a bigger problem than she thought. While there were water issues during heavy rains, she blamed a poorly sealed door. While this can definitely be a culprit, high humidity can affect porous block walls like the ones in the basement and leave behind the mineral deposits known as efflourescence. In order to protect the basement walls from any further humidity or water problems, we sealed them with the CleanSpace Wall System.

Effloresence Causing Deposits on Block Walls

The discoloration you can see on the walls is known as efflorescence, which is the term for mineral deposits forming on surfaces.

Efflorescence on Alma Basement Walls

Groundwater seeping through porous block walls can cause efflorescence, as minerals in the walls rise to the surface.

Efflorescence Near Basement Windows

This type of water damage can make everything look much worse than it is. While this is surface efflorescence, which simply means there is a mineral deposit left on the surface, there are other types that can eventually lead to erosion of the materials.

Heavy Water Damage Around Windows

One of the areas of the basement with the most water damage is the area below the windows. Given that water more easily flows around windows (vs. solid wall) it's unsurprising that the groundwater in this area had more access and could therefore cause more damage.

CleanSpace Seals Area Around Windows

We can work around existing structures like windows and fuse boxes in order to seal off the walls.

Basement Now Protected by CleanSpace

By covering the walls floor to ceiling and around the windows, we ensure that the walls are safe from further damage, the basement is safe from further groundwater encroachment, and those ugly mineral deposits are hidden in favor of a clean white surface.