Damp, Buggy Crawl Space Encapsulated and Sealed in Beaufot, SC

Tuesday, February 5th, 2019 by Michael Connolly

Challenge

John F. of Beaufort, SC had a problem with pests in his home. The creek nearby was nice, but during heavy rains many of the inspects, bugs and other creatures made John’s crawl space a safe haven. Eventually, the rodents came looking for the bugs.

Solution

Lowcountry Foundation Repair encapsulated John’s crawl space, sealing off the outside world. The project took three days to complete. First 85 linear feet of sock drainage pipe was installed along the interior foundation wall, beneath the porch and the left side of the home.

1,786 square feet of CleanSpace drainage matting was then used to cover the earth. Drainage matting is designed to help channel water to sump pumps for removal. It also protects CleanSpace liner from damage, which is installed on top of the matting.

CleanSpace liner was used to cover the matting, foundation walls and crawl space support columns. All six crawl space vents were sealed. The old crawl space door was replaced with an EverLast Crawl Space Door. A SmartSump was installed with alarm to remove water from the crawl space.

One SaniDry Sedona dehumidifier with condensate pump was installed in the crawl space to reduce the humidity. John asked that a remote hydrometer be installed in the crawl space so he could monitor the humidity level beneath him.

John was thrilled with the service and results from Lowcountry Foundation Repair!