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    Insulation along the ceiling of the crawl space was a great idea. It kept your floors warm and heating bills down creating a more comfortable environment in your home. What happens when moisture gets into the crawl space and absorbed by the insulation? Now your home is being insulated by damp, moldy, smelly insulation that spreads throughout the rest of the home. After smelling these odors around the home, Battle Ground, WA home owners David and Judith they scheduled a free inspection with TerraFirma at the Portland Better Living Home and Garden Show.

    The solution was first to stop all groundwater seepage. This was accomplished by 200 lineal feet of drain tile, dimpled drain matting and a sump pump. By removing all the existing, non-usable insulation and isolating the earth from the house with Cleanspace, we now have much better control over the moisture and air quality in the crawl space. Close off the vents and install a dehumidifier, and we now have 100% control over the air in the crawl space. Eliminating mold growth, reducing energy consumption and adding comfort back to him living.

Many times our team inspects homes that are continuing to have water issues in their basement because they hired some other contractor who only finished the job half way. That's when they call us. Deryl George inspected a home in Battle Ground, WA and found this exact scenario. 

To some extent the waterproofing system was working; however, there was no proper removal of the water and it was draining right back into and under the home. The solution was to up the fire power of their sump pump system and install proper discharge line. Deryl designed a two sump pump system at opposite ends of the basement and a discharge line that properly removed water out of the basement and away from the foundation.

Michael G. is now happy to have a waterproof, livable basement, increasing the square footage and value of his home.

Cracks are forming in the walls above a widows and in the corner on the second floor. More cracks appear in the bathroom under the stairs on the first floor. The interior floors are sagging and have a bounce to them when you walk across. Does it sound like I'm describing your house? Many people who suffer from crawl space issues see the aftermath in all sorts of places throughout the home. 

The Hixson's crawl space was wet and humid causing a rotting in the support beams. Because of the rotting support beams, the interior floors began to sag pulling away from the interior walls. You guessed it, now the interior walls and, in some areas around windows, show signs of cracking. The Hixon's had Smart Jacks installed on the interior support beams to stabilize the sagging floor raising them and re-supporting the walls. The Hixon's have only fixed one part of the problem though. After conditioning the crawl space with Cleanspace liner, SilverGlo wall insulation and a dehumidifying unit, the Hixson's can be sure that their sagging floors and cracking wall problems are finished.