Jamestown Crawl Space Encapsulation Solutions

The health of your crawl space can affect the health and safety of your entire Jamestown home. Waterproofing and encapsulating your crawl space can eliminate and prevent the common hazards that threaten your property. This is a low-maintenance solution that pays for itself over time. Total Foundation Solutions is a trusted company for crawl space encapsulation and vapor barrier installation in Jamestown, with over 30 years of industry experience.

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Benefits of Crawl Space Encapsulation

Crawl spaces tend to be an overlooked and forgotten area of the home, but neglecting this area can allow serious problems to develop unnoticed. Investing in crawl space waterproofing and encapsulation can give you priceless peace of mind, knowing your home is safe, dry, and protected. This simple solution comes with many wonderful benefits, including:

Pest prevention - Rodents, insects, and other pests prefer moist environments with low light. Encapsulation makes your crawl space much less appealing to pests and forces these unwanted house guests to go elsewhere.
Mold prevention - Our professional waterproof vapor barrier seals off your crawl space from moisture and water infiltration. This prevents mold from growing and keeps the air in your entire home cleaner.
Temperature control - Crawl spaces are notorious for their poor insulation, which allows cold air to seep up through your floors and into your home. Our Jamestown crawl space encapsulation services are a great insulation solution, saving you money on your energy bills.
More storage space - One added bonus of encapsulation is that you’ll gain usable storage space. The clean, dry environment is perfect for storing extra belongings and freeing up space elsewhere.

Avoid Mold and Musty Odors

Encapsulating your crawl space can quickly eliminate the ability for mold to grow. We install a completely waterproof barrier that keeps all moisture out and gets rid of any potential mold growth.

The waterproof barrier also prevents any musty odors from forming in your crawl space since it creates a completely dry, mold-free, and odor-free environment. Not only do our Erie crawl space waterproofing services protect the air in your crawl space, but also protects the air in your home.

Avoid Pest Infestation

Bugs and pests love to live in dark, damp places. Encapsulating your crawl space creates a bright, dry, healthy environment that becomes inhospitable to them. If you notice an increase in unwanted guests in your crawl space, an encapsulation system will quickly force them to find another home.

Gain Storage Space

As an added bonus, an encapsulated crawl space creates much more storage room for you and your family. The waterproof barrier will protect your belongings from water damage and prevent unwanted pests from damaging your belongings.

A lot of homeowners with an encapsulated crawl space use the extra space to store outdoor equipment or gardening tools to free up garage space.

Temperature Control

Notice cold floors inside your home? Crawl spaces have very little insulation on their own, which can be difficult to control temperature and cause cold floors inside your home. To help save on your energy bills, consider having our local Erie crawl space insulation team perform encapsulation in order to maintain temperature control in your home.

Installation Process

At Total Foundation Solutions, our crawl space encapsulation process is thorough and professional, typically completed within one to two days. You can count on us to do the job right. The installation process includes:

Cover vents
Remove standing water
Repair structural problems
Encapsulation using the WhiteCap System

Cover All Vents

One of the first steps is to seal off all vents or any spaces that allow outside air to enter the crawl space. Depending on your crawl space’s situation, this may require installing airtight doors and vent covers. If this step is missed, it could allow humid or cold air to enter your crawl space underneath the vapor barrier.

Remove Any Standing Water

Removing any existing water problems is imperative before installing the encapsulation system. You want to make sure any standing water or waterproofing issues are taken care of before the encapsulation system is installed.

Repair Any Structural Issues

If your crawl space has structural issues, you want to make sure those are repaired before the encapsulation system is installed.

WhiteCap Crawl Space Encapsulation System

Total Foundation Solutions is proud to use the WhiteCap Crawl Space Encapsulation System, featuring a sturdy vapor barrier that is puncture-proof and waterproof. This multi-layered system is one of the top-performing products in the industry.

Crawl Space Encapsulation with Total Foundation Solutions

If you’re interested in learning more about our crawl space encapsulation and waterproofing services with state-of-the-art vapor barriers in Jamestown, Total Foundation Solutions is here to serve you! Reach out today and ask for your free crawl space waterproofing and encapsulation estimate.