3 Strategies Fortress Uses For Crawl Space Encapsulation

Challenge

Is water leaking into your crawl space? Seepage through crawl space walls and the crawl space floor is a problem in many homes. Left untreated, a wet crawl space can easily be damaged by mold, termites, and wood rot. Fortunately, wet crawl space problems can be eliminated by installing an effective waterproofing system.

Typical crawl spaces are moldy, foul-smelling spaces that homeowners avoid at all costs. Many of them flood, and they're often filled with debris left over from when the house was constructed. In more extreme cases, they can be rotting structures with rodents, animals, and other pests living within.

Solution

Fortress helped this homeowner identify and address the issues he was experiencing in his crawl space. This homeowner’s crawl space was extremely dirty, dusty, and damp. Standing water was found at numerous locations in the space which was causing the moisture level to rise. The wood beams supporting the above floor were beginning to grow wood rot because of the dampness in the wood. All of these water issues are due to the poor drainage system in this crawl space. Water is not exiting the space properly and is too susceptible to entering and spreading throughout the space. Fortress proposed numerous solutions to this homeowner to combat all of the water challenges in his crawl space.