Photo Album: Crawl Space Sealed Up in North Garden, VA

A homeowner in North Garden, VA called Fortress Foundation Solutions after finding mold and wet insulation in her crawl space! The air from the crawl space does flow up and into the home - it is called the 'Stack Effect'. System Designer Chris Wilmouth, met with the homeowner and explained how air from your crawlspace enters your home along with everything in it - odors, mold spores and dust mite feces. Air, often filled with more moisture, gets sucked into the crawlspace from the outdoors. In this sense, a poorly designed crawl space acts like a bad air machine! To stop the nasty cycle, this homeowner was ready to get an encapsulation. Foreman Warren Dickerson and his crew, installed the SilverGlo insulation, CleanSpace vapor barrier and a SaniDry Sedona dehumidifier. These work together to keep the crawl space dry and the air humidity low. Now this crawl space is only sending clean, moisture controlled air up into the home.