Home Insulation Services Photo Album: Encapsulating a Crawl Space in Stevensville, MD.
Homeowner's in Stevensville, MD. were suffering with old and moldy insulation in their crawl space as well as a failed sump pump.
Their vented crawl space allows warm and cool to pass through the vents creating high humidity in the crawl space. This allows the insulation to sag away from the sub-floor and become moldy.
To solve this problem, Dr. Energy Saver will seal the vents, remove the old and dirty insulation and encapsulate the crawl space. By encapsulating the crawl space, it will keep the crawl space, dry, clean and properly insulated. SilverGlo will be applied along the walls, drainage matting will be applied to the floors and a CleanSpace liner will be installed on top of the drainage matting.
Dirt, Dust, Bugs... OH MY!
Wow! What a nasty crawl space. Since most homeowner's don't see their crawl space everyday, they tend to forget how dirty it can be!
Dirty Insulation in the Crawl Space
The humidity in the crawl space has caused the insulation to become moldy.
Removing Dirty Insulation
Dr. Energy Saver has begun removing the dirty insulation from the crawl space.
Installing the SmartSump
Dr. Energy Saver has removing the failed sump pump from the crawl space and has installed the SmartSump by Dr. Energy Saver. The SmartSump will collect water in the crawl space and pump it outside.
Crawl Space Encapsulation
Dr. Energy Saver has encapsulated the crawl space to keep it properly insulated, clean and dry.
