Crawl Space Repair Services
It’s frustrating to clean your entire home, only to realize that something is still not right. There is an odor still lingering throughout your home. Perhaps you are cleaning the kitchen, bathrooms, and bedrooms, but missing one important area of your home’s crawl space. Since most people don’t enter their crawl space every day, they don’t think about it being a possible source of musty odors upstairs. Think about the present environment in your crawl space for a second. The door to the crawl space is probably closed for the majority of the time. You probably never go in there. Whatever air is in your crawl space remains trapped, with little or no circulation. That is where problems start.
Signs of Crawl Space Problems:
- Open Crawl Space Vents
- Insect or Rodent Pests in Crawl Space
- Dirty, Damp Crawl Space Insulation
- Rusty Metal Surfaces
- Fiberglass Insulation on Crawl Space Floor
- Cold Floors above Crawl Space in Winter
- Standing Water or Wet Areas on Crawl Space Floor
- Visible Mold or Mold Smell in Crawl Space or Rotted Wood
Crawl Space Cleaning
The first step to creating a functioning, efficient crawl space is to clean it! Our cleaning team will go into your crawl space and eradicate all those problems. We remove dirty insulation, fungi, feces, rotten wood, debris, and anything else that could degrade the efficiency or air quality of your home.
Fixing A Wet Crawl space Begins with High-Performance Products & Trained Technicians
If your home has a crawlspace, there’s a high probability your house is sitting on a unhealthy environment. And due to the “stack effect” (which causes air in a home to move upward), it’s possible that unhealthy air is moving up throughout your home. Due to the high humidity in the Atlanta area, having a healthy crawlspace is especially important for the overall health of your home.
5 COMMON CRAWL SPACE PROBLEMS YOU NEED TO KNOW AND AVOID
- UNEVEN FLOORS - One of the biggest things that you need to be aware of is the danger to your home’s overall structural support. As useful as crawl spaces are, they can be the contributing factor to sabotaging the support underneath your floors.One of the earliest signs will be if you were to notice uneven floors.
- STANDING WATER - Standing water is one of the biggest nightmares for your crawl space. If you notice any puddles of water in it, then be sure to contact a professional right away.
- Musty or Damp Smells - If it’s gotten so bad that you can smell it when walking around, you probably have a buildup of mildew or mold. According to the CDC, you can get itchy skin, itchy or red eyes, or wheezing from mold. If you have asthma, then this can give you a severe reaction. People with allergies can also have intense reactions to mold.
- Groundwater Seepage - Another reason for fixing crawl spaces is groundwater seepage. If you’ve noticed this issue, it could end up with mold growth or damaged wooden beams. Additionally, you could end up with water damage in your home.Your floors or other structures made of wood could rot, bow, or warp.
- Pest & Rodents - One of the most common issues with crawl spaces is pest infestations. If you’ve noticed small droppings around your home or small holes in the walls, then you might have some rodents who are currently living in your crawl space. If you have another type of infestation, such as an insect infestation, it’s easy for them to hide
- Sagging Floors - If you’re walking around your home and notice that your floors actually move down when you step on them, this means you have sagging floors.There are many other issues that could be causing it.Sagging floors can also be caused by foundation cracks, water seepage, poor soil compaction, failing support beams, poor foundation installation, termite or rot damage.in your crawl space, too.
Crawl Space Provided Services - CLEANING, DEBRIS REMOVAL, GRADING & LEVELING, RESEAL CRACKS, WATER DAMAGE, SEWAGE CLEANUP, MOLD REMEDIATION, INTERIOR DRAIN SYSTEM, PUMP STATION, POWDER TREATMENT, VAPOR BARRIER
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