Crawl Space Moisture Control in Upstate NY

Serving Greater Watertown, Ithaca, Elmira, and Binghamton

Dirt crawl spaces affect you and your entire home around in Upstate NY. To make your home healthier, cleaner and more energy efficient, your crawl space needs to be encapsulated - separated from the earth and sealed from outside air. Learn how to fix your dirt crawl space, properly deal with crawl space ventilation, and protect your home and family.

 

Concrete Floors in New York and its surroundings

Concrete crawl spaces in should be fixed, as well, to offer better air quality and home energy savings. Not only does a white liner really brighten up a crawl space, but sealing moisture from permeating up through the porous concrete floor, will lower the relative humidity - helping to improve energy efficiency throughout the home and prevent mold growth.

Crawl Space Dehumidifier
A crawl space dehumidifier plays an important part in drying out and creating a healthier crawl space environment. The SaniDry CSB crawl space dehumidifier allows you to set the relative humidity level to match your personal comfort zone.

Mold and Mildew, Odors and Crawl Space Moisture in upstate New York

Mold and odors in New York are common to crawl spaces due to the cool environment coupled with vented air flow from the outside. Mold thrives in damp environments where there is plenty of food (your home) for them to eat.

Sealing a crawl space with an impervious liner will result in lower levels of crawl space moisture– this is the best solution to lower the relative humidity and thus prevent mold growth.

There are three things that destroy materials in general, and wood in particular: water, heat, and ultra-violet radiation. Of these, water is by far the most important.

There are three things that destroy materials in general, and wood in particular: water, heat, and ultra-violet radiation. Of these, water is by far the most important.

Damp environments are unhealthy and destructive... a place where mold thrives and spreads by producing millions of airborne spores – a rare few of which are even toxic – and heating and cooling costs are higher, especially if you have a vented dirt crawl space. Insects and critters of all kinds love damp environments and wet materials. Rot and decay occur in damp environments causing structural damage.

Crawl spaces do not have to be wet or flooded to be extremely unhealthy.

The natural airflow in a house is from bottom to top. This sucks the moist air and everything in it up into the living areas of the home. Mold spores, odors, humidity and critters create a very unhealthy environment for people. Many people are allergic to these things, and experience a host of symptoms and don't realize that their dirt crawl space is affecting their health.

Now there is a solution to dirt crawl spaces – The CleanSpace System - developed by Basement Systems, the world leader in dry basement and crawl space technology.

The CleanSpace Crawl Space Encapsulation System

The CleanSpace system completely isolates your home from the earth, dramatically reducing the humidity level in the air. Lower humidity levels reduce or, in some cases, eliminate mold growth, rot, and critters from your crawl space, making the entire house healthier.

The liner is a heavy 20-mil-thick material, similar to a pool liner. It is manufactured in seven layers – a blend of high-density polyethylene, low-density polyethylene, and two layers of polyester-cord reinforcement. It is blue on one side and white on the other. The bright white finished side really brightens a crawl space with the available lighting and allows you to easily see that your crawl space is free of mold, insects, and dirt. The CleanSpace liner is tough enough for you to crawl on it and use your crawl space for storage. Service people can crawl on it without worry of putting holes or tears in the liner. The liner completely stops moisture penetration.

For a free crawl space waterproofing estimate, call us or fill out our contact form online.

For crawl space in New York, we service the following areas: Massena, Ithaca, Syracuse, Potsdam, New York, Watertown, Binghamton, Plattsburgh, Binghamton, Watertown, Syracuse, Brooklyn, Oneonta, Norwich, Malone, Endwell, Cortland, Rochester, Horseheads, Bainbridge, Fort Drum, Rome, Canton.