Crawl Space Moisture/Vapor Barriers & Encapsulation
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Benefits of Moisture/Vapor Barriers and Encapsulation
Crawlspace encapsulation is quickly becoming a very necessary and important needed improvement for homes in North Carolina.
When transforming your crawlspace and making the necessary upgrades you are making your crawl space a controlled space. Our goal is to completely eliminate outside air and ground moisture from entering your home. Below you will find a multitude of benefits:
- Increases energy efficiency and saves you money
- Reduce the risk of mold, mildew, and fungus
- Reduce moisture to acceptable levels
- A great selling feature if and when you sell your home
- Eliminate unwanted pests
- Reduces risk of potential wood rot
- Better quality air within your home
- Prevents wiring issues and rust or corrosion caused by moisture
Crawl Space Encapsulation
Up to 60% of the air on the first floor in a home originates from the crawl space or basement
Crawlspace encapsulation is the process of eliminating unhealthy conditions such as moisture, mold, mildew, and fungus by sealing and insulating the entire crawlspace for improved energy efficiency and indoor air quality in your home. Sometimes people will also refer to Crawls Space Encapsulation as conditioned crawl space, a sealed crawl space, or a conditioned crawl space.
Crawl Space Encapsulation completely isolates the crawl space from the ground and outside air by lining the foundation walls and crawl space floor with an extra-heavy reinforced vapor barrier and maybe installing either a conditioning system or a dehumidifier and makes it a controlled space. When sealing the crawl space with a combination of poly wrap and insulation, you reduce the risk of damage to your foundation and floors while also improving health conditions in your home.
Vented crawl spaces tend to have higher humidity due to warmer air holding more moisture. In the summer, the outdoor air will bring extra water vapor with it when it comes into a crawl space through the vents. When warm, humid air comes into the crawl space and cools off, the relative humidity will go even higher.
Moisture Barriers or Vapor Barriers
You Need One! Do Not Wait Until Moisture, Humidity & Water Become a Problem!
A vapor barrier slows down ground moisture from affecting the house sitting above it. The barrier is of ordinary sheet plastic that is laid down on the ground in a crawl space to trap water in the ground from evaporating or condensing. The U.S. Department of Energy calls a vapor barrier a "vapor diffusion retarder" since plastic sheeting, even with seams sealed, cannot seal off 100% of the moisture.
The plastic sheeting is made of reinforced polyethylene plastic sheeting (poly) in various thicknesses and strengths, usually from 6 mils to 23 mils, depending on your budget and needs. A mil is equal to 0.001 inches of thickness, so a 6-mil sheet is (919) 548-6320-inch thick). A 6-mil sheet is considered a Class 1 vapor retarder, which is the minimum recommended thickness when installing a reinforced poly vapor barrier.
A vapor barrier is a relatively inexpensive remedy to a situation that can get out of control if left unchecked. With so many benefits, installing a vapor barrier in a crawl space seems a great option for homeowners, and it has many distinct advantages.
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