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17 February 2015

Prevent Moisture Damage With Crawlspace Encapsulation Atlanta Contractors

By Janine Hughes


Crawlspaces are created to allow technicians and homeowners to be able to reach the plumbing fixtures, venting and duct systems that run underneath the floor surfaces. These areas are located in places which cannot be easily reached. Since they are below ground levels, they are culprits of moisture invasion whenever flooding and leakage of plumbing systems occur. However, with the help of crawlspace encapsulation Atlanta, GA contractors, you can keep the areas tidy and clean while also sealing them using materials that prevent moisture infiltration.

The hardly accessed crawlspace in your home may cause a lot of trouble. Crawlspaces are often used as areas for damping those items you do not use. You may pile them with old appliances, clothes, furniture, and other items that are not often used. However, these spaces are not created for that purpose.

Crawlspaces are meant to serve as access points for plumbing fixtures that run under your home. The spaces are so small and if you throw items in that area, you make them even more difficult to access. If not checked, you could welcome many problems within the house. Because of the nature of location of the spaces, they will suffer from moisture damage whenever it rains or there are leakages within the plumbing fixtures.

The best way you can keep your home, properties, and family away from troubles is to clean up the area and seal it using waterproof material. When done properly, crawlspace encapsulation can help you prevent most of the damages that arise due to dampness. One thing which hinders homeowners from accessing crawlspaces is because they are designed with little space.

The crowded crawlspaces create the right hideouts for rodents and crawling insects. You do not have to live in such a mess when you can contact contractors to clean and seal the surface with waterproof materials. The contractors will use the right equipment, their expertise and quality waterproofing material to seal surfaces. Crawlspaces cannot be accessed without crawling since you cannot have the room to stand.

Such barely inaccessible locations become a haven for insects that could cause bites. In addition, since these areas are not cleaned regularly, debris and dust accumulate with time making the home dusty. When moisture invades the area, it causes the debris to begin decaying. You start experiencing foul smell coming from crawlspaces.

Crawlspaces do not have sufficient ventilation and lighting. In the event there is moisture for extended time, molds grow fast and attack other areas. Molds will damage surfaces, items, and the floors. By the time you realize, your wooden floors and furniture as well as appliances you have stored there are decaying and rusting. Not many contractors may be able to know how to install the sealing material properly.

Debris will also accumulate and when it becomes moist, it begins to rot spreading bad smell in the entire home through stack effects. You may smell bad odor in your house and you do not know where it is emanating from. This could be the organic debris decaying down in your crawlspace.




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