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A customer-owned cottage in Harrington that needed a lot of work because since the day they bought the house two years ago there have been problems with water infiltration, high humidity, bad odors and unstable foundations that needed to be settled.
So it was time to call our basement experts to fix the situation by installing a system of products designed for the underground environment of a home.
The solution included the following products: SilverGlo Foundation Wall Insulation, EZFlow Soil Foundation Drain, SmartSump Pump, CleanSpace Moisture Barrier Membrane, SaniDry Sedona Basement Dehumidifier.
The crawl space is now dry and clean, which significantly improves the quality of the air circulating throughout the house.
The encapsulation of your crawl space is a wise renovation choice for the whole house.
If you feel the walls are cold, the air is humid and you see water seepage, our waterproofing specialists can help you solve these problems.
That's what we did for one of our clients in Brownsburg-Chatam. Our team recommended a complete solution including the following: an interior drain system installed on the footing of the foundation. This system intercepts water in the soil and foundation and redirects water to a sump pump in the SuperSump liner.
We have eliminated the traces of mold thanks to MoldX which is a product that is a neutralizer.
The walls have been coated with the CleanSpace vapor barrier membrane, which blocks water vapor and redirects it to the drain.
Finally, to keep the humidity level at 55% or lower, we have installed our SaniDry CX dehumidifier and air purifier that keeps the air dry and the environment healthy.
This space can now be conveniently and safely used. We are happy to have been able to carry out this project!
Mr. Stuckey contacted us for a free evaluation to encapsulate his crawl space.
The crawl space was so terrible, all the floors were wet and contaminated water had been accumulating throughout all the year, allowing all the bacteria and mold to grow in the place.
Our specialist Sam went to Howick to give this advice and make this submission.
He recommended the installation of our CleanSpace crawl space waterproofing membrane and the SmartSump pump system to pump all the water out.
This area is finally dry and clean!
PROBLEM
Our client Mr. Grant had wanted to sell his house a while ago. He found that he was not getting exactly the offers he expected. When he received the report that one of the potential clients had made with an inspector, he saw that what most affected the amount was the disturbing state of the crawl space. Indeed, the amount of water that infiltrated on a frequent basis and the materials left with mold cooled many buyers, with a good reason.
SOLUTION
Thanks to our free and complete quote, the customer immediately had their questions answered. He now had a plan of action to finally sell his house, at the desired value. Given the state of the crawl space, our team went there with a SmartSump pump, to keep the crawl space dry. Then we encapsulated the space with our CleanSpace and Drainage Matting. The water can now be redirected to the pump. Homeowners can now enjoy a dry space.
Mr. Rees has lived in his house for 3 years. He noticed that there was mold in his crawl space and that there was an unpleasant smell in the house. He contacted Systèmes Sous-sol Québec to fix the situation quickly so that it would not get worse.
Once the free inspection was completed by our specialist, he found the following issues:
- Water infiltration on the floor of the crawl space
- Pump not sufficient to remove water from the crawl space
- Very humid crawl space
- Mold on wood and rusty pipes in the crawl space.
What our experts did? They removed all the debris that were in the crawl space, installed our SmartSump sump pump, placed our membrane on the ground that allows water to drain on the ground surface to the sump pump, installed our liner Cleanspace over the membrane and then connected our Sanidry dehumidifier.
With all of these elements, mold growth is eliminated and Mr Rees' crawl space is dry and clean! The foul odor will thus disappear and he will be able to find the comfort in his home.