All-Dry of the Carolinas Before & After Photos

This was a pretty average crawlspace job for us. Fortunately for this homeowner, there wasn't an excess of water, moisture, or mold. However, they did need to encapsulate their crawlspace, as well as have a SantaFe Edge dehumidifier and a SmartSump pump. These three products, working together, provide a very safe and secure system to keep moisture and water from getting in and staying in the crawlspace.

The "before" photo shows off what the crawlspace looked like when our Service Design Specialist was at this home. As you can see, the area wasn't flooded or filled with mold, but it definitely could use some touching up. While they already had an existing liner, it was not sealed correctly and left a lot of room for moisture to get into the crawlspace.

This "after" picture shows off the same area, but with the CleanSpace liner installed. The difference is amazing. First off, you can actually see under the home now. The white, reflective surface of the CleanSpace allows light to reflect easier and light up the crawlspace much better. Not to mention, the protection that this system provides the home is amazing. Especially with the sump pump and dehumidifier, this homeowner will never have to worry about moisture or mold in their crawlspace.

Crawlspace liners can often be found in crawlspaces everywhere. It is quite simple to by a thin (usually black) liner and lay it out under a home. Fortunately, most people don't do this in order to keep their crawlspace dry, but some do and don't understand why it doesn't work. These liners are basically to create a barrier between the dirt and whoever is crawling in the crawlspace. They are too thin to keep water vapor from coming in and are almost never sealed correctly.

This crawlspace had one of these liners installed, and it did not turn out the best, even as a barrier between the dirt. This must have been installed a long time ago, because the amount of dirt and other debris on top of the liner makes it seem like it is almost part of the ground at this point. This liner is not helping to keep moisture and water vapor out of the crawlspace, mainly because no where in the crawlspace is it sealed and secured.

After the CleanSpace had been installed, the crawlspace became a completely new area. The CleanSpace transforms the look of the crawlspace to somewhere that you might not mind spending some time in. Not only does the area look better, but not it is extremely difficult for water and moisture to make its way into the crawlspace. The crew also installed a dehumidifier in order to make sure the humidity level of the crawlspace stayed lower than around 55, because this is where mold can grow.

This crawlspace was a dark and scary area when this homeowner first called All-Dry of the Carolinas. They had already tried to have a crawlspace liner installed in their crawlspace, but it just wasn't doing the job for them. These DIY crawl space solutions generally do not work very well because of a few reasons; they are not thick enough, and they usually aren't sealed correctly. This is important because if the area isn't sealed properly, then the water vapor is still able to get into the crawlspace and cause problems.

The "before" photo is how the crawl space looked when our System Design Specialist first inspected the home. Before the work was done, the crawlspace was a dark, scary area that had been trashed. The black liner absorbs most of the light and makes the crawl space much darker. There is also dirt and debris all throughout the crawlspace, caused by water intrusion, unsealed vents, and other issues.

The "after" photo shows a much different story, the CleanSpace Liner makes a huge difference in this space. First off, you can actually see under the house! The white liner does a great job at reflecting most of the light, which brightens the space. This makes it easier to see, work, and move under a home! Those are just the visual benefits of the product! What CleanSpace really does is keeps the water vapor from getting into the crawlspace. One way is by its thickness, it is a 20 mm thick liner, which does an excellent job of keeping the moisture out. Another way is through the sealing of the CleanSpace liner to the wall, this is extra important because those are really the only areas where moisture can come through.

If you've looked at any other content on our site, you may have seen wall anchors in action. This before and after is going to be a little different than some of the others. This is going to look at more of the cleanup, then the installation of the wall anchors. For this particular project, we had the crew had to install three wall anchors under the garage floor.

The "before" picture shows what it looked like once the crew had cut out the sections for the wall anchors to be installed, and had already excavated the dirt down to the level needed to install the wall anchor. As you can see, this can be a very messy process, especially in a garage. We always do our best to keep wherever we are working clean (as we can), and always clean-up after ourselves! In this garage, there was a tarp laid out to hold as much of the dirt as possible, to keep the floor from getting too dirty.

The "after" picture is a much different story than from before. The biggest difference is the fact there aren't deep holes in the middle of the garage or a huge pile of dirt. Jokes aside, our crew filled the holes back with the dirt, then poured some new concrete back into the holes. Although there will be a few "discolored" areas in this garage, it is all worth it in the end. First off, the only other option would be to rip up the garage floor and completely replace it, and two; the cuts must be made so that the outside wall doesn't get any worse.

Many people don't realize that the entrance to a crawlspace is very important. While water usually gets into crawlspaces through the floor and walls of the crawlspace, another area that can cause a lot of problems for a crawlspace is the entrance. Quite often, crawlspace doors have gaps that can let water and air into the crawlspace. 

This was the case for this particular homeowner. They had their crawlspace encapsulated, which is an enormous first step for any home, but at the time, they had not replaced the entrance. While this didn't cause too many problems for the homeowner, they wanted to make sure that they were covered. 

While the old crawlspace door may have blended in a little more, it didn't provide nearly as much protection as The new EverLast door that was installed by our crew. The EverLast Door creates an airtight seal that prevents air and water vapor from getting into the crawlspace. The seal is created by tightening down each of the toggle bolts, which tighten the door down and helps seal any gaps.