All-Dry of the Carolinas Before & After Photos

Before and after of a CleanSpace installation to encapsulate this crawl space.

Our crew encapsulated this crawl space using CleanSpace.

As summer starts in the south, humidity levels rise. Homes are left vulnerable to the warm moist air that comes into the homes crawl space. As air rises in a home, it works as a vacuum, sucking in the air from outside. This warm air that enters the crawl space can cause damage to your home. The humidity that is sucked into the house can damage insulation, wood floors, and foundations. Along with that, humidity can also produce mold and mildew which will produce odors and increase health risks.

This home in North Augusta, SC was having high levels of moisture in their crawl space and they decided to protect their home from the issues it could cause. This homeowner called us at All-Dry of the Carolinas and had one of our design specialist, Alex Rogers, come to their property to give a free estimate. Alex noticed the high moisture and suggested to the family that they install a water proofing combination of CleanSpace, a SuperSump Pump, and an Aprilaire dehumidifier.

CleanSpace was installed in the crawl space by our All-Dry crew on the floors, walls, and support beams. CleanSpace is a heavy-20 mil-thick-liner that works to keep moisture from the ground from getting into the air. The CleanSpace is permanently held in place by drilled-in fasteners and spikes. The edges, seams, and pipe penetrations are sealed. Along with protecting the crawl space, CleanSpace brightens the area and allows you to easily see if the space is free of mold, insects, and dirt.

The SuperSump pump was also added to the crawl space. The SuperSump is one of the best pumps for basements. It is able to pump up to 2,650 gallons of water an hour and resists clogging by pumping up to ½ inch of solids. It has a strong airtight lid so once it is placed into the floor is stable enough to sit things on it without fear of damaging the pump. Along with its great pump design, it has a WaterWatch Alarm system that will alert the home owner if the pump has stopped working and water has reached the top of the pump.

The Aprilaire dehumidifier was also placed into the crawl space to pull additional moisture that is produced from under the home out of the air. This dehumidifier covers 2,200 square feet of space, pulling the moisture from the air and draining the water into the SuperSump pump.

Together with all of these products, our team was able to decrease the amount of humid moisture that was getting into the house

                This home in Augusta, GA was experiencing major moisture issues in their basement Our All-Dry team tackled this issue head on using several different methods of our water proofing technology. After cleaning the crawlspace of debris, our team inserted the CleanSpace Liner. CleanSpace is a 20 mil tick liner that is laid across the basement floor and wrapped around walls and piers. This liner works as a barrier to keep moister that is produced from the ground of the basement. In this specific case, the CleanSpace was just placed on the walls; this was to hold in moister that came from the water that dripped down the walls when entering the crawlspace. Once the CleanSpace was installed our team added a dehumidifier that would remove all moisture that is produced from under the home.

Water in a basement is never fun. What’s worse is trying to identify the location of the water. It can turn into a particularly tiresome scavenger hunt, if you don’t know what you’re looking for. It’s a problem that many homeowners have trouble identifying. The best solution is to call in the professionals.

And, after suffering with these water issues for some time, they reached out to All-Dry of the Carolinas. As shown in this photo, the wooden stairs in the corner of the room were quiet damp—dark with moisture. The walls bled water, often puckering the wood in the area.

In the “after” photo, we’ve solved that issue completely. We took the liberty to install WaterGuard—a patented drain system inserted beside cement and recovered to blend with the floor. It’s really a seamless process that takes a little work and a few people to make it successful.