Crawl Space Insulation Before & After Photos

This homeowner in Farmington, CT had called us out to see if we could make his floor warmer in the winter.  In this basement, there was a large concrete crawlspace just feet away from his first level floors. By having this only feet from your conditioned space, all the cold from in the crawlspace makes your floors extremely cold.

When we saw his basement we knew exactly what we had to do to accomplish what he wanted. To fix this issue, we have to encapsulate this crawlspace. First step to completing this project is to lay down our dimple drainage mat. This allow any moisture that wicks through the concrete to collect in the dimples of the mat and properly evaporate without letting humidity into your home. The next step is to lay down our terrablock insulation boards. This gives some much needed R- value to protect your home from the harsh temperature of the ground in the winter. We then put our 2" silverglo on the walls to help insulate the space from the cold temperature of the concrete. One of the last things to do is to lay out our 20mil thick cleanspace anti-microbial vapor barrier. This will stop moisture from effecting your living space. The last thing we do is spray the rim-joist in the crawlspace to stop the cold, convective air from entering the home and making the floors cold. now this home owner has no more cold floors!

This home owner in Hebron, CT called us out because she had cold floors. When our building science specialist got to the home, they noticed a large crawlspace under the home. Crawlspaces are very cold in the winter and very hot and humid in the summer. To stop these outdoor elements from effecting the temperature in the home we have to encapsulate the crawlspace. To do this the first thing we must do is clean out the space. Once we've done this, we will lay down our drainage mat. This mat will collect the moisture that comes up from the dirt and let it properly evaporate. Then we lay down our Terra-block insulation for some much needed R-value. Then we put Silverglo EPS foam board on the walls to stop the conduction properly. After that, we lay our Cleanspace vapor barrier that is 20mil thick on the floor and walls. This will really help keep the crawlspace clean and block the elements from the dirt floor from effecting the space. The last thing we do is Sprayfoam the rim joist to make the entire space air tight. Now that we have completed this project, this home owner will not have to worry about cold floors again!