Crawl Space Repair Photo Album: Crawl Space Repair in Gallatin, TN

This customer in Gallatin, TN, called us for moisture issues in his crawl space. The moisture was causing the support beams to sink, resulting in unlevel floors. To fix the sinking supports, we installed our SmartJack support system, and then we moved on to mitigating the moisture issues. We cleaned out all the moisture-soaked debris, sealed the vents with SilverGlo panels, installed our StarPipe crawl space drainage system, drainage matting on the floors, a CleanSpace vapor barrier, as well as a TripleSafe sump pump and SaniDry Sedona Dehumidifier, and finished the project with an IceGuard and Lawnscape drainage system.

Moisture Issues

Obvious signs of moisture issues in this crawl space. Water is pooling in areas of the crawl space on top of the vapor barrier.

Sinking Crawl Space Supports

Using a laser and taking measurements of how much the crawl space supports have sunk. This will determine how much support they will need.

StarPipe™

StarPipe™ is a custom-engineered drainage system for crawlspaces. StarPipe's™ custom design has slots on each side, providing a drainage track on the bottom. StarPipe's™ unique star shape holds the fabric sleeve in place to prevent dirt from entering drainage slots.

Drainage Matting Installed

Drainage matting is installed, and CleanSpace is starting to be applied over it. This dimpled plastic sheet material promotes good drainage over the entire crawl space floor.

SmartJacks Installed

The SmartJack Crawl Space Stabilizer is an adjustable supplemental support system used for sagging crawl spaces. It not only provides supplemental support to your failing structure -- it can also often lift failing floor joists or beams, restoring them to their original position.

CleanSpace Vapor Barrier

One key ingredient in our encapsulation system is the CleanSpace® vapor barrier, a super-durable 20-mil plastic sheet designed to permanently prevent moisture, outside air, and pests from entering your crawl space.

SilverGlo Panels

SilverGlo panels installed over vents. Sealing your crawl space vents stops the cycle of cold, humidity, and moisture entering from the outside air.

TripleSafe Sump Pump

Our most reliable sump pump system, the TripleSafe™ Sump Pump System, provides three levels of protection for your crawl space and your peace of mind. For normal functioning, the TripleSafe™ has a powerful, cast-iron Zoeller® ⅓ horsepower sump pump set at the lowest level. For heavy volumes of water or in case of primary pump failure, a second, more powerful Zoeller® ½ hp pump set a bit higher in the liner will take over.

IceGuard® Discharge Line Protection

Many sump pump discharge lines are susceptible to freezing during the cold winter months. Our IceGuard® discharge line protection prevents this from happening, with no need for the homeowner to do anything! This specifically designed grated adapter is located outside where the discharge line exits the house. If the pipe underground freezes in the winter, water can still be pumped out without the worry of backups into your crawl space!

LawnScape™

LawnScape™ is a pipe buried from the downspout to a special LawnScape™ outlet that lets the water out onto the surface while camouflaging the end of the pipe. The lid comes off for easy cleaning. LawnScape™ is best used for downspout extensions over 8' long.