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Crawl Space Repair Photo Album: Crawlspace Encapsulation in Ely, MN

We encapsulated this crawlspace in Ely, MN making the whole house more comfortable and energy efficient as well as healthy! By encapsulating your crawlspace you stop the moist air from rising from the dirt and entering your home. Moist air encourages mold growth and makes for an unhealthy environment. Moist air also leads to rotting floor joists and beams, which lead to foundation issues. Keep your issues small and fix them today!

Dirty Crawl Space in Ely, MN - Typical & Fixable!

This is a typical crawl space: insulation starting to hang low, dirt floors, and generally not a place you'd want to spend a lot of time. This crawl space does affect the rest of your home because even if you don't physically spend time down there, the air drifts up and spends time around you. Nothing is stopping the moist ground air from rising into your home, bringing along all the nasty things with it.

Unhealthy, Rotting Crawl Space in Ely, MN

This beam is part of the system that supports the house and it doesn't look too healthy. A rotting floor joist is just the thing you do not want in your crawlspace. Even if it appears that your crawlspace is dry, there is always moisture in the ground that seeps into the crawlspace and goes into the air and then into the wood where it starts to rot. If you separate this ground from the air above it you can stop the moisture from traveling upwards.

Desperately Needs Crawl Space Encapsulation!

If your crawlspace looks anything like this one in Ely, MN, you might not be spending much time in there. It is typical to try to ignore it, if you don't have to go down there it won't hurt you, right? Wrong! What is in your crawlspace comes up into the house, if it be moist air, mold growth, bugs, small critters or smells. By encapsulating your crawlspace you keep all of that underneath the encapsulation, separating your home from the nasty things in the ground.

Ely, MN Crawl Space Encapsulation = Healthy & Dry

Take a look at the change in this crawlspace! The homeowner can now enjoy a brighter, cleaner crawlspace with no worries about moist air rising into his home. This encapsulation is strong enough that he can now use the space for storage if he would like.

Insulation as well as encapsulation in Ely MN

Along with encapsulating your crawlspace, you want to make sure it is properly insulated. A cold crawlspace will lead to cold floors above it, causing you to crank up the heat and so on. Spray foaming the rim joists is a great way to ensure your rim joists are properly insulated- the spray foam expands and makes sure every area is covered. SilverGlo is another great insulator- in this photo you can see both.