Before & After Photos

When a homeowner in Farnham, QC, encountered persistent moisture issues in their crawl space, they reached out to us for assistance. As seen in the before photo, the dampness not only jeopardized the home's structure but also the health of its occupants. We promptly addressed this issue by installing CleanSpace, a proven solution for sealing and protecting crawl spaces from moisture. As the after photo highlights, the transformation is remarkable, providing a dry, clean, and healthier environment beneath the home. Our commitment to offering durable and dependable solutions once again turned a homeowner's challenge into a success story.

Earth crawl spaces that are ventilated form moist environments conducive to the growth of mold and bacteria. This affects airflow throughout your home and moves the spores in the void to the upper floors of your home.

This is why we have encapsulated and dehumidified the crawl space of this customer who is made of clay and ventilated by two windows on opposite walls. Our team installed the CleanSpace vapor barrier and a SuperSump sump pump and Sanidry CX dehumidifier and purifier.

Before our work started, our experts discovered several problems in this crawl space:

- A cold and wet crawl space

- Split wooden support beams

- Rusty support pillars

- Water infiltration

The danger was that the weight of the house split the wooden beams and the humidity in the crawl space caused the supporting pillars to rust. These factors threatened the support of the entire house.

In order to solve the foundation problem, our experts added 3 additional wooden beams to the existing ones in order to properly support and distribute the weight of the house. They dug in places in the crawl space to install a total of 10 SmartJack support pillars. They are made from galvanized steel and are used to stabilize and level beams and floor joists in the crawl space. Then, to remedy the water infiltration problem, the customer already had a working sump pump so our experts installed a stamped polyethylene drainage membrane that allows water to flow to the sump pump. . To finalize it, they laid our CleanSpace coating on top of the drainage membrane as an insulating layer. This coating has several functions, including preventing water from the floor from evaporating and creating humidity in the crawl space.

Our client will no longer have to worry about his crawl space or his foundation. His crawl space is now clean and dry and its foundation leveled and stabilized.

The encapsulation of your crawl space is a clever choice for the whole house. Once you can feel that the walls are cold, the air in the place is humid and you can see water leakage, you need to contact specialists such as our company that can help you solve these problems.

We have encapsulated this house in Louiseville, Qc.

Our team has started by installing the SmartSump system; this system is specifically designed for crawl spaces to help reduce moisture, remove water and prevent flooding.

Then the walls have been coated with the CleanSpace vapor barrier membrane, which blocks water vapor and redirects it to the drain.

Afterwards we added our SilverGlo panels that provide also a vapor barrier on your crawl space walls, holding back the moisture and humidity.

Finally, to keep the humidity level at 55% or lower, we have installed our SaniDry CX dehumidifier and air purifier that keeps the air dry and the environment healthy.

This space can now be conveniently and safely used. We are happy to have been able to carry out this project!

Our client Mr. Michaud needed to renovate his parent’s house in Louiseville. His parents had complained of a mold smell on the main floor of the house and the cold floors. He contacted Systèmes Sous-sol Québec for a quick and above all permanent solution.

So we suggested the insulation of the walls with our SilverGlo insulation panels, install our SmartSump sump pump system, lay a drainage mat on the floor so that the water on the surface can be directed to the sump pump system and then lay over our designed crawl space liner, the CleanSpace. It is used to isolate the house from the earth which is in the crawl space. It is also composed of antimicrobials and gives a clear and clean appearance to the crawl space. Finally, our Sanidry Sedona dehumidifier was installed. It is quite simply the best and the most efficient.

 Mr. Michaud was very happy with the solutions we provided and will no longer have to worry about humidity and mold odors in his parent’s place.