Rolling out a clean, seamless polyethylene vapor barrier is the absolute cornerstone of a high-performance crawl space encapsulation. However, if your home is built over jagged limestone fragments, sharp river shale, or rough volcanic bedrock, you will likely find yourself searching for how to protect encapsulation from sharp rocks before your plastic gets shredded. Every … Read more
How to Fix a Strong Cat Urine Odor After Crawl Space Encapsulation Few issues are as incredibly frustrating as finishing a complete crawl space encapsulation project only to find that your home’s lower level suddenly smells like a pungent cat litter box. If you do not own a cat, this overwhelming ammonia or cat urine … Read more
The Best Vapor Barrier Seaming Tapes for Permanent Encapsulation When homeowners or contractors map out a crawl space encapsulation project, they spend the majority of their time researching the thickness and durability of the plastic vapor barrier itself. While choosing a heavy-duty 12-mil or 20-mil poly sheeting is incredibly important, the ultimate success or failure … Read more
Crawl Space Encapsulation Vent Sealing & Airflow Rules For decades, traditional building codes required home foundations to feature open foundation vents. The theory was that outdoor cross-ventilation would dry out any moisture rising from the dirt floor. However, building science has since proven that open vents do the exact opposite: they pull hot, humid summer … Read more