Crawlspace Repair South Carolina

Damp Crawlspaces Can Affect Your Health

If you have a lot of rain where you live, your home is likely in danger of having a damp crawlspace. Water around your foundation can put pressure onto the walls of your foundation causing bowing walls, leaning walls, and cracks. Cracks can lead to leaking and water damage in your basement, sometimes even flooding. All this standing water can lead to mold and mildew growth in your crawlspace or basement. Mold mildew can produce mold spores that travel on the air. These spores can be inhaled. This can cause health problems such as allergic reactions, fungal infections, and sometimes even poisoning.

It is also possible for the water in your home–in extreme cases, and if not addressed quickly enough–to destroy the foundation of your home. The water may either wash away the soil around your home, compromising the structure of your home, or cause the wood in your home to rot, which can also compromise the structure of your home. If a building’s foundation is destroyed it is not likely that the rest of the house will stay standing. It is obvious that if a house collapses, health issues may occur.

Keeping Your Crawl Space Dry

Needless to say, if water shows up in your home’s basement or crawlspace, it is best to have it removed and the cause to be fixed immediately. Luckily, there are many types of solutions to help with a damp crawlspace South Carolina. If you have cracks that are causing leakage and water damage, the solution is a crack injection, a process in which a substance is used to fill the cracks. The substance expands to fill even the smallest of cracks, it is also flexible, so if a crack increases in size the substance will fill the space. There is also wall encapsulation, a process in which vapor barriers are installed in the crawlspace or basement of your home. Vapor barriers are made of puncture-resistant material that keeps out any water or moisture that might accumulate. If that is still not quite enough, there is always the sump pump system, a drainage system that will remove water from your home. With all these solutions, water doesn’t stand a chance. If you notice any moisture in your basement or crawlspace, don’t ignore it, call us today so that we can help you protect your home from water damage and the health issues that may follow.