Crawl Space Repair

With over 45 years of experience, Thrasher Foundation Repair is committed to improving the comfort and functionality of your home with complete crawl space repair and encapsulation solutions. Every project starts with a thorough on-site inspection followed by a free, same-day estimate outlining the most effective repair options for your home. From there, you can rely on our professionally-trained crew to execute proven solutions to transform your wet, foul-smelling crawl space into the dry, odor-free space your home deserves.

• Install Airtight Doors & Vent Covers: Outdoor air and temperatures make it difficult for your HVAC system to regulate temperatures, resulting in cold ducts in the winter and hot ducts in the summer. Sealing your crawl space doors and vents stops the cold, humidity, and moisture from entering the home and protects against frozen pipes, cold floors, and high heating and cooling costs.
• Remove Any Standing Water Sources: Standing water can cause many problems, including wood rot and structural damage. These issues can also go on to impact areas above the crawl space. To eliminate any sources of flooding, we'll install a crawl space drainage system and sump pump that diverts water out of the crawl space.
• Repair the Structure: If your crawl space is sagging or damaged by prolonged standing water, mold, and rot, structural repairs will need to be made. Our crawl space support jacks will reinforce the area and help restore the structure to its original position.
• Encapsulate & Insulate: Installing a crawl space vapor barrier stops moisture from passing through your floors and porous concrete walls. We'll also install crawl space drainage matting underneath the liner to help direct water to the drainage system and crawl space sump pump.
• Install a Dehumidifier: An energy-efficient, self-draining crawl space dehumidifier will keep your space dry. It also prevents allergens from circulating throughout the rest of the home. Our SaniDry™ Sedona crawl space dehumidifier includes a filter that removes particles from the air as small as 2 microns, ensuring that we can permanently protect your crawl space from mold, dust mites, and mildew damage.

Whatever your crawl space repair needs, you can count on our team to deliver tried and true, warrantied solutions guaranteed to protect your home for years to come.

Frequently Asked Questions

• What is a crawl space?

  A crawl space is an unoccupied, unfinished, narrow space within a building, between the ground and the first floor. The crawl space is so named because there is typically only enough room to crawl rather than stand.

• Is crawl space encapsulation worth it?

  Yes. Once in your crawl space, warm air condenses and leaves standing water before it works its way up and out of your home. This process is known as the stack effect and will worsen over time, creating mold and wood rot in your crawl space while also hurting your home's energy efficiency. Our encapsulation system includes crawl space waterproofing techniques, which keep your crawl space dry and prevent whole-home moisture issues.

• How much does it cost for crawl space repairs?

  There is no one-size-fits-all approach to crawl space repair. Removing crawl space moisture means designing a system to address your home's unique issues.

• Can you get rid of a crawl space?

  There are ways to fill a crawl space in, but it is not cost-effective to do so. You can also turn it into a basement, but it is a complex and expensive process to complete.

• How do you stop water intrusion in a crawl space?

  Crawl space waterproofing is very similar to basement waterproofing. Installing an interior drainage system, crawl space sump pump system, and crawl space encapsulation system is the best way to address a damp, musty crawl space.

• How much does it cost for crawl space waterproofing?

  Unfortunately, there isn't a one-size-fits-all approach to crawl space waterproofing, which means the cost can vary from one home to the next. The process and cost will be determined by the unique issues your crawl space presents and the steps it takes to address them.

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