Crawl Space Repair Services in Cookeville, TN
Crawl Space Repair Services
The area under your home needs to be dry, safe, and healthy. If it's not, it can cause a variety of problems for the rest of your home, including health issues for you and your loved ones. The truth of the matter is that what happens there can influence the rest of your home quite significantly. This means that if you have a leaky crawl space, you likely have a mold problem, an insect infestation, or various structural problems caused from decaying and rotting wood.
We can install vapor barriers, sump pumps, dehumidifiers, floor jacks, and other products to make sure that this area underneath your home stays safe and healthy. While there are a lot of related products sold in home improvement stores, they aren't nearly as effective as what we can provide for you.
Encapsulation
Encapsulation is the installation of waterproof barriers that are created from high-quality, durable materials which won't rip or tear. These liners will be installed on the floor and to the wall surfaces. They will create an air-tight seal so that moisture and humidity won't be able to get inside and cause problems. If you don't have a vapor barrier installed, this moisture can cause wooden structures underneath your home to warp, rot, and decay. Also, this moisture can lead to mold development, and it can be attractive to unwanted critters, such as termites, rats, snakes, and roaches.
Sump Pumps
Atlantis Waterproofing can also provide you with sumps. This is ideal for homeowners that don't have a basement but continue to have water & mold problems, and in some cases structural problems. Without proper water flow around your home, the structure can begin to collapse from rotted out wooden structures and soft soil conditions caused by water pooling.
Dehumidifier
A dehumidifier is a purifier of moist air underneath your home. These humidity control devices minimize dampness which prevents potential mold problems. Mold can result in contaminated air you breath, attracting pests & insects, and more importantly cause wooden structures underneath your home to deteriorate.
Sagging Floor Repair
If your home in Cookeville has a crawl space and it is not encapsulated, over the years the floor joists can absorb moisture and ultimately begin to sag. When the floor joists sag, the flooring above will start to sag and you will notice soft areas, sloping, or drooping in the floors. This is a problem we've seen hundreds of times and while it seems as though it is a very costly fix, generally the repairs are relatively simple to do. We use a product called a crawl space jack to lift up the joists at strategic points and keep the level for the future of the home.
Jacks
Jacks can be installed whenever you have a sagging floor problem. This will cause you to have uneven floors on the first level of your home. Also, if you have this issue, it's going to eventually lead to the development of wall cracks, and may even cause your windows or doors to "stick." Our crawl space support jacks can be installed quickly and are a strong, stabilized permanent solution.
