Before & After Photos

A Vickburg resident called Ayers to clean and seal their wet crawlspace. The Ayers team used CleanSpace Vapor Barrier to correct the issue. 

The crawl space in this Baldwin, MI cottage was not a place you wanted to be. It was wet and growing mold, giving the area an overall damp feeling. Since crawl spaces are the lowermost points of a home, the "Stack Effect" explains that air flows in your home from bottom to top, meaning that the mold in the crawl space can be easily breathed in by those upstairs, causing a serious problem.

The best solution in this case was to install a liner to seal off the space. Not just any liner, however, a CleanSpace liner. CleanSpace is a durable liner that stops water vapor and allows for drainage to the sump pump. As an added benefit, this liner has an antimicrobial additive in the material, preventing mold growth. This liner was the perfect solution to transform this crawl space into a healthy, usable space.  

In 2018 Jeff S. gave us a call when he noticed his cottage was emitting a musty smell. After searching for the culprit of the stench, Jeff discovered the source — his crawl space! We brought a team in to install a CleanSpace liner to help minimize the moisture while improving airflow and eliminating the smell. 

To combat the mold, we encapsulated the area with the Clean Space Vapor Barrier system. The system is made up of liners that prevent water and dirt from affecting the rest of the home by eliminating unwanted dampness. Mold, critters, and other pests require water to survive but our state-of-the-art liners seal away all moisture. Other benefits of the Vapor Barrier include increasing home value, providing warmth, sealing odors, and more!

The crawl space in the before photo was dealing with serious flooding issues. Water was coming in from a variety of places, and as you can see, filling the crawl space. When our system design specialist went out to White Cloud, MI to see the cottage for himself, he found 2 feet of standing water in the crawl space.  The first step was pumping out all of that standing water to prepare for the encapsulation. With the water out of the crawl space, the team installed a full encapsulation system. The white liner seen in the after photo is our CleanSpace vapor barrier. Our barriers are impenetrable by moisture, so it’ll keep out the water that leaks into the crawl space. Water won’t threaten this crawl space again.

Dave recently purchased this cottage in Honor, MI. The home has a basement and multiple vented crawl space areas, all of which were dry. However, Dave noticed that floors in cottage were always cold and the HVAC system struggled to run the heat in the winter.

Ayers visited the property to seal the vents in the crawl spaces, add insulation, and install a CleanSpace liner. Vented crawl space lets air from the outside in, so cold air fills the space, making the floors above cold. We installed a vent cover to permanently seal the crawl space vent, stopping outside air from entering. The next step was to install TerraBlock and SilverGlo crawl space insulation on the floors and walls to add a radiant barrier, keeping heat inside the space and energy costs down.

Finally, a CleanSpace liner was installed to seal off the space from the earth, providing a moisture barrier in case any water tries to make its way in.