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History of Crawlspaces

Before World War II most American homes were built with a basement. But after the War in an effort to control costs the idea of basements was replaced with crawlspaces. The crawlspace was a much shorter area still able to hold pipes and electrical wiring for the rest of the house but didn't require a floor. Instead of digging down to build the old fashioned solid basement idea, crawlspaces were built right on top of the soil. Your modern home or office has been built essentially on a dirt floor.

Crawlspaces came complete with vents to provide air flow for the rest of your house. But sadly, the inventive idea of pinching pennies by using a crawlspace instead of a basement brought more harm than good. Though concrete still allows moisture to wick up from the soil over time, just building a house over soil provides absolutely no protection from moisture, insects, and even radon that seeps up naturally from the soil. Even using plastic sheeting as a physical barrier just covers up the problem for the short term as moisture, mold, and insect problems can grow between the sheeting and rats can chew through plastic.

Permadry Waterproofing can seal your basement or crawlspace creating an environment that is now inhospitable to molds, mildew, odors, dry rot, rodents, insects, and radon.

Request a free inspection of your Puget Sound Area home crawl space or basement today!