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How Long Does Crawl Space Encapsulation Last?

Crawl space encapsulation is a crucial step to prevent and protect your home from moisture, pests, and environmental damage. Encapsulating your crawl space works like a protective suit that covers your floors and walls with a special plastic. This creates a barrier against mold, wood rot, or insect infestations inside your crawl space. At Northeast Basement Solutions, we can help encapsulate your crawl space and ensure they are protected for years to come. In this article, we'll look at how long your crawl space encapsulation usually lasts, factors that will affect its longevity, and ways you can extend its lifespan.

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How Long Does It Last?

Crawl space encapsulation typically lasts 10 to 20 years. However, if it is past 20 years or showing signs of wear and tear, it may be time to replace or upgrade. Some factors that will affect the longevity of your crawl space encapsulation include:

  • Materials: Using high-quality, durable materials will help make sure the encapsulation lasts you for years.
  • Proper Installation: Cleaning and preparing your crawl space well and correctly installing will ensure a long-lasting encapsulation.
  • Maintenance: Regularly maintaining and addressing repairs quickly will also help keep crawl space encapsulation last longer.

Benefits of Encapsulating Your Crawl Space

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  • Moisture Control: Encapsulating your crawl space prevents moisture from getting in, lowering the chances of mold and wood rot. This will keep your home secure and reduce repairs.
  • Pest Prevention: Closing off entry points will keep rodents, termites, and pests out of your crawl space. This stops any possibility of an infestation that can cause structural damage.
  • Improved Air Quality: Crawl space encapsulation will help keep mold, allergens, and pollutants from entering your home. This will create a more improved, healthier indoor air quality.
  • Energy Efficiency: A sealed crawl space will help regulate your home’s temperature, increasing heating and cooling efficiency. This will not only be more comfortable but also lower bills.
  • Structural Integrity: Encapsulating will stop moisture and mold damage from damaging your home. This will help maintain your home’s structural integrity, keeping it stable and durable.
  • Increased Property Value: A well-functioning crawl space that is encapsulated will enhance your home’s value. Potential buyers like added protection like this, making your property more valuable.
  • Enhanced Comfort: Keeping the moisture, temperature, and overall environment of your crawl space under control will create a safer, more comfortable home, giving you peace of mind.
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Get Professional Crawl Space Encapsulation with Us

Northeast Basement Solutions understands how important it is to care for your crawl space. Moisture, mold, and pests can cause significant damage to your home. Environmental factors like high humidity can also negatively affect your crawl space. These issues will lower your property value and lead to costly repairs. By choosing our extensive, reliable, and top-notch crawl space encapsulation service, you can be sure your crawl space is well protected from all sorts of problems. We follow a comprehensive process where we inspect, clean, repair, and encapsulate your crawl space as effectively as possible so that you can be worry-free. With the correct methods and quality materials, encapsulations should last you for years. This is why we want to ensure you have a dry, secure, and well-encapsulated crawl space for a longer period.

More Crawl Space Services We Offer:

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Aside from encapsulating your crawl spaces, we can also offer other crawl space-related services your property may need:

  • Ventilation: Poorly ventilated crawl spaces will have moisture issues and pest infestations, leading to structural damage and high maintenance costs. We can offer our ventilation services to keep your crawl space well-ventilated, especially in high-humidity weather.
  • Dehumidification: You must keep your crawl space dry so no mold can grow and cause health issues. Our team can install top-tier dehumidification systems that will lower the moisture level in your crawl space.
  • Waterproofing: Waterproofing your crawl spaces is an effective way to prevent structural damage. We not only specialize in waterproofing, but we can also repair any leaks or cracks in your crawl space.
  • Crawl Space Access: Checking on your crawl space is essential, but you need a well-sealed door that keeps moisture away and gives you easy access.
  • Repair: Our well-trained team of technicians can perform all kinds of repair work your crawl spaces may need, like leaks, insect infestations, mold, etc.

Protect Your Crawl Space With Us

Crawl space encapsulation is a necessary step to keep the areas under your home clean, safe, and secure. Being an open area that is close to the ground and exposed to outside elements, your crawl space can get damaged in various ways. Properly sealing off the area, and covering the floors, walls, and ceiling, is an effective way to keep moisture, pests, and mold away. Adding a heavy-duty, secure door will help give you easy access to your crawl space and also keep outside elements from getting inside. Northeast Basement Solutions can provide you with a wide range of crawl space services, including encapsulation. If you are in Portsmouth, Stoneham, Westford, Weston, or nearby cities, call us to start encapsulating your crawl space today!

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