Crawl Space Encapsulation

United Structural Systems of Chicago offers complete crawl space encapsulation methods to prevent mold, mildew and radon from entering your home through your crawlspace. Our certified installation crews specialize in protecting Chicago home owners from unhealthy crawl spaces.

Since your crawl space is part of your home, you should treat it just the way you would the living space. Let us protect it from the weather, insulate it and dehumidify it, and you'll enjoy a healthier home while saving money on energy bills, too. For a more details or an inspection, contact us.

Steps to a healthy crawl space:
   Crawl Space Vapor Barrier
   Crawl Space Drainage System
   Crawl Space Vent Sealing
   Crawl Space Dehumidification and Air Circulation

Our complete crawl space solutions are simple while being the most effective way of stopping all problems at their source. Crawl space encapsulation will eliminate odors, rodents, insects, mold, radon and high energy consumption. Your family’s health and safety depend on your homes crawlspace being treated the same way as rest of your living space.

Excessive crawl space moisture can be solved with a combination of a water management system along with crawl space encapsulation to prevent mold and allergies from peaking after Chicago rains.
If you have mold or high moisture problems stemming from your crawl space, do not hesitate, call United Structural Systems today!

The proper sealing and conditioning of a crawlspace is one of the main components of an energy efficient home. When your crawlspace is not influenced by outside air conditions the amount of energy required to heat and cools your home is dramatically reduced. Previously crawlspace foundation vents, also know as wildlife entry points, were introduced to eliminate humidity in crawlspaces. Over time contractors and inspectors realized the vents that were installed to remove humidity in fact helped to increase the humidity level in most crawlspaces by a balancing effect between outside air in crawl space air. The humid outside air would condense and create higher humidity levels under your home. This would eventually lead to mold and fungus growth.

Now building codes are changing to allow us to construct conditioned crawlspaces without crawlspace foundation vents. Conditioning the crawlspace is the practice of removing all components that cause moisture like leaking pipes, broken dryer vents, ground water entering through the foundation and crawl space vents. A proper vapor barrier needs to be installed to prevent moisture from evaporating from the soil into the home. After the clean space has been created the air in the crawl space can be conditioned by one of several different ways depending on the crawlspaces individual situation. All components need to be in place or the desired results will not be achieved.

Call us at 800-568-5877 or contact us online for a free crawl space inspection!