Crawlspace Moisture Floor Rot

Ultimately you will be left with a less than perfect home that s going to adversely affect your family s health.

Crawlspace moisture floor rot. When the crawlspace air becomes saturated condensation will form on the connectors first creating the warm wet environment that causes wood to rot. Wood rot is among the worst issues that arise from crawl space moisture because it can compromise the structural integrity of large areas of your home leading to high and preventable costs for repair. To prevent this condensation you need to lower the relative humidity in the crawlspace. Moisture also enters a crawl space through the dirt floor as well as through the pores of concrete.

The solution to a wet crawl space is to keep all moisture out which can be accomplished by sealing and dehumidifying the space. Cockroaches spiders and termites are just a few types of insects that are attracted to humid environments and the darkness of a crawlspace. Moisture in a crawl space has been known to cause many issues under homes. Also it creates a favorable breeding ground for mold mildew and vermin.

If you have a dirt crawl space floor you re probably going to need crawl space encapsulation before you can focus on wood rot repair in the crawl space. So a crawl space that is unvented will still be damp even with no groundwater leaking. Failing to address your damp crawl space can lead to permanent foundation damage rot foul smell and sagging floors. The water vapor found in the air of your crawl space will keep wood damp and cause floor joists and support beams to decay which could cause the foundation of your house to sag.