Indianapolis Crawl Space Vapor Barrier

Crawl space vapor barriers help deal with moisture related crawl space problems. Excessive moisture in your crawl space can lead to mold growth, crawl space wood damage, musty smells, and high humidity levels in the living area. Excessive moisture, mold spores, and musty smells from your crawl space make their way up into the living area because of a process known as stack effect. Warmer air in the upstairs areas of the home rises and moves out of the home through windows, doors, cracks, and vents. This air is then replaced by air from the lower areas of your home, including your crawl space. As air from your crawl space moves up into the living area of the home, it carries with it all the elements it had in the crawl space. Such as moisture, mold spores and musty smells. Excessive moisture in your crawl space can be caused by standing water, crawl space vents, block seepage, and your dirt crawl space floor. Your dirt crawl space floor has moisture constantly escaping out of it and into the crawl space. This moisture is then carried up into the structural components of the crawl space which can lead to mold growth. If high moisture levels in your crawl space are caused by your dirt crawl space floor, installing a vapor barrier along the crawl space floor will help reduce moisture levels by keeping the moisture from rising out of the dirt floor. By installing a crawl space vapor barrier you not only reduce moisture levels, but you also reduce chances for mold growth and crawl space wood damage. For those crawl spaces that have standing water, block seepage, and moisture caused by your ventilation; a vapor barrier alone may not be enough. Crawl space drainage systems and/or crawl space encapsulation system may be needed to completely ensure you have a dry, healthy, energy saving crawl space. Click here for more information on Indianapolis crawl space vapor barriers.