Newport Crawl Space Gets Full Moisture and Insulation Overhaul

This one was a heavy lift. The Newport home came to us after weeks of water damage had already worked its way through the crawl space - leaving behind moisture buildup, compromised ductwork, and the kind of mold situation that doesn't just go away on its own. Before we could do anything else, all of that had to be dealt with first. Water mitigation, full cleanup, mold remediation - the works.

Once the space was clean and dry, we got to work on making sure this never happens again. We laid in a heavy-duty vapor barrier across the entire crawl space floor, sealing the seams tight and taping the overlaps so there are no gaps for moisture to sneak through. That ground moisture is the silent culprit behind a lot of crawl space problems - mold, rot, poor air quality inside the home. Cutting it off at the source is the right move.

With the vapor barrier down, we moved on to insulating the foundation walls using rigid foam board - FOAMULAR R-10 panels fitted wall-to-wall around the entire perimeter. This keeps conditioned air where it belongs and stops the cold or heat from bleeding in through the walls. Sealed ductwork and fresh insulation on top of a clean, dry space - that's what good indoor air quality actually looks like from the ground up.

The difference between what we started with and what we finished with is night and day. A crawl space that was wet, moldy, and uninsulated is now properly sealed, insulated, and set up to actually support the home above it. The air that circulates through this house is no longer pulling from a contaminated space. That matters for every person living there.