A crawl space is the area under your house and is accessible from a door on the outside of your house or from the floor of a closet. Crawl spaces make it easy to access things such the wiring, ventilation ducts and piping for your home.
Around 50 percent of the air you breathe on the first floor of your home comes from your crawlspace, making crawl space cleanouts an important part of keeping the air in your home fresh and clean.
Some signs you may need a crawl space cleanout are:
- Musty Smells in Your House
- Noises Coming from Floors and Walls
- Creaky Floors
- Poor Heat or Cooling Retention
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Water or Moisture in Your Crawl Space
With all the rain, Seattle area homes are susceptible to water finding its way into your crawl space. This can be from a damaged vapor barrier, leaks in your foundation, leaky pipes, and not channeling water away from your foundation.
Once water or moisture is in your crawl space, mold can begin to grow and affect the air quality in your home. If you’ve noticed a musty smell in your home or asthma related issues, this could be a result of water in your crawl space. Pest Fighter’s crawl space cleanout plan includes addressing any water related issues before proceeding with the crawl space cleanout.
Pests in Your Crawl Space
Pests including rats, mice, termites, and other insects love your crawl space. Especially if there’s a water source for them to drink from. Once in your crawl space, rats and mice like to chew up wiring and make nests in your insulation.
If you notice noise coming from under your house, in your walls, or bubbling paint – these can be a sign of pests in your crawl space. As they nest in your insulation, they leave feces and urine that create a toxic environment, seep through dry wall, and bubble paint on walls.
Crawl Space Insulation
Moisture, humidity, and rodents can take a toll on crawl space insulation. As your home ages, you might notice your house or business doesn’t retain heat as well and more drafts inside. This can happen as insulation becomes damaged in your crawl space.
Proper crawl space insulation can improve the air quality in your home. It can also help keep energy costs down and save money on your heating bill. With proper insulation, your HVAC system won’t need to work as hard to keep your home warm.
Crawl Space Vapor Barrier
Letting moisture into your crawlspace can lead to mold. Once mold starts to form in your crawlspace it can seep up through cracks in the floors or enter your home through the vents.
Pest fighter will install an industry standard vapor barrier to keep moisture from rising through the ground and getting into your crawlspace.
Call Pest Fighter for Crawl Space Cleanouts
Pest fighter has been providing crawl space cleanouts to customers in the Seattle area for over a decade. We make sure all holes are sealed to keep pests such as rats and mice out of your crawl space.
We’ll clean the area under your house then remove and replace any damaged insulation or vapor barriers. We can remove musty smells and ensure warm air stays in in the winter and cool air doesn’t escape in the summer.
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