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Did you know that a standard crawl space can generate anywhere between ten (10) and twelve (12) gallons of moisture every day? As you realize, we understand that through the Mold Mildew Stack Effect that water and humidity that lives in the crawl space rise to the rest of the home much like hot air rises. As this mold and mildew infiltrate your home it can flourish in heating and air conditioning vents, behind panels and under rugs or around leaks and can contribute to serious health consequences including respiratory and asthma-related ailments, aggravate allergies and even engender lung damage. Additionally, this wet air which ascends to the rest of the home is harder to heat or cool and thus needs more energy. So, how can encapsulating a vented a crawl space not only reduce the chances of mold and mildew penetration but in the long run save you money and lower heating and electric bills? The Department Of Advanced Energy released a case study a couple of years ago: In one Advanced Energy study, the institution conducted experiments with 12 similarly built new homes in a Habitat for Humanity sub sector. Some of the homes possessed vented dirt crawl spaces, while others were covered. Through sub-metering the heat pumps, they realized that the homes with the vented dirt crawl spaces were $28 more to cool in a single month! Here are two primary reasons why:A.) In the winter months, cold air enters the crawl space via vents and makes it much more difficult to warm a home.
B.) In the summer months when moisture from the moist air outside enters the crawl space it raises the total moisture being let into to the rest of the home.Controlling the airflow through a crawl space is the main element in increasing energy productivity in a home. Coating the walls and floors with a 20-mil vapor barrier and enclosing crawl space vents hinders vapors from entering the crawl space and significantly reduces moisture transferring through the sub flooring or foundation walls. The crawl space can now preserve stable temperature and humidity readings despite any severe external conditions. In the long run this can save you substantially on heating and cooling and produces less energy.

President of Your Crawl Space, Inc (http://yourcrawlspace.com). I've spent a lot of years in the construction industry and after several years discovered that there had to be something to do about the moisture and mold and mildew related issues that plagued many crawl space areas. Out of this knowledge I created the the Do It Yourself Crawl Space System and Patented Your Crawl Space Installation for insulating any crawl space environment.
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