Crawl Space Insulation for Elko homeowners
Older Elko homes were built with open vented crawl spaces and bare ground, which was standard practice. Anything insulated into that assembly has been sitting in humid air its entire life.
The shallow water table in south Houston County keeps the soil damp year round, so the humidity in the space rarely drops enough for fiberglass to dry out between wet spells. What we typically find is compressed, discolored batts doing very little for comfort.
The work is removal, moisture control, then insulation done in a way that suits the climate. On a sealed crawl space the perimeter walls are the right place, which keeps the material away from the ground and out of contact with the floor framing.
Our crawl space insulation scope is the same on every Elko home, whatever the Houston County ground turns out to be doing.
- Removes old, damaged insulation
- Moisture-appropriate materials
- Warmer floors, lower energy bills
- Pairs perfectly with encapsulation
