Crawl Space Vapor Barrier for Elko homeowners
The water table in south Houston County sits close to the surface, so the ground in an Elko crawl space holds moisture through most of the year. It does not have to be visibly wet to be a problem. Damp soil releases vapor continuously.
The older homes here were built with open vented crawl spaces and nothing on the floor, which was ordinary practice. That leaves the framing exposed to both the moisture rising out of the ground and the humid outside air coming through the vents.
The barrier handles the first of those two, and it is the larger source. Heavy reinforced material goes across the whole ground, taped at every seam, sealed to the block and brick piers. On a house where the block has crumbled at the cap we rebuild that first, so the barrier terminates against something sound.
The scope is fixed before we start on an Elko home, so nothing gets added once the crew is underneath.
- Puncture-resistant, overlapped seams
- Blocks soil moisture and humidity
- Protects joists and subfloor from rot
- A budget-friendly first step or full system
