Expert Crawl Space and Foundation Waterproofing and Repair Services in Cape Charles, VA

If your home experiences flooding during heavy rains or there are long cracks in your foundation, you know this can be a real issue. Our experts are ready to assist when you've got any type of crawl space moisture, foundation settlement, or bowing basement wall problem. We use methods and products that we have thoroughly tested over the years that we stand behind. We have a team of experts in the Cape Charles area that are trained to correctly investigate your home and evaluate your problem and design a specialized solution for your problem that will ensure your home is properly repaired. When our team installs a crawl space moisture mitigation system or a repair solution, it is strengthened by years of experience and trusted products.

It is critical that once you've seen an issue with your foundation or crawl space that you get in touch with an experienced repair company. We recommend this due to there are quite a few additional problems that can accompany these issues such as mildew, reduced structural integrity, and even permanent foundation damage. It doesn't matter if you're in need of our foundation repair products to stabilize your foundation, or crawl space services to control water in the crawl space, our professionals are here to help you.

Crawl Space Solutions

In our area, there are many homes that are built with crawl spaces in addition to basements. As long as there have been crawl spaces, they were constructed with open vents which was intended to increase air flow into the space and keep it dry. Unfortunately, the opposite is usually what happens. The vents allow water to enter the space when it rains or snows and then it never leaves which causes the humidity levels to stay high which will eventually facilitate the growth of mildew. Studies have shown that up to 50% of the air in your home has come up through the crawl space so having the space closed off from the elements and keeping the humidity levels low can increase the overall air quality in your home.

Our team has been enclosing crawl spaces since 1995 and we know the best way to seal them off and control excess humidity. We do this using a method called encapsulation which is the installation of a series of vapor barriers, sometimes accompanied by insulation products, which are heavy duty plastic and vinyl sheeting as well as vent covers and a heavy duty door that can seal the area totally and prevent any unwanted moisture from entering. Closing the area will also prevent rodents and animals from getting in your crawl space which will keep any equipment there safe and allow you to use it for storage. Once your crawl space is encapsulated, if you need it we can install a series of floor jacks to stabilize sagging floors above the crawl space.

Structural Foundation Repair

The homes foundation is easily one of, if not the, most important parts. It not only holds the home itself but it also creates the basement walls. If you have any foundation problems, they will generally manifest themselves as stair stepping cracks in your brickwork, long cracks that run along the foundation or along basement walls. You may also notice that your doors or windows will get stuck or there may be cracks at the corners of them. You may not think these problems seem critical at first, each of them are indicative of a sinking or settling foundation which should be looked at by a professional for specific problems and determine if a repair needs to be performed.

Thankfully, many foundation problems have very similar causes and our professionals are very good at evaluating those problems. We can offer a repair product intended for your specific issue to permanently repair and stabilize the foundation or walls. If you've got a settling foundation, we can implement a series of foundation piers to stabilize the foundation. The location and amount of sinking will determine if we use helical or push piers. Both types of piers are very strong and can stabilize your foundation.

Contact Us

If you would like to talk to someone about the services above, feel free to fill out the form on our contact us page or give us a call at 757-367-5924 and set up a consultation with one of our experts.