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		<title>Crawl Space Waterproofing Solution &#8211; Safe Crawl</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[What’s “lurking” under your home in your crawl space? Water? Dirt? Insects? Rodents? Radon gas? Crawl spaces can be a homeowner’s unseen, forgotten nightmare. Water and humidity can destroy the structural integrity of your home. Bugs and rodents tend to enter your living space. Ignoring the issue is not a solution. Safe Crawl™, the crawl [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3><a href="http://www.basementtechnologies.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Picture-7.png"><img class="size-medium wp-image-244  alignleft" style="margin-bottom: 10px;" title="Picture 7" src="http://www.basementtechnologies.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Picture-7-300x81.png" alt="" width="300" height="81" /></a>What’s “lurking” under your home in your crawl space? Water? Dirt? Insects? Rodents? Radon gas?</h3>
<p>Crawl spaces can be a homeowner’s unseen, forgotten nightmare.  Water and humidity can destroy the structural integrity of your home.  Bugs and rodents tend to enter your living space. Ignoring the issue is not a solution. <strong>Safe Crawl™, the crawl space specialists, specializes in solving this dangerous health and structural concern. </strong>Here is how the Safe Crawl works:</p>
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<h3>Step 1:</h3>
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<p>The water needs to be removed from the crawl space environment. Safe Crawl™ uses a patented technology for specialized crawl space use. It is a specialized low profile conduit, the Crawl Trek™, which transports the water that enters the crawl space and routes it to a drop off point where it is ejected from the home.</p>
<h3>Step 2:</h3>
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<p>Our Bulldog Crawl Space Ejector™ accepts the water from the Crawl Trek™ and routes it to the outside of the home where it belongs. See our options for battery backups.</p>
<h3>Step 3:</h3>
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<p>Seal all outside air infiltration in the crawl space area and install mechanical ventilation. Sealing the vents is a must. Uncontrolled ventilation causes the humidity and heat from outside the home to create a damp, humid environment in the crawl space area. Installing a vent to  the upstairs living space helps circulation. Installing our unique Crawl Bon Air™ unit will draw escaping air from the roof area (that ultimately escapes through the roof) to the crawl space accomplishing several important goals.</p>
<p><strong>a)</strong> Cool moist air gravitates downward, and  condensation is worst at the lowest point in your home, i.e. your crawl space. The Crawl Bon Aire™ draws moist, stale, contaminated air to the outside vents via a quiet and powerful fan. This unique, revolutionary  unit addresses air quality problems where they are created and exist.</p>
<p><strong>b)</strong> The moist air is then vented to the  outside of your home through a duct while being replaced with a flow of  drier, fresh air drawn downward from the upper levels of your home.</p>
<h3>Step 4:</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.basementtechnologies.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Picture-5.png"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-240" title="Picture 5" src="http://www.basementtechnologies.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Picture-5-300x119.png" alt="" width="300" height="119" /></a></p>
<p>Completely envelope (encapsulate) the dirt floor or concrete on the  crawl space floor. Using an impenetrable 20 mil barrier that is  professionally sealed to the walls and overlaps onto the floor. This  barrier replaces the need to pour new concrete floors or patch walls.  The process is clean and efficient creating a unique new storage area in  your home actually replacing the need to pour a new concrete floor.</p>
<h4>Want to learn more about <strong>Safe Crawl™</strong>? <a href="http://www.safecrawl.com" target="_blank">Click Here</a>.</h4>
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		<title>How to Treat a Crawl Space</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Basement Crawlspaces: The dirt in a crawl space creates a unique environment for humidity, dampness, insects and rodents, and sometimes structural damage to the framing under the home. Since it is tricky to put in concrete after the house is built, the most effective solution is to completely seal off the dirt with a plastic [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-18" title="Wet Crawlspace" src="http://www.basementtechnologies.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/WetCrawlspace-254x253.jpg" alt="Wet Crawl Space" width="217" height="216" />Basement Crawlspaces:</strong> The dirt in a crawl space creates a unique environment for humidity, dampness, insects and rodents, and sometimes structural damage to the framing under the home. Since it is tricky to put in concrete after the house is built, the most effective solution is to completely seal off the dirt with a plastic barrier. To help control humidity, it is a good idea to install a dehumidifier.<br />
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<h3>Crawl Space Encapsulation</h3>
<p>Crawlspace waterproofing involves three things, keeping moisture from getting into the crawl space, keeping moisture in a crawl space from getting into your house, and keeping the air inside your crawlspace dry. The <a href="http://www.basementtechnologies.com/solutions/crawlspace-waterproofing.html#Crawl%20Space%20Encapsulation" target="_blank">crawl space encapsulation</a> process starts with placing a vapor barrier over the crawlspace floor and foundation keeping outside air out and crawl space dampness in.</p>
<h3>Crawl Space Vapor Barrier</h3>
<p>Unencapsulated crawl spaces can leak moisture and mold spores into your house, adversely affecting the health of your family and promoting the proliferation of mold. A crawl space vapor barrier is a physical shield placed around a crawl space to keep moisture from escaping into other parts of your home. <a href="http://www.basementtechnologies.com/solutions/crawlspace-waterproofing.html#Crawl%20Space%20Vapor%20Barrier" target="_blank">Crawl space vapor barriers</a> must cover the entire floor as well as the foundation in order to be effective.</p>
<h3>Crawl Space Dehumidifier</h3>
<p>Not only do you need to keep outside moisture from getting into your crawl space, but you also need to make sure the air inside stays dry. In order for crawl space encapsulation to be effective, the air needs to be moisture-free, because of this, a proper crawl space dehumidifier needs to be put in place. Our patented crawl space dehumidifiers such as the Humid-Evac® will make sure your crawl space remains moisture free, guaranteed!</p>
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