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Crawl Space Moisture/Humidity

Most Common Reasons for Crawl Space Moisture and Humidity

Crawl spaces are incredibly useful areas in every house. In Virginia Beach, they can be handy for a number of uses, ranging from extra storage to simply providing more space and extra foundation to your home. However, they can also, unfortunately, experience significant levels of moisture and humidity from sources both within and outside the home. These external and internal factors equally contribute to the introduction of moisture into your crawl space. This becomes a problem when the moisture under your house then begins to spread to the rest of your home. When this happens, several other issues may stem from it. Luckily, there are solutions to controlling crawl space humidity and moisture in the first place! At Virginia Foundation Solutions, we are eager to help you stop these problems in their tracks and keep your home and your family as healthy as possible! Keep reading to find out what causes moisture under a house to develop and see why you might want to seek help:

Moisture – Moisture in your crawlspace means that moisture is also being pumped around your home through the crawl space ventilation vents. Moisture in the air of this nature can lead to harmful effects on one’s health, such as respiratory issues and allergy problems, making the air more and more dangerous the longer that this moisture is not taken care of.

Humidity – Humidity is one of the main causes of moisture under a house and when left alone, can create all sorts of problems for you and your family. While moisture can have heavy implications for your personal health, humidity can cause issues for your home’s health. High levels of humidity can produce the ideal environment for wood-boring insects, such as termites and specific breeds of ants and beetles that are native to Virginia Beach. Humidity can also cause damage to the home’s foundational beams and create the perfect environment for mold and other fungi to develop under your home, deteriorating it from the inside.

Though these issues may be frightening, fear not! There are several solutions and steps to be taken that can mitigate these side-effects and control crawl space humidity in the long-run. Contact us at Virginia Foundation Solutions and we’ll ensure that both you and your home are healthy for the foreseeable future.

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Reviews

5/

Quality materials and workmanship. Matt answered all our questions, even after hours, and Miguel and his crew were efficient and resolved all issues immediately. A very satisfied customer.

Christopher
5/

Professional and courteous at all time. Crew was on site for 4 days in terrible weather and never missed a beat. Kept us informed, did what they planned and kept the areas near and clean. A really great crew.

Hal Luebke
5/

VFS crew did a wonderful job. They worked effectively together to complete our project. They used care in making sure our lawn was not ruined and they cleaned up their work area when completed.

Mary Routten
5/

Work was completed as promised. Purple crew was prompt, professional, and considerate of our home. Zero complaints

S House
5/

I highly recommend this company. They had the best price, quality work and it was completed on time, which is rare these days. It’s not easy so I commend the crew on their hard work!

Donald Marx
5/

Everything looks GREAT and the finished crawlspace was better than we expected. The RED crew did a great job and left the entire worksite cleaner than it was when they arrived.

Mike Shaffer
5/

We recently used VFS to install an interior french drain and sump pump in our finished lower level. The "purple crew" was assigned to our job and they were fabulous!!! They were timely, neat, respectful and hardworking. We are very happy with the job they did.

Howard Bloom
5/

The yellow crew (Willy, Marco, Oscar, and Patrick) were VERY professional and hard working. They kept us informed every step of the way. The clean up at end of the workday was exceptional. The best part is my foundation is fixed and our crawlspace is the cleanest crawlspace I have ever seen.

Scott Withdrew
5/

The workers were very professional, experienced and knowledgeable. They left the crawlspace with reinforced support beams. A supervisor checked their work in the afternoon.

Rick Ruscak
5/

VFS did a great job on our house’s foundation in double quick time and when they left our yard was cleaner and tidier than it was when they came! Thank you all. The masonry team also did a wonderful job. The damaged brickwork looks as good as new. Well done!

Alan Stephenson

Newport News

5/

We loved working with this company. All of the workers were friendly and helpful. They were very particular about their work and showed professionalism and organization. They did a great job; we are so thankful for their help.

Daphne Jonas

Poquoson

5/

Professional and kind staff, started on time, finished on time, good clean up, and next best bid was 40% higher using same materials. Highly recommend!

Ron Bianchi

Suffolk

5/

VFS was on time, clean, polite and thorough with good workmanship.

Lois Horton

Newport News

5/

Great customer service. Fantastic work under the house along with follow through to ensure everything was complete. Our Moisture and Termite inspector said it was the best "under house" inspection he'd done!

Larry Bianchi

Virginia Beach