The crawl space is the low area that building contractors often put below the first floor of a home or building so people can have access to the necessary wiring and plumbing of the structure. While a crawl space is useful for workers, standing water can sometimes build up in the area and cause a multitude of problems. When this happens, a professional water damage company focusing in crawl space restoration should be called immediately for crawl space water service. The excess water in a crawl space can come from a number of different reasons.
Some sources of crawl space water may include:
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Clean water pipe break (sometimes due to freezing temperatures)
- A sewage drain line burst or leakage
- Pooling of water outside of the crawl space from rain, ice,
or snow melt
- Sprinkler water coming through the vents of the crawl space
- A naturally-occurring high groundwater table
(due to sump pump failure)
- Gutter downspouts that are directed incorrectly
- Homeowners watering their plants and foliage too frequently
Crawl Space Water Damage
Water or high humidity levels in the crawl space area have the potential to cause extensive water damage, structural problems and health concerns. If your home has a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) duct system in the crawlspace and it becomes affected by crawl space moisture, every time you use the HVAC it can spew unhealthy air into your home or business. The moisture can increase microbes in the air and create unhealthy particles which can be harmful to breathe.
Crawl space water can also provide an area for mold to grow that can spread to inhabited areas, not to mention causing sub-floors to buckle and warp under the humidity the water causes. Should a sewer line in your crawl space rupture, the raw sewage that gets released into the crawl space can cause horrible odors in the living space of a home, as well as possible health concerns from taking in sewer gas. Our crawl space clean-up and restoration services include:
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30 minute average response time
- 24 hour emergency water pump out services
- Complete structural drying and dehumidification
- Sanitizing and deodorization
- 24 hour emergency sewage pump out services
- Sewage clean-up and remediation
- Containment under negative air pressure
- Crawl Space - mold removal and microbial remediation
- Soda blasting
- Vapor barrier re-installation
- Complete repairs after remediation is completed
- 3rd party testing (to guarantee remediation efforts were successful)
- IICRC , ACAC and AMIAQ Certified
- Direct billing to your insurance company
Dry Out Systems of Alaska specializes in all types of crawlspace clean-up procedures. Our Certified Technicians are on call 24/7, 365 days a year, equipped to handle any loss in your home or business.
