Is Your Crawl Space Costing You Money? The Ultimate Guide to Crawl Space Encapsulation for Energy Savings
Living in one of the most beautiful states in America comes with a high price—namely, energy. As an Alaskan resident, you probably know that you pay more for heating than most Americans. What you may not know is that your crawl space is a likely contributor to how expensive your energy bills are.
In this article, we'll break down why crawl spaces are such a problem area for homeowners that want to make their lives as cost-efficient as possible.
Even Brand New Crawl Spaces Were Rarely Well-Insulated
For many years (and even in the present), builders have attached vents to crawl spaces. However, there's no reason for your crawl space to have vents—besides inviting moisture, mold, and wood rot into your home, it invites cold air.
Cold air that stays in your crawl space, right? Wrong.
Most crawl spaces aren't insulated so well that it provides an impenetrable boundary between outside air and your home. Cold air in your crawl space means cold floors, cold drafts, and high energy bills.
You don't need vents to your crawl space for this to be true. If you have a dirt crawl space, or any gaps or cracks that leak air into the crawl space from the outdoors, you're likely paying an extra premium for your energy bill in the winter.
How CleanSpace© Encapsulation and SilverGlo© Can Help
You don't want to pay more for your energy than you have to—and if you're going to optimize your crawl space protection, you're going to want the best.
That's why our proven, patented CleanSpace© crawl space encapsulation system with SilverGlo© can help.
It's a long-term solution
At Foundation & Crawl Space Repair of Alaska, we know you want long-term solutions. That's what we provide. Our CleanSpace© encapsulation system comes with a 25 year warranty, because we're confident you'll love it for decades to come.
It provides real insulation—no fluff!
Most crawl spaces are insulted with fiberglass, cellulose, or mineral wool. So why do we prefer CleanSpace© with SilverGlo©?
CleanSpace© encapsulation will completely envelope your crawl space with a thick liner (20 mil compared to the industry standard of 9 mil) that will provide waterproofing as we permanently separate your home from the earth in your crawl space. Then, we line your crawl space walls with SilverGlo©, which are long planks made from expanded polystyrene insulation with infused graphite, providing tiny particles that reflect heat and lower the material's conductivity for superior heat resistance.
Unlike other materials in the market, SilverGlo© also has a radiant barrier that reflects heat back into the home, making your floors warmer and highly reducing cold drafts.
You'll never want to go back to other materials, which have issues with heat resistance and retaining moisture in the long-term.
Your crawl space becomes attractive, waterproof, and great for storage
Watching your energy costs fall aren't the only benefit to our encapsulation system. Your crawl space becomes an entirely new, accessible part of your home that's permanently resistant to moisture, outside air, and can be a safe place for your storage needs! You'll love being able to use your home in a whole new way after getting your crawl space redone.
Why is waterproofing your crawl space so important, exactly? It's an important topic, even more than lowering your energy bill, since your crawl space can otherwise be responsible for mold, wood rot, and lowering your home value by tens of thousands of dollars. You can learn more about it here.
Want to get a free estimate for your crawl space with SilverGlo©? Contact our office HERE!
