Breathing crawlspace air can cause health problems
If your home has a crawlspace, you’re breathing its air. Unless that crawlspace is lined with a patented top-of-the line material, that crawlspace air is the source of an abundance of health problems.
Crawlspaces are traditionally damp, musty and moldy. If you have a home built on a crawlspace, you’re breathing air from that crawlspace, and that air can be the source of a growing number of health problems. Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) commissioned the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to study the relationship between damp or moldy environments and the health problems they cause.
In a home built over a crawlspace, up to 50 percent of the air comes from the crawl, and mold spores from crawlspaces can trigger allergic reactions, asthma episodes, infections and other respiratory problems. Air flows from bottom to top, pulling moist air - and everything in it - up into your home’s living space. Unsealed crawlspaces provide the perfect environment for mold growth and other moisture problems, and those problems are rising into your home.
Experts are starting to study alarming statistics about the air in homes, including air in many homes with unlined crawlspaces, where the air may be 10 to 100 times more polluted than outdoor air in industrialized cities. Symptoms of crawlspace-related health problems include: nasal and sinus congestion, itchy, red, watery eyes, breathing problems like wheezing and shortness of breath, coughing, throat irritation, rashes and other skin irritations, headaches.
Now there’s good news, too - there’s a simple solution to the problem. If you install a quality reinforced crawlspace liner, you can protect your home from the ground below and keep moisture, mildew, insects and animals from entering.
Some of the signs that an unlined crawlspace is causing health problems in your home are: Foul, musty or “sour” odors, Wet spots, mold or wood rot on the foundation walls, beams or joists, Water, mold, mildew or algae on the crawlspace floor, or water beading or dripping from pipes, A general feeling of dampness, high humidity levels or crawlspace dirt that is damp to the touch , A termite or carpenter-ant problem, Radon gas in the home, Higher energy costs for heating and air-conditioning, Warped hardwood floors , Damage to stored clothing and other belongings from dampness and mildew.
Having a closed crawlspace is essential in having a healthful - as well as energy-efficient - home. Mold spores, odors, humidity and insects from the crawlspace can create an highly unhealthful environment. Installing the proven crawlspace-liner encapsulation systems can eliminate the problems listed above.
There are many liners available on the market, but there’s one that provides more protection than the others. That patent-pending liner is a lightweight, pliable 20-mil, fire-resistant vapor barrier treated with an antimicrobial agent. It is almost half the weight - and twice the strength - of traditional 20-mil liners. Because these qualities are built into the material, these liners are perfect as crawlspace liners.
With their patented reinforced crawlspace liner material and simple patented installation method, crawlspaces will be level, clean, usable, dry, properly conditioned - and healthy.
The only source for a clean, conditioned and closed crawlspace is Your Crawlspace. Hundreds of satisfied homeowners across the United States have Your Crawlspace’s patented system (which was under development for almost two years) and are enjoying clean, dry, enclosed crawlspaces. Your Crawlspace is the nation’s premier provider of crawlspace-encapsulation systems. For more information, please visit www.yourcrawlspace.com.
