Insulating a Crawl Space for Forever Home in East New Market, MD
Opening the vents in a crawl space sounds like a great idea when the air is dry. However, despite having insulation in your floors, cold air can sneak between the insulation and floorboards, causing cold feet. Once the floor is cold, it makes the whole house feel cold. As a result, heating systems get turned up little by little but can't seem to keep up! This homeowner had this exact problem in his home. No matter what slippers he wore, he would feel cold on his feet. Many times he would roll out a piece of old carpet to go underneath his home and shove insulation back into the floorboards. He had finally said enough is enough and called the experts at DryZone to seal his crawl space from cold, moist air. DryZone inspected the crawl space and noticed the high moisture caused the insulation to fall, causing cold feet in return.
Now the crawl space is completely sealed, and an Everlast door was installed for easy access to the crawl space for annual maintenance of the dehumidifier.