Guest guest Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 I have spoken with many contractors regarding how to waterproof a basement, including a environmental specialist. I have not been able to find anyone local who agreed with my idea that the crawl spaces needs to be ventilated, so i thought my theory must have been wrong. we are buying a house next week, the air quality tests showed only a very minimal amount of mold in the basement. however to be cautious, we decided to go forward with mold remediation. remove all wood paneling, dry wall, carpet etc) and have " basement systems " waterproof the basement with inorganic materials for floor and walls and install a " triple safe sump pump " with an air purifying system. we are also having TERS, an environmental contractor encapsulate the crawl space. However, now I'm concerned about my choice to encapsulate the crawl space. Can you encapsulate a crawl space and ventilate it too or is that a contradiction? If I understood the emails correctly, the most important thing to do is to prevent the gases from the soil from coming up. Does that mean that a vapor barrier only needs to be installed on the floor of the crawl space and then to ventilate the crawl space? I've read so many conflicting reviews on the matter and would appreciate further assistance. I'm very grateful for all the responses. Thank you. > I respectfully disagree about sealing up crawlspaces like " Fort > Knox. " There are valid reasons and ways to have outside > ventilated crawlspaces and controlled ventilated crawlspaces but > there should always be some sort of minimal air exchange. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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