Evergreen Basement Systems
Conditioned Crawl Spaces - Moisture Control
Conditioned Crawl Spaces – Moisture Control
Usually crawl spaces in homes or businesses tent to have vented spaces. This allows cross ventilation to occur to produce humidity and eliminate odors starting in a damp environment. Moisture related problems in homes with vented crawl spaces have been the cause of several leading sources of health problems today.
The only way to effectively keep these problems from resurfacing is to focus on eliminating the moisture source at the beginning of construction. The best way to approach the situation is to condition the crawl space as you would a basement. This would require a slab, an insulated envelope, and a HVAC supply and return system to provide heating this winter and cooling for the upcoming summer.
A conditioned crawl space is an economical way to eliminate moisture problems on existing structures and is the only way to avoid potential problems in new construction.
