We will tell you if crawl Space Vapor Barrier Installation is not what your Easley crawl space actually needs. Doing this stage out of order is the most common reason the work has to be repeated.
Bare soil under the house is evaporating moisture into the space every day.
Vapor barrier on piedmont and upstate ground
On clay the ground under a Easley house holds water long after rain, so the barrier is doing two jobs — stopping soil moisture coming up, and keeping the space off ground that stays wet for days at a time.
Piedmont clay is what this work is dealing with in Easley. Clay turns water away rather than absorbing it, so water arrives at the foundation from uphill and then sits against it for days.
Easley at a glance
| County | Pickens County |
|---|---|
| ZIP | 29640 |
| Elevation | about 1063 ft |
| Region | Piedmont and Upstate |
Named water nearby
- the Twelvemile River Watershed 12 Reservoir (reservoir)
- Brushy Creek Watershed 11 Lake (reservoir)
- Country Club Lake (reservoir)
- Brushy Creek Watershed 16 Lake (reservoir)
Signs you need this
- Bare soil anywhere on the crawl space floor
- Existing sheeting that is torn, bunched or not sealed at seams
- Barrier that stops short of the walls and piers
- Crawl space relative humidity holding above 60 percent
What the work involves
On a Easley job this covers:
- Clearing and preparation of the crawl space floor
- Reinforced polyethylene barrier across the full soil area
- Overlapped and sealed seams
- Barrier carried up and sealed to walls and piers
Why it is worth dealing with now
The cost of this work does not stay flat. Every season a Easley crawl space stays wet moves more of the job from drying towards framing repair.
The full method and the step-by-step for this work is on the Crawl Space Vapor Barrier Installation page, and how it behaves across the state is on the Vapor barrier in South Carolina page.
Vapor barrier in Easley: common questions
There is already plastic under my Easley house. Is that enough?
Often not. Most of what we find has been laid loose, has torn, or was never sealed at the seams and walls. Unsealed sheeting performs much closer to bare soil than to a finished barrier.
Barrier or full encapsulation for a Easley home?
A barrier covers the ground and stops soil moisture. Encapsulation seals the walls and vents too and controls humidity directly. Which one your Pickens County property needs should follow a humidity reading, not a preference.
Can I stay in the house while the work is done?
In almost all cases, yes. The work happens under the floor, and access is usually through an exterior hatch. We will tell you up front if anything about your Easley property changes that.
Why does my Easley crawl space stay wet for days after the rain stops?
Piedmont clay. Around Easley, at roughly 1063 feet, the ground holds water against the foundation long after the surface looks dry.
My house is on a slope. Does that make it worse?
Usually. Water landing uphill of a Easley house travels along the clay to the foundation, so intercepting it uphill often does more than extra pump capacity underneath.
I already have plastic down there. Is that enough?
Often not. Most of the sheeting we find has been laid loose, has torn, has pulled away from the walls or was never sealed at the seams. Unsealed, incomplete sheeting lets ground moisture track around and through it, and performs much closer to bare soil than to a finished barrier.
Vapor barrier near Easley
We cover Easley and the surrounding part of Pickens County. The same service in nearby towns:
Other crawl space services in Easley
Crawl Space Water Removal in Easley
Standing water pumped and extracted from under the house, then the saturated material taken out.
Crawl Space Structural Drying in Easley
Joists, girders and subfloor dried back to a measured target with air movers and dehumidification.
Crawl Space Mold Remediation in Easley
Contained removal of mold-affected material, HEPA cleaning, and the moisture source shut off.
Crawl Space Drainage and Sump Pump Installation in Easley
Interior drainage to collect water, a sump and pump to lift it, and a discharge that takes it away.
Crawl Space Wood and Subfloor Repair in Easley
Rotted joists, girders, rim joists and subfloor sections repaired or replaced once the space is dry.
Or see everything we cover in our Easley service area, and how this service works across the state on the South Carolina page.
Crawl Space Vapor Barrier Installation in Easley
Call (888) 724-1354 and tell us your street and what the space looks like. We will tell you whether this is the right stage to start at.
Tell us what you are seeing under the house and we will tell you what it needs.