We will tell you if crawl Space Vapor Barrier Installation is not what your Six Mile 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 Six Mile 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.
Terrain decides a lot around Six Mile. Houses sit on slopes, and water that lands uphill travels along the clay to the foundation — so interception outside often matters as much as anything done under the floor.
Six Mile at a glance
| County | Pickens County |
|---|---|
| ZIP | 29682 |
| Elevation | about 1024 ft |
| Region | Piedmont and Upstate |
Named water nearby
- Ile Creek Lake (reservoir)
- the Keowee River (stream)
- the Little River (stream)
- Issaqueena 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
What we do on a Six Mile job of this kind:
- 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
Nothing about a damp Six Mile crawl space improves on its own. The space is enclosed, shaded and over soil — all three work against it drying out.
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 Six Mile: common questions
Will a barrier stop water that is already getting in?
No. A barrier manages soil moisture and vapor, not liquid water under pressure. If water is entering the space near Ile Creek Lake, drainage comes first or the sheeting simply floats on it.
There is already plastic under my Six Mile 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.
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 Six Mile property changes that.
Will my Six Mile crawl space dry out if I open the vents?
Usually not. For much of the year the air around Six Mile is warmer and wetter than the crawl space, so opening it up deposits moisture on the cool joists instead of carrying it away.
My house is on a slope. Does that make it worse?
Usually. Water landing uphill of a Six Mile 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 Six Mile
We cover Six Mile and the surrounding part of Pickens County. The same service in nearby towns:
Other crawl space services in Six Mile
Crawl Space Water Removal in Six Mile
Standing water pumped and extracted from under the house, then the saturated material taken out.
Crawl Space Structural Drying in Six Mile
Joists, girders and subfloor dried back to a measured target with air movers and dehumidification.
Crawl Space Mold Remediation in Six Mile
Contained removal of mold-affected material, HEPA cleaning, and the moisture source shut off.
Crawl Space Drainage and Sump Pump Installation in Six Mile
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 Six Mile
Rotted joists, girders, rim joists and subfloor sections repaired or replaced once the space is dry.
Or see everything we cover in our Six Mile service area, and how this service works across the state on the South Carolina page.
Crawl Space Vapor Barrier Installation in Six Mile
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.