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A musty crawl space beneath a Mt. Pleasant MI home is one of the most reliable indicators of a whole-home comfort and moisture problem in Isabella County. If your house smells musty, if your first floor is perpetually cold regardless of thermostat setting, or if you have condensation on first-floor pipes — your crawl space is the source.
Buildings breathe. Warm air in your Mt. Pleasant living space rises and escapes through the top of the home. As warm air exits at the top, replacement air is drawn in from the lowest point: an open or vented crawl space. That replacement air carries everything in the crawl space — cold, soil moisture, mold spores — into your living areas continuously through every Isabella County heating season.
Central Michigan spring thaw saturates soil around and beneath every foundation in Isabella County. The water table near Mt. Pleasant and the Chippewa River rises measurably in spring. Summer adds condensation: warm humid outdoor air entering through foundation vents condenses on cool floor joists, depositing liquid water on structural wood and growing mold in Isabella County homes.
Energy Plus Home Improvements encapsulates crawl spaces across Isabella County with two inches of closed-cell spray foam at R-6.5 per inch totaling R-13 on all foundation walls and band joists creating both insulation and an air barrier. A 20-mil reinforced polyethylene vapor barrier across the entire crawl space floor sealed at the walls stops soil moisture at the source. Qualifies for the federal 25C tax credit up to 1,200 dollars per year.
Call Energy Plus Home Improvements at (989) 833-1000 to schedule a free crawl space assessment. We evaluate moisture conditions, existing mold, and the appropriate encapsulation scope for your Isabella County home.
