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Dirt crawl spaces and crawl space moisture affect you and your entire home. Oakbridge Construction is a crawl space contractor performing repair and moisture control in Southeast Michigan, including Wayne Oakland and Macomb counties and surrounding areas. We are a full service waterproofing, foundation repair and crawl space moisture contractor.

Any Crawl Space that is lower than the surrounding outside grade is a potential problem. A crawl space that is deeper, to about 48 to 60 inches is generally called a Michigan Basement. By nature ground water rises evenly so your crawl space can flood to the outside level. Our installers are certified and trained by Basement Technologies Headquarters in Boston. Our technicians will provide a complete crawl space waterproofing. We are also experts in wet and flooded basements.

Due to the overwhelming problems associated with crawlspaces, crawl space air rises up into your living space. Crawl Space Encapsulation with Super White Vapor Barrier is used to keep ground moisture from evaporating. Service people can crawl on it without worry of putting holes or tears in the liner. As a result of the lowered humidity levels, the system helps to prevent future crawl space mold growth and wood deterioration. It has been determined that up to 50% of the air we breath in the main floor of a home is produced from the crawl space. Over the last few years, we’ve treated a lot of mold problems in conventional crawl spaces.

The heart of any basement-waterproofing project is the drainage system to remove the water below the floor and is responsible for controlling water in Basement Waterproofing and crawl spaces. This is generally not covered by insurance but when you need them we do restoration repairs. We have been solving homeowners wet basement, wet crawlspace and leaky foundations problems with our patented waterproofing and foundation repair systems for years.

We fix wet basements and concrete and dirt crawl space problems, moisture ventilation and crawl space liner systems and repair wall cracks

In the rainy season, sump pumps are required to keep the water out of crawl spaces. Wet crawl spaces can cause mold to grow and insects to flourish. The food they need to live on is the very same stuff you use to walk on. Water makes the difference. With no water the problem is solved because the mold and insects will have to move on.

An unconditioned or unwaterproofed crawl space creates an unhealthy environment. Crawl spaces do not have to be wet or flooded to be extremely unhealthy. Mold spores, odors, humidity and critters produce unhealthy air quality. Mold spores, odors, humidity and critters create a very unhealthy environment for people. Since air rises up, the mold and odor from crawl space come up to the living area causing an unhealthy environment throughout the house.

Oakbridge Construction is the basement waterproofing and crawl space contractor in Michigan. we offer permanent solutions for wet basements and dirt crawl spaces we also do the insurance and repairs to get you going again.

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