John Dirks Jr Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 Have you ever seen a crawlspace completely encapsulated including the floor structure? I have not. It sucked that I could not see any floor structure or anything for that matter. Is this a new idea I don't know about? I'm slightly concerned it's a cover up. Click to Enlarge 41.29 KB Click to Enlarge 52.69 KB Click to Enlarge 29.45 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 That ain't encapsulation. That's just a bunch of plastic. POS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Whitmore Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 That's bad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted September 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 That ain't encapsulation. That's just a bunch of plastic. POS. Agreed totally. There was rigid foam insulation on the foundation walls behind the plastic. But anyway, when it comes to encapsulation done correctly, the floor structure would still be exposed, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 Yes, exposed. Here's encapsulation. Don't see it too often. Way expensive. Click to Enlarge 38.55 KB Click to Enlarge 42.38 KB Then there's this form of encapsulation, plastic on the bottom of the joists! Click to Enlarge 19.02 KB It was so tempting to poke a hole in that bubble, but I resisted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 That ain't encapsulation. That's just a bunch of plastic. POS. Agreed totally. There was rigid foam insulation on the foundation walls behind the plastic. But anyway, when it comes to encapsulation done correctly, the floor structure would still be exposed, right? The only question I have is whether smoke index and flammability specs kick in if the encapsulated space becomes part of the conditioned spaces of the house. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted September 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 There's no ventilation to the outside and no introduction of conditioned air into the space. So, there's really a whole bunch of nothing going on. Someone needs to decide whether its going to be a conditioned or unconditioned space and then finish it correctly either way. This write up will be a fat paragraph by the time I'm done with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 You might suggest this book: Crawl Space Science by Lawrence Janesky, 7th edition (2012) Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim5055 Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 John, Here is the thread to my crawl space encapsulation saga. https://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum ... C_ID=18281 What they have done in that crawl is crap. Probably a homeowner thinking he was dong a great job. All of the companies I talked to before having mine done advised that a professional job will always stop 2 - 4 inches below the rim joist so that there was a gap for pest control companies to inspect. Plus they advised there should always be movement of humidity between the living space and the crawl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted September 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 I wrote it up good, trust me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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