If your home was built on a crawl space, there are a lot of potential problems due to standing water, humidity and moisture. Air leaks from the foundation can also cause energy loss and higher utility bills. Therefore, you are probably looking for improvements that will help prevent problems and improve efficiency. The following tips will help you choose the right improvements to reduce problems and energy loss from the crawl space of your home: 

Add Vents to Stop Problems with Moisture and Unpleasant Smells

Cross ventilation in a crawl space is important because it allows the moisture that gets trapped to escape. Therefore, if you do not have sufficient ventilation in the crawl space, you will want to consider adding foundation vents to allow for better cross-ventilation. This will help prevent problems with moisture and wood rot that are common in crawl spaces with poor ventilation.  

Reduce Air Leaks and Improve Energy Efficiency

Air leaks are a big problem with crawl space foundations that you may be looking for solutions to. The installation of fabric to seal off the floor joists in the crawl space is something simple that can be done to help keep the outside air out of your home that gets in through the crawl space.  

Adding Drainage Around the Foundation

Drainage is another improvement that you may want to consider doing to reduce problems that cause damage to your foundation. You want to make sure that you have good drainage around your home, as well as in the landscaping outside. In addition, you may want to consider installing drainage around the foundation and for gutter downspouts.  

Get Crawl Space Encapsulation

One of the best things that you can do for a crawl space foundation is to have it encapsulated. This is the process of sealing the soil floor and waterproofing the foundation walls to block moisture and water from getting into the crawl space. Encapsulation will help prevent problems with moisture in the crawl space as well as reduce energy loss due to outside air that gets into your home through the crawl space.  

These are some tips that will help you prevent problems and energy loss from the foundation of your home. If you want to improve your foundation to prevent these problems, contact a few local services such as Central Penn Waterproofing to help seal the foundation to prevent moisture problems and air leaks.