Crawl Space Insulation in Tigard, OR

A Healthier, More Efficient Home Starts From the Ground Up

If you're dealing with drafty rooms, cold floors, and high utility bills in your Tigard home, the problem may be right under your feet. A poorly insulated crawl space is often the hidden culprit, allowing cold air, moisture, and pests to negatively impact your home's overall health and efficiency.

At Josh Lowe's Dr. Energy Saver, our certified specialists transform these neglected areas into clean, dry, and fully insulated foundations. By properly sealing and insulating your crawl space, we can dramatically improve your home’s comfort and air quality, delivering a lasting benefit you and your family will feel every day.

Ready to make your home more comfortable and efficient? Call us today at (541) 287-7022, or contact us online for a free estimate.

How an Unhealthy Crawl Space Impacts Your Tigard Home

Many homeowners don't realize that their crawl space is not an isolated part of their house; it's an active system that has a huge effect on the living space above it. In the damp Tigard climate, a vented, uninsulated crawl space can create a host of expensive and uncomfortable problems throughout your home.

Here is how a problem crawl space can affect your home:

• Massive Energy Loss: A significant portion of your home's heated or cooled air can be lost through an uninsulated floor, forcing your HVAC system to run constantly and driving up utility bills.
• Poor Indoor Air Quality: Due to the "stack effect," air naturally rises from the crawl space into your home. If your crawl space is filled with mold, dust, and pest droppings, that is what your family is breathing.
• A Breeding Ground for Mold: Vented crawl spaces let in damp air, creating the perfect environment for mold and mildew to thrive on organic materials like wood joists, leading to musty odors.
• An Open Invitation for Pests: Dark, damp, and unsealed crawl spaces are ideal shelters for insects, rodents, and other pests, giving them an easy entry point into the rest of your home.

Addressing these issues at the source is one of the most effective home improvements you can make.

Our Complete Crawl Space Solution

At Josh Lowe's Dr. Energy Saver, we provide a comprehensive crawl space encapsulation system that permanently solves these issues. As part of the Dr. Energy Saver network, our process and products are designed to create a clean, dry, and efficient space beneath your home, delivering results that a simple layer of insulation alone cannot match.

Our complete crawl space transformation includes:

• Debris Removal and Mold Treatment: We start by clearing out old, failed insulation and debris. If needed, our team can treat any existing mold to ensure we are building on a clean foundation.
• Meticulous Air Sealing: We identify and seal all air leaks, cracks, and gaps between your crawl space and the outside, as well as between the crawl space and your home, to stop energy loss.
• High-Performance Wall Insulation: We install our advanced SuperAttic™ Rigid Foam insulation on the crawl space walls. This inorganic material repels water and will not support mold growth.
• Durable Vapor Barrier: We lay down a heavy-duty, puncture-resistant vapor barrier across the entire crawl space floor, completely isolating your home from the damp earth below.

Our certified technicians work together to create a sealed and insulated space that makes your entire home better.

Why Professional Crawl Space Encapsulation is Crucial

For decades, the standard for crawl spaces was to install vents and lay down cheap fiberglass insulation. In a damp climate like ours, this approach is a proven failure, as the vents let in moisture and the fiberglass acts like a sponge for it, promoting mold and rot.

Professional encapsulation creates a completely different environment. By sealing the vents, insulating the walls, and laying a vapor barrier, the crawl space becomes a part of the home's conditioned envelope. This comprehensive system simultaneously controls temperature, stops air leaks, and eliminates moisture.

Investing in a professional system is the only way to guarantee results. It provides a real return on investment through lower energy bills, protects your home's structural wood from rot, and creates a healthier breathing environment for your family, adding significant long-term value.