3 Easy Steps to Repair Sagging Floors
The supports that hold up your floors can degrade over time, causing the floors to sink or sag in some spots. This is especially common around heavy furniture or high-traffic areas of your home.
While purchasing a beautiful older home can be an exciting investment, this issue can quickly turn into a major headache. Here’s how you can fix sagging or uneven floors in a home for lasting support and long-term peace of mind.
How to Repair and Prevent Sagging Floors
The easiest way to fix sagging floors is by adding reinforcement to the crawl space and the floor joists. With the right tools, you can restore those loose floors and protect your crawl space from further damage. Here are some common solutions for repairing and reinforcing your crawl space.
1. Crawl Space Support Beams
Moisture is one of the most common causes of crawl space damage. Water in your crawl space can cause wood rot and mold growth, which can weaken the support beams in the crawl space and cause your floors to sink unevenly.
The best way to reinforce your crawl space is with a sturdy steel crawl space support beam system. Our SettleStop™ IntelliJack™ support beams can be adjusted to fit the dimensions of your crawl space. Each jack can support up to 24,000 pounds of pressure, preventing loose floors and ensuring lasting support.
2. Crawl Space Encapsulation
Since moisture is the root of many crawl space problems, including sagging floors, you may want to consider encapsulating the crawl space. Encapsulation is a comprehensive solution to crawl space waterproofing, creating a strong and durable barrier to regulate moisture and temperature levels beneath your home.
Here are the components that work together to provide full encapsulation for your crawl space:
These tools work in tandem to lock out moisture and quickly catch groundwater under your home. By removing water from the crawl space, your floors and the supports that maintain them will stay safe and dry for years to come.
3. Routine Maintenance
Even with a properly reinforced and encapsulated crawl space, regular professional maintenance may be helpful. Crawl space repair experts can keep an eye on your crawl space’s defenses and point out potential issues before they can affect your home.
You might be tempted to perform routine maintenance yourself, but DIY crawl space repair can often result in more damage when done improperly, or even lead to injury. Leave these issues to the pros and get the area checked once a year to keep your space safe.
Schedule a Free Crawl Space Inspection With Groundworks
Letting the professionals at Groundworks repair your soft or sagging floors for you is the easiest way to restore your space. Our expert team offers quality products, warrantied solutions and the experience and dedication to make every home safe, stable and healthy.
If you’ve noticed issues like loose floors or sagging crawl spaces in your home, give us a call. Well inspect your crawl space for free with an in-person consultation. Contact us today for a free estimate!
FAQs
While some homeowners may attempt it, proper encapsulation requires professional installation to ensure the vapor barrier is correctly sealed and the insulation is properly installed.
The process typically takes a few days to a week, depending on the size of the crawl space and the extent of work needed.
A dehumidifier may be recommended to maintain low humidity levels and ensure the crawl space remains dry after encapsulation.