I recently chose to encapsulate my crawl space myself after monitoring the humidity with a wireless hydrometer and discovering that the humidity can reach as high as 84% on certain days. I had several professional companies come out to quote the job...needless to say, way over priced. So, I did it myself using products from Crawlspace Repair. ALL of their products are super and make the job as easy as possible. Tough, durable and great instructions. Today, with benefit of dehumidifier, my crawl space is a constant maximum of 50% humidity and I am glad I did the project. Now, a number of my neighbors have expressed an interest in doing the same thing! It "ain't rocket science"....you CAN DIY this project and save thousands. Just need patience (and a good back)!!

Product is durable & easy to work with in a crawl space, it is packaged tight.

Product is much heavier than available from big box stores, 20 mil , and installs easily tape holds seams well Well worth it for a durable long term investment. Used heavy felt under it to protect from puncture so access to the crawl space will be easy without fear of damaging the barrier

This will sound like a paid review, but is not. I have no business relationship with Crawl Space Repair, and did not know of them before searching on the internet for materials and instructions for sealing my crawl space. The shipping and materials exceeded my expectations. The materials are as good as claimed. The Silverback poly is tough and has no funny smell like other polys from reclaimed plastic. The 550 felt does a good job of adding protection over rocky soil, and the plastic tape sticks like glue yet is flexible. I ordered on a Monday and received my order that Thursday, for free shipping (12 mil Silverback). 12 mil was plenty thick and I would not have wanted a heavier plastic because it gets hard to handle around corners, of which I had many - crawlspace under geodesic dome. Once the felt was down, I walked in my socks to keep things clean, and walking over the poly did not puncture it anywhere. The job was not as complicated or difficult as I thought it would be and I'm very glad I did it.

 

Anyone can mess around with 6 mil plastic. This material is much sturdier, reinforced to hold up. NO ONE wants to do this work again.... mainly me. I feel like its done now and will last and looks really good!