Crawl space encapsulation and basement waterproofing in Lyndon, KY

Homes in Lyndon

1950s and 60s ranches, vented crawl spaces and damp summers

Lyndon was built out mostly in the 1950s and 60s: brick ranches and split-levels off LaGrange Road, Whipps Mill Road and Westport Road, the majority on vented crawl spaces with fiberglass batts between the joists. Sixty years later those crawl spaces are where the musty smell, the cupping hardwood and the fallen insulation come from.

Louisville sits on heavy clay over limestone. The clay holds water against foundations for days after a storm, and the limestone underneath is riddled with channels that move groundwater in ways nobody can see from the surface. The Middle Fork of Beargrass Creek runs along Lyndon's edge and the neighborhoods near it have a high water table. The usual fix here is reconditioning and encapsulation: remove the ruined insulation, treat the mold, drain the space if it takes on water, seal it with a reinforced liner and control the air with a dehumidifier. The split-levels with partial basements get interior drainage and a sump.