Waterproofing & Crawl Space Repair in Ivydell, TN
Hollow living, where the creek and road share the bottom
Ivydell is a small unincorporated community in Campbell County, set into hollow and ridge ground. Houses usually sit low with the hillside rising close behind them, and the road and the creek often share the bottom of the hollow. That layout sends rain toward the homes from more than one side. Waterproofit TN makes the trip up from Powell for Ivydell jobs, and most of what we find starts with water coming off a slope and working its way under the floor. Some homes here are small and old, and their crawl spaces are tight.
Campbell County.
- Free estimate
- No travel charge
- Licensed & insured
- Workmanship warranty
Ground conditions
Ivydell sits on the Cumberland Plateau, where sandstone and shale trap water in shallow perched layers.
Below Ivydell is plateau sandstone and shale with thin soil over it. Water can't sink far, so it travels along the rock and pushes through crawl space walls, often partway up the block. Many homes here still have open vents, a sheet of old plastic on the ground and supports that have settled into damp soil. Calls include wet crawl spaces, sagging floors, rotted access doors and the kind of smell that settles into curtains and carpet. We handle waterproofing, crawl space repair and encapsulation, and the estimate costs nothing.
Perched water tables
Water riding on top of a shale layer arrives sideways, partway up a wall, well above the crawl space floor.
Ridge and hollow runoff
Steep plateau drainage concentrates a lot of water into narrow paths very quickly.
Thin soil over rock
Shallow bedrock leaves the water nowhere to go once it reaches the house.
Services
What we do in Ivydell
Waterproofing in Ivydell
Stop water getting in, and move the water that is already there back out.
See waterproofing in ivydellCrawl Space Repair in Ivydell
Steel supports on proper footings, sealed foundation vents and an access door that closes: the parts of a crawl space that fail first.
See crawl space repair in ivydellCrawl Space Encapsulation
Seal the ground off, then keep the air under there dry for good.
See crawl space encapsulation
What we get called for
Twelve signs we see in Ivydell crawl spaces
Pick whichever sounds like your house. Each one links to the repair that usually solves it.
- Standing water in the crawl space after rain
- A sump pump running constantly, or not at all
- Damp block walls or white mineral staining
- Water running in from one wall or corner
- A musty smell that never quite leaves
- Open or broken foundation vents on a damp crawl space
- Condensation on ductwork or pipes
- Torn or missing vapor barrier on the ground
- Insulation sagging or falling off the joists
- Water running in at the crawl space access after rain
- Soil that never dries out under the house
- Humidity upstairs you can't get rid of
How it works
How an Ivydell job runs
- 01
You call, we schedule
A real person at our Powell office answers, Monday to Friday, 9 to 5. You get a callback the same day you ring.
- 02
Free on-site estimate
An estimator walks the Ivydell property, inside and out: crawl space, grading, gutters, the lot itself. Expect an hour, and expect to be shown what he is looking at.
- 03
A written price, explained
Scope, method and cost in writing before anyone starts. No pressure to sign on the spot, and no quotes over the phone.
- 04
Our crew does the work
We clean up behind us, and we stay in constant communication with you until the job is done.
Ivydell questions
What homeowners ask us
Our Ivydell house is down in the hollow with the creek across the road. Can you keep the crawl space dry?
Usually it can be managed. Grading or a swale to turn the hillside runoff, plus an interior drain to a sump pump, handles most of what reaches a house in a hollow. We'll look at your lot before recommending anything.
Ivydell is pretty small. Do you actually come out that far?
We do. Ivydell is in our Campbell County service area, and there's no travel charge.
I'm buying a little house in Ivydell and one corner of the floor sags. Who can look at that?
We can. Most of the time it's a girder or pier that has settled, which we support with adjustable steel jacks on proper footings. We'll inspect and give you a written estimate.
All we have in our Ivydell crawl space is some torn plastic on the dirt. Is that doing anything?
Not much once it's torn. A reinforced vapor barrier, or full encapsulation with sealed seams and a dehumidifier, keeps the space much drier.
Our curtains and carpet in Ivydell smell musty after every rain. Is that coming from under the house?
That's a likely source. Water under the house raises humidity in the rooms above. We'll find where it's coming in. We don't do mold remediation, but we fix the moisture.
My Ivydell house is old and small. Is encapsulation too much for it?
Size isn't the deciding factor. If the crawl space stays damp, a sealed liner, closed vents and a dehumidifier around 50 to 55 percent help a small house as much as a big one. Water and supports come first.
Our Ivydell sump pump keeps tripping the breaker. What could it be?
It could be the pump motor, a stuck float or water short-cycling from a bad check valve. We check the float, valve, discharge line and basin and give you an honest call on repair or replacement.
The crawl space under our Ivydell house is really tight. Can you still give us an estimate?
Yes. We work in tight spaces all the time. The estimate takes about an hour, and if some corner can't be reached safely, we'll say so.
When are you available to come to Ivydell?
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. If water is coming in right now, mention it on the call and we'll get there as early as we can.
Our Ivydell house needs a drain and a new crawl space door. Can you handle both?
Yes. We do waterproofing, crawl space repair and encapsulation, all on one estimate.
Typical prices for every service are in the crawl space cost guide, and more answers are on the FAQ page.
Nearby
We also cover these towns
Our trucks are in Campbell County and the counties around it most weeks, so these towns are already on the route. All of Campbell County.
Get it looked at while it's small
Damp ground under the house today is damaged framing and bad air upstairs in five years. The estimate in Ivydell costs nothing and takes about an hour.