Ada County, Idaho
Crawl space repair in Meridian
Most of Meridian was built in the last thirty years, and most of it was built on farmland. The irrigation laterals and drains that watered those fields are still there, running between subdivisions.
A lot of those homes sit on crawl spaces with the builder’s original thin plastic. Twenty years on, that plastic is often torn, and in some neighborhoods there’s groundwater under it every summer.
What we run into in Meridian
Summer groundwater
Homes near laterals and drains, or in lower parts of a subdivision, can see water come up during irrigation season.
Builder-grade barriers
Thin plastic that was never fastened to the walls, now pulled back or shredded.
Home-sale inspections
Meridian homes change hands a lot, and the crawl space is a common line on inspection reports. We write the scope so it can go straight into the repair request.
A recent Meridian job
[A real Meridian job: neighborhood, what you found, what you did, one photo]Why it’s dry in March and wet in August.
From roughly April to October the canals run full for irrigation. In parts of Meridian, that pushes the water table up, and it comes into the crawl space from underneath, not through the walls.
Exact dates vary by irrigation district and by year. So does how much it affects a given street.
What that means for you: a crawl space that looks fine at a spring inspection can have standing water by midsummer. If you put a new barrier down without handling that, the water ends up trapped under the plastic.
If yours is wet in summer and dry in winter, it’s probably groundwater, not a leak. That’s the first thing we check. Water removal and sump pumps
What we do in Meridian
Selling a Meridian home and the inspector flagged the crawl space? Here’s how home-sale repairs work.
Water removal and sump pumps
Pump it out, find where it comes from, and give it a permanent way out.
Call when: Standing water, wet dirt, or a pump that runs all summer.
Vapor barrier replacement
Pull the old plastic, fix what’s under it, and put down a barrier that’s sealed and fastened.
Call when: Torn, thin, or missing plastic, or an inspector’s note about the barrier.
Crawl space encapsulation
Sealed liner on the ground and walls, vents closed, and the air dried.
Call when: Repeat moisture, ductwork in the crawl space, or you want it done once.
Mold remediation
Clean and treat the framing, then fix whatever kept it wet.
Call when: Dark staining or growth on joists and subfloor, or a musty smell.
Crawl space insulation
New insulation under the floor or on the walls, with old, wet, or damaged insulation pulled out first.
Call when: Cold floors, no insulation at all, or batts hanging down, wet, or torn up by rodents.
