Crawlspaces
This is considered the heart of the crawlspace encapsulation system.
What is the Crawlspace Air System?
This since-banned building material may be present in floor tiles of homes built before the 1980s.
What is asbestos?
Our lifetime warranty on push piers is guarantees this for the foundation wall.
What is stabilization?
An invasive, expensive and time-consuming alternative to PolyRenewal. Even if you do it, it doesn't change the underlying soil!
What is concrete replacement?
The Office Manager for JES Manassas.
Who is Lily Jacobs?
A Crawlspace Air System should always include this add-on product that will ensure it can efficiently circulate air.
What is a duct kit?
This county *requires* battery-backup systems for a sump pump. JES recommends them everywhere!!!
What is Prince George's County, MD?
These are installed above each push pier location for our service team to determine if there has been any movement during the homeowners annual visits.
What are benchmarks?
This can be used to indefinitely extend the PolyRenewal warranty.
What is a Service Plan?
One of the two production schedulers for JES Manassas.
Who is Anna Robison?
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Who is Amber Hogue?
This is installed below CrawlSeal to ensure water can efficiently drain towards the CrawlDrain system.
What is drainage matting?
In Washington DC, you must include this product in addition to Basement Gutter.
What is Drain-Tile?
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What is Dual-System?
After push piers are installed to the required pressure and depth. The home rests on the push piers and the push piers rest on this.
What is load bearing strata or bedrock?
The 3 leading causes of concrete settlement around a residential home.
What are 1) drying/shrinking 2) wetting/softening 3) poor compaction
One of the two inspection coordinators for JES Manassas.
Who is Stephanie Bilyard?
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Who is Cristal Terrell?
What is square feet?
This part of the Basement Gutter allows the Service team to check and clean the system during their annual maintenance visits.
What is the Inspection Port?
This component of the push pier is what pushes the soil away to prevent inaccurate pressure readings.
What is the friction reducing collar?
Lines, damages or concrete residue often found upon steps, brick facades, siding or foundation walls showing the original position of a concrete slab up against it.
What are witness marks?
The current permit coordinator for JES Manassas.
Who is Kevin Klinefelter?
This is product is installed between band board & joists, above foundation wall and sill plate in order to complete the thermal envelope.
What is rim-joist insulation?
This county doesn't require a permit for Basement Waterproofing. Careful for the two cities within it that do!!
What is Montgomery County, MD?
This is the next step of installation after we dig down to the footing.
What is clean and prep the footing?
Used in conjunction with PolyRenewal, these can be used to stabilize and lift a badly settled slab. Best used when the affected space is living area.
What are slab piers?
The accounts specialist for JES Manassas.
Who is Sidney Kent?