Before & After Photos

Ductwork gets dirty, just like anything else. This before and after picture of the ductwork in. georgetown, DE home shows just how nasty the ducts can get, and what they look like after Lawson Home Services' technician completes the clean out. They almost look brand new. 

Look at the before picture. Would you want to be breathing air that passed by all that yuck, duct, allergens and microbial growth which can lead to the growth of unhealthy mold? Of course not. That's why you're going to the phone right now to schedule a Platinum Duct Cleaning Service by Lawson Home Services, the number one trusted name in Duct Cleaning, Home energy efficiency & comfort improvements, and radon mitigation on the Delmarva Peninsula. 

We see this all the time, severely clogged dryer vents that not only seriously reduce the drying ability of the dryer and drive up energy consumption costs, but create a potential fire hazard. 

Lawson Home Services was called out to clean the dry vent of this Milton, DE home. 

You can see from the before and after pictures, we left this dryer vent sparkling clean. Now the homeowners clothes will get dry a lot faster than before.

This homeowner in Milton, DE was experiencing an unusually cold bathroom in his 2005 home. 

Lawson Home Services discovered there was no insulation at all in the attic over top this bathroom and installed TruSoft™ Cellulose Insulation. 

Lawson Home Services performs many useful services in Delaware, including the dryer vent clean out service we did at this Frankford, DE home. 

Keeping dryer vents clean is an essential thing that should be done in order to keep energy bills low, since the clothes dryer is the most expensive of all household appliances to operate. Moist lint sticks to the inside of the vent, over time restricting the airflow and increasing the amount of time it take for to dry the clothes. Lawson's technician will be in and out in a jiffy, and when he is done your dryer ducts will look brand new. 

So why not give us a call to schedule your clean out. While our technician is there he can also give you other ideas how Lawson Home Services can improve the comfort of your home and help lower your energy bills. 

Home builders were just beginning to understand the harmful effects of moisture in crawlspaces back in 1985 when they installed overlapping plastic sheets directly onto the dirt crawlspace floor beneath this townhouse in Berlin, MD.  Their efforts, though well-intended, were not entirely effective.  Ground water water, which seeps into the dirt of the crawlspace, evaporates into water vapor, and then travels right around the edges of the thin plastic sheets.  That moisture is then absorbed by the wooden structure inside the crawlspace, somewhat like a sponge.  You may be surprised to learn the vents those builders installed in the foundation walls for the purpose of venting moisture out of crawlspaces actually provide one of the primary ways moisture gets into a crawlspace. This is especially true in warmest months here in the Mid-Atlantic region when the relative humidity of the outside air is most often above 80% (100% when it is raining). The recommended indoor relative humidity should be maintained between 45%-55%.  But that’s not the end.  The old methods of venting crawlspaces to allow outdoor air to circulate through the crawlspace results in another big problem, especially in Winter: cold floors.  

The owner of this home opened the access door to her crawlspace and noticed a foul, musty smell. When she looked up at the structure above the crawlspace, she discovered mold was growing, not only on the underside of the subfloor plywood, but on the wooden floor joists that supported it all.  She made a great decision to call Lawson Home Services.

You can see in the “Before” picture, what Lawson Home Service’s energy auditor saw when he opened the access door and went inside to inspect the crawlspace:  a cold, damp, nasty environment full of moldy wood, the perfect home for all kinds of creepy crawly things and the spiders who love to eat them.  Who wants to live in a place like that, knowing all the nastiness that is going on just inches below your feet?

Our production team had their work cut out for them before they could begin “encapsulating” the crawlspace. The first thing they did was remove the old plastic sheets and junk from the crawlspace. Next, they sprayed the wooden structure with Mold-X2, special, all-natural anti-microbial product which kills the mold and bacteria, cleans the stains off the wood, and removes the “musty” odor of mold. They sealed off the foundation vents from the inside. And finally, trenches were dug around the edges of the foundation for the drainage system.  Once the preparation was completed the team installed the following:

·      SmartSump™ and Hydrolink XG™ groundwater removal system

·      TerraBlock™ drainage mat and CleanSpace™ liquid water and water vapor barrier

·      Sedona SaniDry™ dehumidification equipment

·      Everlast™ Crawlspace access door

As you can see in the “After” picture, this crawlspace is now a nice white, clean, dry space.