Professional Crawlspace Care in Abbotsford

Abbotsford is the largest city in the Fraser Valley and the primary agricultural hub of the region. It straddles the transition between the flat Fraser River plain — the Matsqui Prairie — and the upland areas around Sumas Mountain and Vedder Mountain. This topographic divide produces very different crawlspace challenges in different parts of the city. Homes in the Clearbrook and Matsqui Prairie areas sit on some of the flattest, lowest, and most water-retentive agricultural soils in the region; the 2021 atmospheric river event that caused catastrophic flooding in the Abbotsford area demonstrated vividly how quickly these flat, low-lying areas can be overwhelmed by water.

In the upland areas of Abbotsford — the Clearbrook heights, the Auguston area, and the newer developments along McKee Road — soils are a mix of glacial till and gravelly loams that drain more quickly but still hold enough moisture against clay lenses to cause crawlspace moisture problems. Homes in these areas rarely face flooding but deal with persistent moisture infiltration through foundation walls and high relative humidity in vented crawlspaces throughout the wet season.

Abbotsford's housing stock covers a wide age range, from farmhouses and small-town homes dating from the early 20th century in the historic downtown and Clearbrook areas to very new suburban construction on the expanding edges of the city. The older inventory has the most severe moisture and structural issues; the newer inventory is our opportunity to help homeowners get proper moisture management in place before significant damage occurs.