Freeze / Discussions

I bet you will find frost under your FPSF in northern Minnesota end of February if you did.. I think your slabs manage frost in hard freeze areas, not preven...

...freeze-thaw damage to the foundation. Their stance was that these old houses like to "breathe" so it's better to avoid any changes because it's lasted this long...

Hi, how can I know the lowest ground temp in the Sudbury latitude up as far as temiskaming latitude? Ideally at various depths. Thanks for being there, Paul

...freeze-thaw can kill an unprotected wall in a season. How does it handle moisture? What about thermal bridging from the steel ? It seems decent for a desert c...

...freeze / thaw cycle can cause them to crack. So insulating the exterior of a painted brick wall is actually a good idea to help protect them. When insulating ...

My fiance and I live in New Enland just outside of Boston MA. We have decided to take some eco-friendly and cost saving options to build our new home. We hav...

...freezes and I can’t get in and out of the house. My contractor says he followed every procedure properly and that there is nothing I can do. Any ideas? I have t...

...freeze index), how much insulation encases the slab, the soil conditions, and whether or not the slab will be heated. The best way to ensure that a FPSF (Frost-...

...freeze / thaw cycle of bitterly cold winters can cause the mortar in the joints to crack, just something to be aware of. Also check the current state of the wal...

...freeze/thaw cycle. Good luck, I'm sorry we can't help more.

...freeze / thaw cycle. It's tough to really visualize what you have with the three material types, however it's still easy enough to give you tips. If the block...

...freeze. As for pipes, you can tape around them, and you can see how in this video on how to create a radon barrier in a slab on grade .

...freeze and thaw. Hey Mike, Plan for 4th wall( Lattice wall) was to cover interior with 1/2" P.T. plywood. The living area above crawl space would be heated...

...freeze / thaw cycle then there is a risk of cracking in the joints. I’m not trying to talk you out of it, just have a look first at the general condition and if...

...freeze (which is likely has not done before) so it can be at risk of cracking. I get why you are reticent to eat the cost of exterior excavation and repair, but...

...freeze / thaw cycle can on occasion cause walls to crack. Concrete block walls are not as strong as poured concrete, since they are only held together by the mo...

...freeze/thaw cycle between seasons. For that reason, block foundations are best insulated from the outside so they stay warm. So, my suggestion would be to hav...

...freeze, so in the spring you will have a ton of water in there. First have a look at this page here about how the control layers (thermal barrier, vapor barrier...