...to allow wall to dry in the summer .
I am also a bit confused about smart retarder and how they would work for basements.
Basements and basement walls work ...
...to frame basement walls roughly 3” away from concrete and then place mineral wool between the studs. I do not plan to apply any vapor barrier to the concrete or...
...to a 2ft wide ledge and then the old stone foundation. 1 side is an exterior wall; 3 sides are crawl space beyond the stone. A lot of heat is lost through unins...
...basements: howtoinsulate your basement properly
Preventing mold when you insulate your basement
How much insulation does a basement need?
Stop Basements...
...howto build basements properly -
Howtoinsulate a basement and protect it against water damage and flooding
Bulk water directed towards your foundation wi...
...howto fix your basement, you really would need to remove everything and start fresh. We have many pages on howto build basements properly (which I will link b...
...to the concrete but the bottom half of the walls are left uninsulated. I have a wood framed 2x4 wall an inch off the concrete. How should I insulate the bottom ...
...toinsulate and try to make it a 4 season cottage. We are not sure if I should insulate the ceiling of the crawl space or to simply try to get a floor. Some peo...
Posted by sal BellicosoOct. 30, 2019, 4:56 p.m.Crawl spaces2 Responses
...howtoinsulatebasements properly to avoid mold, heat loss and water infiltration , see this page here -
Best practices for basement construction - new home ...
...to continue the block wall? The first page I would point you to is the following about howtoinsulate crawl spaces -
Crawl Space Insulation Tips for Insulati...
Posted by austin FanningMarch 16, 2020, 8:55 a.m.Crawl spaces4 Responses
...to go is this discussion here which I think already answers all your questions -
Howtoinsulate a cinder block foundation wall properly
If you don't find a...
...tones to hold them together, which are at risk of freezing and cracking. Here is a page to start with that will explain that better –
Howtoinsulate a cinder...
...to lay poly on the ground? my house backs up to a canal leading to a river and there is no draiage issues. Thank you in advance. I can’t speak to where you coul...
...to form on the wood. You can learn more here about how that happens and howto avoid it –
Howto build and renovate basements properly so they don’t develop m...
...to get damaged.
Here are a couple of other relevant pages you may want to check out:
Howto remove Radon Gas from Crawlspaces and BasementsHow much ins...
Posted by Dave BellOct. 24, 2019, 3:57 p.m.Crawl spaces3 Responses
...toinsulate Rim joists /cripple walls in basements have read about three methods using EPS & batt with slightly different orders. Plan toinsulate concrete wall...
...to a drain, do you have another plan to deal with any bulk water that may accumulate on the floor? If you were adding stone to bring it to level, would you not ...
Posted by Louis-François LapointeNov. 11, 2020, 10:34 a.m.Basements improvements1 Responses
