I'm trying to insulate Rim joists /cripple walls in basements have read about three methods using EPS & batt with slightly different orders. Plan to insulate c...
...Insulatingbasements with spray foam is not uncommon , and in most cases works very well. A lot people like spray foam as an air barrier, a vapor barrier and fo...
I live in climate zone 5 in USA and plan to frame basement walls roughly 3” away from concrete and then place mineral wool between the studs. I do not plan to ...
...insulating it. Many basements in older homes simply are not insulated at all, and therefore they do have higher heating bills to show for it (which is not great...
...insulating exterior walls, but can only excavate about 50% of foundation due to concrete stairs and platforms around the exterior. Not really sure what to do at...
...insulating my basement. I used one and a half inch polyiso board insulation glued to the wall with adhesive and I left a half inch Gap all around the board to s...
...Insulating the outside of the foundation is a much better idea if you can do it. Insulating the interior of a stone foundation can be risky due to the fact that...
We just had a rare flash flood which raised the water table and forced water into our basement between the floor and wall. It was a finished basement with carp...
...insulating, note that pink fiberglass insulation is not the ideal insulation for crawlspaces or basements, as it is susceptible to moisture damage. EPS rigid fo...
Posted by JTNov. 14, 2017, 4:49 p.m.Pest control1 Responses
...basements walls the same way they build above grade walls, without realizing that they can’t dry to the outside.
So putting organic materials like wood agains...
...basements.
Basements and basement walls work differently in summer and winter than walls exposed to air .
Basement walls are always cold but touching earth ...
...basements and crawl spaces
Some of the radon mitigation techniques could be a DIY solution, particularly having a radon evacuation stack in the floor and cove...
...basements walls cannot dry to the exterior, so more caution must be taken in designing and building walls below grade. Also, basements flood, that’s just a part...
Posted by Shaun BApril 2, 2019, 6:35 a.m.Slab on Grade3 Responses
...Basements are built wrong all the time, and many contractors want to fix moldy basements by repeating the process that caused the problem in the first place. An...
...Insulating hot and cold water pipes in a home is a good idea , but isn’t as common as it should be. Your contractor could well be correct that it isn’t ‘require...
...basements , including how to remove radon gas from well water , in case you dig a well in the future.
Venting a crawlspace is not a great idea since it can be...
Posted by sal BellicosoOct. 30, 2019, 4:56 p.m.Crawl spaces2 Responses
...insulating will help keep your costs down, but since BC bumps you up to a higher price range, if you build a super insulated home you may be able to keep your a...
Posted by Jennifer DollJan. 20, 2020, 11:59 p.m.Heating and cooling3 Responses
