Dirt floor / Discussions

...floor from the basement. the floor joist is running on the actual diry it is freezing in the winter. 

...dirt floor, the foundation walls all in 2x6 and plywood, what type of insulation can i use on walls .  and to point out the walls are sitting on contrete blocks no footing my plan is to add a 6mil barrier to floor,  i eventually want to use in winter thx  denis I’m going to read this back to you and please tell me if I...

...floor and below grade concrete walls. the access to the crawl is from the part basement. i have take out old r10 batts that were in the floor joists. the crawl is vented with 2 vents. i live on the east coast of Vancouver Island BC. I am have trouble deciding on sparying open cell in the joists and leaving it vented or...

...dirt floor is under the living room, the rest is crawl space with dirt floor or slab. The 10x14' cellar has heavy springtime water ingress where the dry stacked stone meets bedrock. The previous homeowner reported ~12" of standing water during a tropical storm and the sump losing power. The exterior water ingress can o...

...floor (water heater etc.) that needs to be kept warm? Is there currently non membrane at all on the ground, its just dirt? Is there insulation between the joists? Is the dirt floor flat or uneven with stone etc? Do you live in a high risk area for Radon Gas? There are two main ways to insulate a crawlspace floor, eith...