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

...floor joists rather than the walls. Is there any benefit to this or should the walls be insulated instead? Crawlspaces are sometimes insulated between the floor joists to the floor above, or as you mention, have insulated walls instead. You will see crawlspaces with walls only insulated, but that does of course omit in...

...floor that you need is to prevent ground moisture from rising. This page explains it well - How to insulate and water proof a crawl space foundation floor Whatever your floor currently is, I'm assuming maybe dirt, most important is that it has a waterproof membrane such as a poly vapor barrier. Without that moisture fr...

...floor of my porch and want to clean it up. After sanding I could apply tung oil but it has a long cure time so I was wondering if I could use Brio instead? Prato Verde makes a number of natural finishing oils, so there will have products for exterior decks, you can see the options of Prato verde finishing oils here. Be...

...floors and have a few questions: What is the cfm on such a system  (per loop or run)? What temp is run through the system? Are there any other providers of such systems than Legallett in the USA? Thank you for your help,  Marty Legalett supplies air heated radiant floors with electric or water coils. The air flow would...

...floor.  And as for best technique, see this page here –  Preventing mold when you insulate your basement Once you’ve laid insulation down, you can lay a wooden ‘sleepers’ and a subfloor, then finished flooring on top, or you can pour a self levelling concrete. If those pages don't answer all your questions feel free to...

...floor heat in upper floors, as are other products, but to answer your slab question, I wouldn’t be using it in basements. You simply need to embed tubing directly in the concrete, no need for additional products.  We have lots of pages on Radiant Floor Heating, have a look here and you will probably find all you need -...

...floor is almost back alley level, it has retention wall,  and inside about 6 inches height from the slab. We like to raise it at least 4 inches! Is it possible?  If so, how?  Thank you in advance.  That would be a very tricky and expensive undertaking, have you considered pouring an additional concrete floor on top to ...

...floors are stranded bamboo and want the most durable protection and easy to clean. Very hard to get floor clean now. I need to refinish all and also replace some boards from water damage. Want to have a super durable and safe sealor, probably satin finish most likely. Thank you, Gail The healthiest floor sealer and the...

...floor. You can find where to buy marmoleum here in our directory -  Where to buy Marmoleum flooring If the floor already has linoleum, are you able to remove it easily? It would be best to glue it directly to the subfloor since an adhesive will generally have a list of materials that it can successfully bond with.  So,...

...floors there is an opportunity to futher seal the basement concrete floor against radon (and fill any cracks) prior to laying new flooring. The current slab I do not believe has any vapour barrier, just as mentioned the specs above.  My questiosn are: What is the best, health friendly sealant for radon? And importantly...

...floor? I ask for a couple of reasons – if you aren’t putting anything else on top of it, would it not be subject to wear? If So I’d be using several coats probably. If you plan to put flooring on top of it, would you not be better with a standard 6 mil (or more) polyethylene vapor barrier? Vapor barrier paint is a grea...

...floor) that I will need additional heating in the mezzanine bedrooms and small bathroom? Thanks! Mark. The best radiant floor heat for any particular location depends on a few factors, namely the type of power in your region and the cost. If you are fed by affordable renewable energy in your area like some States and C...

...floor frame) -ideally i do not want to building an entire floor system on the existing trailer frame  -Southern Ontario, Canada climate -Roxul between all the steel frame and build SIP on top of whole assembly? Anyl help greatly appreciated!! When insulating a tiny house on wheels you need to remember that you will be ...

...floor radiant heating. The slab is the bottom floor of our home, which will be garage and apartment. We are interested in finishing the apartment floor to be a light grey concrete floor that looks nice. The concrete was poured 8 months ago, and we are noticing some divots. We live on a remote island with no specific co...

...floor crawl space with about 24 inches from dirt to underside of floor and it gets wet which causes the floor joists and under flooring to get damp and moldy. What can i do to stop this?   We get a lot of questions about how to fix crawlspace floors that are humid and moldy. The following page will help you come up wit...

...floor out to pour......if you have any thoughts other than demo it.....I would like to hear them .....Thanks !! The only feasible way to put a radiant slab on grade floor under and existing building would be to jack it up, (get this done professionally as it is not a safe DIY project) then build a slab and drop it back...

...floor or stop at top of concrete?  Plus, if I don't have time can I add to ( tape) floor section later.  I would like to insulate the walls first then decide later to do the whole floor?  If I don't want to do the whole thing (floor)  is the poly necessary on the wall?  I wanted to find out what is required,  I like th...