High water table / Discussions

...highly recommend mineral wool between joists. It is fire-resistant and hydrophobic. You must install a solid air barrier (such as plywood or a specialized membrane) underneath to prevent "wind washing" from degrading the R-value. Rigid Foam: Fastening layers of rigid foam (EPS or Graphite-infused EPS) to the bottom of ...

...high water table as well so it's a great big mess. I'm on my own trying to deal with this mess. I have commercial a dehumidifier, one half a French drain system. My plan was to do the Vapor barrier covering the dirt and up the wall about 12inchs and seam taping. any advice would be greatly appreciated, winter is here a...

...high water tables, or very unsuitable soil conditions. Here is a case study we covered about just such a house – Affordable home built on screw piles instead of basement  There are downsides to building on screw piles though, for one thing you are exposing an entire other surface of your home to the elements instead of...

I'm at the beginning of a self-build small home project in Cantley, QC using a kit where we have purchased signed drawings and a basic shell. We've done initial tree / bush clearing and would like to move to the next step of excavation (topsoil removal and grading) for a planned slab-on-grade foundation. I've read on t...

...water issues, and would like to 'get rid of' our basement. We wondered about 'backfilling' our basement, raising the house to second story height, and building a new ground floor on a slab on grade foundation, so to speak. We live in a high ranch, with the front door cut into the existing foundation, so the idea would ...

...highwater tables and if you are building on or near a floodplain. A slab would for sure be the safest route, since crawlspaces also invite the same risks of water infiltration, and they add cost for very little benefit. Here is a page that cover that very topic, have a look -  Crawlspaces or Slab Foundations Better - w...