How to insulate a basement / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...also act as a radon gas barrier to protect indoor air quality, and it will satisfy building inspectors who are not accustomed to seeing a wall without a vapour barrier and may not allow you to continue.  Radon gas prevention and remedial insulation in basements © Ecohome Note: the above diagram shows an ideal and com...

...also act as a radon gas barrier to protect indoor air quality, and it will satisfy building inspectors who are not accustomed to seeing a wall without a vapour barrier and may not allow you to continue.  Radon gas prevention and remedial insulation in basements - Image © Ecohome Note: the above diagram shows an ideal...

...ating a basement is a great idea if it wasn't insulated when built, as before we began insulating foundation walls and below slabs (see slab on grade), it was generally estimated that basement heat loss accounted for about 1/3 of the total heat loss of a house. It is likely that such an abysmal starting place made the ...