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

Crawl spaces or slab on grade foundations?
Foundations and Basements

Slab on grade or crawlspaces, which is better?

...about your slab; grab your beads and head to church for confession.  Is a slab on grade or a crawl-space better on poor soil or high water tables? flooded crawlspaces are another great reason to choose a slab-on-grade foundation A slab foundation is better. Remember that a crawl space is a mini basement, aka a hole i...

Insulating crawlspaces as part of home renovation
Crawl spaces

How to insulate crawlspaces properly as part of renovating an older home

...and provide only an anecdotal overview of how to deal with radon gas. We would recommend having your air tested for radon, and if it is above Health Canada’s recommended safe levels (200 Bq/m³), please see our pages on radon gas mitigation in crawlspaces. Fixing a dirt floor crawlspace: All too often a crawlspace will...