Basement renovations/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...Basementrenovationsdemonstrating mold growth in internal stud wall © Ecohome Above is a photo of abasementbeing repaired after flooding. The mold damage you see is from longterm moisture exposure, not the one-time flooding event. This was a typicalbasementwall assembly, with a stud wall directly against the f...

...renovationsto ensure that the established budget is respected. This is where beginning with an integrated design process proves to be invaluable. Many designers will tell you that you have to make plans first and then select a general contractor. From our experience, this approach commonly leads to budget failures. ...

...basement如上所述，使用HRV或ERV进行通风，因为让我们面对它——新鲜的空气改善了任何男人的洞穴!进一步的阅读basementmold prevention: How to choose between an ERV & HRV system forbasementventilation & Mold prevention - EcoHome Guide How much insulation does abasementneed - EcoH...

...basement. Cinderblockbasementfoundation timber stud wall being demolished due to moisture damage © EcohomeBasements are better repaired from the outside if possible but can also be done from the interior if excavating to access the exterior is not an option. For cost consideration, if it doesn’t require ma...

...basementstorage, a mechanical room on the main floor, and no ability to move plumbing fixtures for futurerenovations. So how to deal with that? Nobasementstorage: build a shed, or build your slab slightly bigger to include room for storage; that can be combined with a mechanical room, and laundry as well. Or, f...

...Basementor a Slab on Grade , in the EcoHome best practice for building Foundations &Basements guide section you will find the basics on foundation ,basement& slab design , under slab insulation , site selection & preparation, excavation, drainage & radon gas prevention and mitigation . Technical edit and thermal ...

...basementinsulation - which is the opposite of much of the information out there. XPS rigid foam insulation board © Ecohome Note: 1 perm and 60 ng are U.S. and Canadian equivalent rates of permeability, below that rate of permeability classifies a material as a type II vapour retarder, suitable for residential ...

...basement在很多人心中，一想到要建一块木板，就会立刻产生一种恐惧和厄运的感觉。我们向你保证这不是新的，它是有效的。The reason we buildbasement保持在4到5英尺以下是为了避免冻胀，用泥土来隔热。而对于钢板，不同之处在于你使用了“绝缘……

...basementS是很常见的，大多数时候可以很容易地避免。Whybasements flood in the first place is pretty easy to answer – it’s a hole in the ground and the ground is wet!Basements are sometimes below the water table to begin with, but water tables rise during the spring snow melt, and without properbasementdr...

1. Make a realistic budget and schedule: This is, without a doubt, the starting point to a successful build - don’t underestimate the time and money it will take to complete a build or renovation. Even professional contractors tend to underestimate the costs and duration of a project. Get advice from multiple prof...

...basements are typically under-insulated or not insulated at all, and if they are, they almost always trap moisture within wall assemblies. This leads to preventable mold growth and rotting inbasementwalls - often caused by interstitial condensation . The followingbasementinsulation techniques listed here are desi...