Dirt floor crawlspace/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...crawlspaces . Fixing adirtfloorcrawlspace: All too often acrawlspacewill have nothing but adirtfloor, and probably some un-insulated walls. The result of that is an unending source of humidity as moisture in the ground evaporates into the air and can condense on cold walls and joists where mold can establish...

...Crawlspacefloors that won’t be insulated: A radon barrier needs to be installed to seal off the ground from the air in thecrawlspace. A DIY radon mitigation solution for acrawlspaceis to use a standard 6 mil polyethylene vapour barrier, which works, but contractors may be required by law to use a fire-rated memb...

...flooring andfloorjoists and filling the void with clean fill and insulation and pouring a concreteflooron top makes more sense. Voila, you now have a slab-on-grade foundation . You can then have either have a beautifully sealed and polished concreteflooror install eco-friendly hardwoodflooring on top of the conc...

...floorof your home. Next, protect your house with overhangs. I’m mystified by these new house designs with no eaves. In addition to protection from rain, an extended roof with large soffits will help with ventilation and keep high summer sun off walls and out of windows. Likewise, choose quality windows and consider ...

...dirtto insulate. With a slab-on-grade, the difference is you use 'insulation' to insulate, rather thandirt. This effectively moves the frost line from 4 feet down to just 6 inches, problem solved. Building above grade on a slab can be a much cheaper starting place than a basement, and leads to a more comfortable an...

...floorfrom freezing temperatures. Since this creates additionalfloorarea underground, it is a natural desire to claim that space, and so born is the basement rec room or man-cave - and it's important to understand how to choose between acrawlspace或者也可以是板式地基。无论你是否以sla开始建设……

...crawlspaces, which radon mitigation system is best depends on how high your levels are, how finished your basement is and whether or not you use it as living space. The only really easy DIY Radon mitigation technique is forcrawlspaces or basements withdirtfloors , where a passive radon stack can be laid down under...