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What type of insulation can I put on my kitchen floor that sits on dirt?

...floor from the basement. the floor joist is running on the actual diry it is freezing in the winter. 

Posted by Mohammed Hussain June 30, 2021 Crawl spaces

Why insulate the walls rather than the floor joists in a crawlspace?

...floor joists rather than the walls. Is there any benefit to this or should the walls be insulated instead? Crawlspaces are sometimes insulated between the floor...

Posted by Ron Monk June 2, 2021 Crawl spaces 3 responses

Should I put gravel on a crawl space floor for drainage?

...floor to allow moisture drainage? Before putting the moisture barrier down. Thank u A lot of crawl space floors will have gravel on them, but the intent is not ...

Posted by Karen Lundgren Foulk April 12, 2021 Crawl spaces 1 response

Can I use Brio on my indoor cedar porch floor?

...floor of my porch and want to clean it up. After sanding I could apply tung oil but it has a long cure time so I was wondering if I could use Brio instead? Prat...

Posted by Linda Burnside March 31, 2021 Paints, finishes and natural coatings 2 responses

What are the options for radiant heat with a slab on grade?

...floor heat in upper floors, as are other products, but to answer your slab question, I wouldn’t be using it in basements. You simply need to embed tubing direct...

Posted by August Wehrmann Feb. 3, 2019 Delivery: radiant, forced-air and decentralized 1 response

What is better for a small slab on grade foundation: water (glycol) or electrical radiant heat?

...floor) that I will need additional heating in the mezzanine bedrooms and small bathroom? Thanks! Mark. The best radiant floor heat for any particular location d...

Posted by Mark Dixon July 7, 2020 Delivery: radiant, forced-air and decentralized 3 responses

What is the best approach to insulate the floor in a tiny home, built on a trailer?

...floor frame) -ideally i do not want to building an entire floor system on the existing trailer frame  -Southern Ontario, Canada climate -Roxul between all the s...

Posted by Dustin Hartwig May 28, 2020 Tiny house 3 responses

How do you polish a concrete slab to be a finished interior concrete floor?

...floor radiant heating. The slab is the bottom floor of our home, which will be garage and apartment. We are interested in finishing the apartment floor to be a ...

Posted by Betsy Lund May 20, 2020 Flooring and stairs 1 response

What can I do to prevent mold and musty smells from a crawlspace with a dirt floor?

...floor crawl space with about 24 inches from dirt to underside of floor and it gets wet which causes the floor joists and under flooring to get damp and moldy. W...

Posted by bonna gordy May 15, 2020 Crawl spaces 1 response

How do you install radiant floor heating in an old building?

...floor out to pour......if you have any thoughts other than demo it.....I would like to hear them .....Thanks !! The only feasible way to put a radiant slab on g...

Posted by Rob Doda March 19, 2020 Delivery: radiant, forced-air and decentralized 2 responses

What is the best way to insulate the basement of an old house?

...floor section later.  I would like to insulate the walls first then decide later to do the whole floor?  If I don't want to do the whole thing (floor)  is the p...

Posted by Bryan Squirrell Jan. 14, 2020 Basements improvements 1 response

What is the CFM and operating temperature on air heated radiant floors?

Hello,  Reading your article on air heated radiant floors and have a few questions: What is the cfm on such a system  (per loop or run)? What temp is run throug...

Posted by martin skibba Feb. 28, 2021 Delivery: radiant, forced-air and decentralized 5 responses

How do can I insulate an existing basement floor from 1906?

...floor, then finished flooring on top, or you can pour a self levelling concrete. If those pages don't answer all your questions feel free to drop us a few more ...

Posted by Cathy Gaskins Feb. 18, 2021 Basements improvements 3 responses

With a raised house how should I insulate underneath?

My house is raised off the ground about 5' and the current insulation is falling apart and was just firberglass batt insulation. I'm looking at wool batt insula...

Posted by Kevin Marmillion Feb. 1, 2021 Basements improvements 3 responses

Can you raise a garage floor?

...floor. Have you considered pouring an additional concrete floor on top to raise the level?

Posted by Anwar Chowdhury Jan. 3, 2021 Concept and design 2 responses

Can you insulate an existing slab on grade floor?

...floor because it is freezing cold in the Vermont winters. I've never measured it but I'm pretty certain the floor is actually below freezing some days by the sl...

Posted by Patrick Berkeley Dec. 31, 2020 Foundation and basement improvements 5 responses

How do you build an air heated concrete slab?

...floors. I would like to pull the warm air from the peak of the house and using a fan pump it into a hollow space under the concrete floor. I am hoping by the ti...

Posted by Matt Wisniewski Dec. 27, 2020 Passive solar home design

Why are Legalett air heated floors better than electric mats?

Why is the Legalett air heated foundation system better than radiant heat mats which are electric and nothing is wasted heating the air

Posted by tony wolff Dec. 17, 2020 Delivery: radiant, forced-air and decentralized
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