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Making a house with a crawl space more energy efficient. Tips/thoughts?
Posted on 3/14/18 at 8:53 pm
Posted on 3/14/18 at 8:53 pm
Looking at a house that we like a lot (it's ~15 years old). Problem is it's off the ground. Our current house (65 years old) is off the ground and when we put our list together for "wants" in a house, on the ground was first.
So, what can be done to remedy cold floors and high energy bills that this house has/will have? 4" of spray foam? Heated floors in bathrooms? What else?
Or should this be a deal breaker?
So, what can be done to remedy cold floors and high energy bills that this house has/will have? 4" of spray foam? Heated floors in bathrooms? What else?
Or should this be a deal breaker?
This post was edited on 3/14/18 at 8:54 pm
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Posted on 3/14/18 at 8:54 pm to poochie
Can’t being house to the ground, then bring the ground to the house
Posted on 3/14/18 at 9:42 pm to poochie
Planning to build a home at the moment and want it raised as we are in a slab home now. I want to be able to access piping.
Posted on 3/14/18 at 10:07 pm to poochie
I just bought a raised home. No insulation on underside, that’s gonna change tho Summer though. Without the insulation, it’s a bitch to heat and our utility bill for February made me wanna burn this bitch down. It should be easier to keep cool in the summer, but we shall see.
Posted on 3/14/18 at 10:26 pm to poochie
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So, what can be done to remedy cold floors and high energy bills that this house has/will have? 4" of spray foam? Heated floors in bathrooms? What else?
Or should this be a deal breaker?
The first time you have to rip out walls and jackhammer up your floor to fix a leak you will curse a slab to eternity, or even better if it is in the attic, I have had both and much prefer conventional crawlspace.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 6:15 am to poochie
Call an insulator who specializes in Icynene applications. Have them seal with a vapor barrier after curing.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 6:45 am to poochie
Look up rock wool insulation. It is huge up north but relatively unknown down in the south. R23 batts that deaden the hell out of sound. Best bang for your buck. If you want to get anal, you could then put 1" polyiso across the joists and seal the edges to great the ultimate dead space with sound dampening. We are going to put in rock wool with 1/4" hardware cloth stapled across the joists to keep the critters from getting cozy in it.
Roxul Comfortbatt R23
Roxul Comfortbatt R23
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