Insulated Air Tube On Basement Floor

Dave feldman is building a new house near boston massachusetts that will have a walkout basement with a tile floor.

Insulated air tube on basement floor. I posted on the basement insulation site but i ve developed my thinking a little more and now ponder whether this would work for the concrete basement floor that i very much want to finish in ceramic tile 6 poly 1 xps foam 3 4 advantech 1 2 hardibacker thinset and 1 4 tile. Check the rim joists in an unfinished basement. Compare the depth with an r value map and chart to determine how much insulation should be installed. Insulating a basement floor requires a simple framework for the insulation.

Add attic insulation if your existing insulation is less than 19 inches deep. Feldman plans to insulate the basement walls with closed cell spray polyurethane foam. His goal is to have the floor comfortably warm in this climate zone 5 locale even in the dead of winter. Better insulate a crawlspace by checking vented floor joists and perimeter walls.

Remove all furniture and storage items that are located in the basement area. Thanks for sponsoring this video audible. See how a family s basement is transformed using plasti fab s durofoam insulation. The contractor tells you a step by step installation process while explai.

Step 1 clearing the basement. You will gain a more comfortable home environment a mold free basement and savings on your yearly energy bills. Vapor barriers when to use them when to not. Insulated to an r value of 1 7 it not only protects insulates and cushions your finished floors using an air gap technology but also raises the temperature of finished flooring by up to 3 2 c 6 f.

On this special edition of the build show matt takes us on a guided tour through the ins and outs of vapor.