tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529045882145916711.post1443587511266698661..comments2023-07-15T02:14:34.180-06:00Comments on Cedar Ridge Farm: First floor subfloordphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205051256917210078noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529045882145916711.post-57463194875925593162010-08-21T09:02:58.563-06:002010-08-21T09:02:58.563-06:00Yes, it is good you have access to make changes if...Yes, it is good you have access to make changes if you need to. I live in WI so winter means different things to me! :).Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07309077856820518322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529045882145916711.post-6747377330774188722010-08-21T08:48:29.267-06:002010-08-21T08:48:29.267-06:00Hi, Jake!
If the crawl space insulation doesn'...Hi, Jake!<br /><br />If the crawl space insulation doesn't work as it is, it won't be too difficult to put insulation between the floor joists. One of the things to bear in mind is that heat from inside the house during the winter will migrate into the crawlspace, keeping it warmer than outside. The radiant barrier insulation should help keep that heat in.<br /><br />I also have in mind to put tubing between the floor joists with radiant barrier insulation tacked up underneath for in-floor heating later on. Also, our current home has basically no insulation in the floor (an old mobile home) and the crawl space is not securely sealed. Still, the heat from the wood stove does fairly well keeping the floor (and crawl space) from being too cold. The coldest floor I've experienced was a concrete slab in an apartment we lived in years ago.dphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16205051256917210078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529045882145916711.post-34324861960838199532010-08-21T08:27:12.405-06:002010-08-21T08:27:12.405-06:00If the crawl space is 10F less than the house temp...If the crawl space is 10F less than the house temp, then your floors are going to be 10F less too which would make for chilly feet in the winter. (think of the difference on radiant heated floors if they are warmer than the air temp, it feels really good!) The ground is an infinite heat sink so you are not going to get the thermal mass storage you are looking for unless you have a volume of it insulated (which I haven't notice if you do). If you don't have your walls insulated with anything except the reflective barrier, the crawl space is going to be about the same temp as outside. <br /><br />If it were me, I would insulate your floors the same as you walls, or more.<br /><br />Nice blog, thanks for the regular posts!Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07309077856820518322noreply@blogger.com