Do pipes (water, etc.) freeze under crawl space?
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heater for a crawl space...hate frozen pipes
Comments (1)Okay, here is a better idea. Insulate the crawl space. Really, get spray foam and foam all the walls, sill plate, joist areas, etc. with an inch of foam. It will seal up the air leaks and insulate. With insulation and air sealing, I bet that your crawl space stays significantly above freezing. Here is a link that might be useful: DIY spray foam kits...See MoreInsulating a crawl space, and frozen drain pipe
Comments (4)R value is cumulative and does not depend on distance from the heat source. Foams have some of the highest R-values per inch available, and cost like it. If correctly done his proposal makes sense. You need a very good seal at the outside of the foam to prevent moisture entry since it will act as a second vapor barrier. Luckily most of the vapor in a crawl space comes from the earth and not the interior. Air infiltration casuses a lot more heat loss than less than adequate insulation....See MoreCrawl Space vs Ceiling Piping
Comments (2)Crawl space. Use spray foam on the interior of the perimeter crawl space walls, sill plate and rim joist area. You will have a much warmer floor and your pipes won't freeze. Be sure to insulate your hot water lines to reduce wait times for hot water. PEX plumbing can also reduce the threat of broken pipes due to freezing. PEX can be chewed by rodents though. This post was edited by jakethewonderdog on Mon, Aug 18, 14 at 15:56...See MoreInsulating PEX piping in crawl space?
Comments (3)Also insulate crawl space. We glued insulation to concrete walls. Wow its always nice in there. plus put down plastic on dirt floor. At least half way done in way. Unfortunately he threw in some left over gravel on dirt floor. wrong move.Slowly removing it and putting down plastic. Duh.... we were able to buy the foam board cheap from a guy in a local classified ad paper. Also have fiberglass between the studs. Unfortunately Hubby installed the vapor barrier years ago( when we were younger and less knowledgeable) toward dirt floor rather than up under flooring. Duh>>> We have copper so I used those foam tubes on them. Hubby has did some work in crawl space adding (water lines, running dsl lines, redoing some electical etc, adding electrical, running tv lines, etc) over the years and I need to go in there and put back up fiberglass etc Just my humble opinion for a long time home owner DIY er Jean...See Morelittlebug zone 5 Missouri
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