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building Green has a wealth of very useful information on foundation insulation and related topics.If you are looking to learn more on insulating your foundation this is a great place to start.
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Foundation Insulation
A properly insulated foundation can result in lower heating costs and more comfortable below-grade rooms, if you have any. It can also help prevent moisture problems, insect infestation, and radon infiltration in your home.
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Homes being constructed today are more energy
efficient than those built even just a few years ago,
primarily due to significant improvements in building
products and techniques as well as development
of high-performance heating and cooling systems
and other...
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An uninsulated foundation can result in a large heat loss from an otherwise tightly sealed, well-insulated house. It can also make below grade rooms uncomfortable. Foundation insulation can result in lower heating requirements, and also helps in avoiding water vapor...
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Fi-Foil's Concrete Shield ™, was designed to work under concrete slabs and driveways and is especially effective with radiant heating systems. The product is available in 48" widths, in rolls 125' long and comes standard with an integrated tape tab for seams.
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An uninsulated foundation may account for up to 50% of the heat lost from an otherwise tightly sealed, well-insulated house. One way to combat this and make above-grade spaces more comfortable, is to insulate the foundation. This can also be a low cost way to increase a...
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Heat loss from an uninsulated basement can account for up to one-third of the heating cost in an average home. The concrete slab under the home can act like a conductor, drawing in heat or cold from the earth around it. During the cooler times of the year, a slab without...
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Is it worth investing in something we cannot see and what in addition is often covered with a thick layer of soil? Can a tiny inaccuracy in insulation do damage to the whole building?
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Homes being constructed today are more energy efficient than those built even just a few years ago, primarily due to significant improvements in building products and techniques as well as development of high-performance heating and cooling systems and other appliances....
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Some builders have always preferred rigid fiberglass over foam for insulating foundations. Fiberglass conforms to surface irregularities in concrete walls better than foam, and is made without the chlorofluorocarbons used in extruded polystyrene. Unfortunately, there are...
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