[TheForge] Re: WAAAAAAAAY OT (while we're talking about buildingsand heat)

[Justin Fellenz]

Grover,

You're right, those are necessary. Base option is 6" of crush as a
base. I'm workering about putting foam on top of that.

J

--- Grover Richardson <grover.richardson at gtri.gatech.edu> wrote:

> Always put gravel and a vapor barrier underneath concrete.  Don't
> know if
> this is what you are referring to.  My mother's house had a carport,
> concrete.  It didn't have gravel and a vapor barrier.  So, in winter
> it
> sweated.  Got real slick, real quick.  Now that it is built into a
> garage,
> the problem still exists, though to a smaller extent.
> 
> >*>-----Original Message-----
> >*>From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> >*>[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Justin
> Fellenz
> >*>Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 10:42 AM
> >*>To: Kenneth Mayer; Sponsored by ABANA
> >*>Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: WAAAAAAAAY OT (while we're 
> >*>talking about buildingsand heat)
> >*>
> >*>
> >*>Another shop build question: does anyone in a colder climate 
> >*>have experience with insulated concrete floors? I'm building 
> >*>my shop this spring in Kamloops, BC, where it gets a little 
> >*>cold--not like Maine, but cold. Someobody suggested I lay 2 
> >*>1/2" of polystyrene hard foam under the slab. It's about 
> >*>another 4000 CAD to do it...I'm wndering if it's worth the 
> >*>money and whether it decreases the structural stability of the
> slab.
> >*>
> >*>Another person suggested radiant heat (insulation with or 
> >*>without). That's about another 5k and if it breaks it would 
> >*>be a nightmare to fix. But people say it's pretty cool to 
> >*>have nice warm floors. Thoughts on that welcome as well.
> >*>
> >*>Thanks,
> >*>
> >*>JRF
> >*>
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