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

[Grover Richardson]

Don't need foam in these parts.  I'm waiting to see what the other folks
North of me have to say<G>.  Curious.

>*>-----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 11:29 AM
>*>To: Sponsored by ABANA
>*>Subject: RE: [TheForge] Re: WAAAAAAAAY OT (while we're 
>*>talking aboutbuildingsand heat)
>*>
>*>
>*>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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