Why a "cold room" in basement? - Fine Homebuilding
2006年1月23日 · The "cold room" provides the proverbial "cool, dark place" described in the gardening articles.Also quite handy for pre-chilling beer and pop, storing the overflow from Thanksgiving dinner, etc.Often the space can be had nearly for free by placing it under a stoop or other outside area that needs a foundation anyway.
Venting a cold room. - Fine Homebuilding
2007年8月22日 · Venting a cold room. KarlDK ... 2007 06:01am I’m building a cold storage room in the basement. I’ve ...
Is cold air return in basement needed? - Fine Homebuilding
2005年1月25日 · This is a question of basic science, two items can't occupy the same place at the same time. The items being the air that's in the room and the incoming air. New air will only enter the room as fast as the old air exits. They may be counting on the new air pushing the old air out which will eventually find a return intake.
Repairing Foundation Cracks in Cold Weather - Fine Homebuilding
2019年1月10日 · Hi, I need to repair several foundation cracks in a basement cold storage room located under the front steps of a rental house before new tennants arrive. Outside temperature will vary from freezing to well below > -15 deg. C (~5 deg.F). Water leakage can be detected on the inside walls. The crack width won't be fully known until i remove caulking/patching by others more than 5 or 10 years ago ...
How to Insulate Cold Floors - Fine Homebuilding
2012年3月8日 · When insulating a bonus-room floor, you’ll usually be working from below. If the area of the heated bonus room above the garage is smaller than the area of the garage ceiling, you’ll need to install blocking between the joists to provide an air barrier where the floor insulation stops. Locate the blocking under the kneewalls.
Best fix for cold slab-on-grade family room floor
2009年12月16日 · What would you recommend to warm up the floor, esp, something that doesn't send half its heat down into the slab, or add a lot of thickness. This room has a slider patio door leading to an outside patio. In a "3-season" room w/uninsulated slab on grade we added 1/2" Homasote under the carpet and pad. Goal was the same as you, un-cool the floor.
fresh air intake into cold air return - Fine Homebuilding
2008年11月7日 · The cold air will come into the rooms through the returns when the furnace is not running.Depends upon th installation technique - and if the eternal cold air ris in the basement (most common in my area) - well, cold air doesn't rise - ans a cold ar "trap" cn be use to prevent infiltration when the lower isn't running.>>They are notorious ...
Finishing Basement Utility Room - Fine Homebuilding
2006年8月30日 · Room Atmosphere: Winter the room is dry and does not seem unusually cold or drafty. However, During the summer, the room is damp and there is a little moisture damage on a few items that have sat down there a couple years. Note: The room has no door and is open to the rest of the basement (already finished some years ago by a contractor) where ...
Insulating cold basement floor - Fine Homebuilding
2008年3月7日 · I had the same problem. House had a previously finished basement when I bought it - all carpet. Even with carpet, the floor always felt pretty cold (especially in our Minnesota winters). Plus, even though the basement was (and still is) dry as a bone, it had a punky smell which I attributed to the carpet laid on concrete.
basement cold closet - Fine Homebuilding
2003年10月13日 · His is a super insulated room (like 8" thick foam walls plus double opening doors that are both well sealed (one opening out and one into the room)). He deals w/ humidity by having a small AC window unit in the wall, a humidistat turns that on if humidity gets to high, a thermostat if it gets to warm.