Insulating the foundation, all DIY, as it is not a complex thing to do at all.
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- čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
- @ModernUkrainianHomestead
Hey everybody!
DIYing the foundation insulation today, using extruded foam polystyrol boards. It just takes some time, but fully doable on your own.
1. hydroisolate the foundation nicely - use the specific laquer/ink/oil/whatever you have on your market.
2. attach/glue the polyustyrol board, I used the foam-glue
3. form the slope near your foundation, to take out the water from the walls as far as possible (1-1.2 meters). First, the special net preventing grass growing is applied, then leveling substrate (sand with small stones mix), then thinner polystyrol board again, then the pavers and your foundation beautification elements (colored concrete bricks in my case).
that's it... It will just take a month or two of your weekends only )))
That's right, concrete is a heat transfer material and is a very good heat insulating material
I am sorry to disappoint you but that will not help too much. The concrete is a high heat transfer material and need to be insulated on all sides to stop heat loos. now the heat will be driven in the ground. You can verify that yourself in the winther. When is snow outsitde aroud the house snow will melt due to heat loss.
As I've mentioned in the video, the ground will also be insulated horizontally 1.2 meter aside form the foundation wall. That's how the engineering project says. It will mitigate the effect you are talking about. But thank's for a heads up, I'll definitely take a look after that, and will likely make some winter videos about it, I am really interested to see how this performs in action.
@@ModernUkrainianHomesteadnot realy the ground is cold in the winter and has a very big mas that need a lot of energy to heat. Check link foundationhandbook.ornl.gov/handbook/images/Chapter%204/4-06_no-cap.png
I understand that. But your image does not imply 1.2 meters of hotizontal soil insulation... It is not applied in the image you shared.
And the project and calculations I have, explain that a1.2 meters of soil insulation has as same thermal resistance coefficient as 50mm on foam polystyrol... I mean, from the every possible angle there will be a lot of distance for cold to reach the foundation. I can't attach a screenshot here, but I hope you get me right.
No idea what your designer calculate. Until you heat 1.2m of soil the winter is over 😂. If u have a cellar underground why do you think temperaturen is around 10 C in the summer and winter?
@@blackeyes18ro please find what is the thermal resistance value of 1.2 m of soil.
I mean, if on the ground it is 0 celsius - how much will it be 1.2 meters down.
you will be impressed.
that's the old method. old, but working. It has found it's use in the modern insulation techniques as well. I am using the effective combination of methods, at least try to.