Save money with floor insulation - part 1
There are many ways to save energy and thus money. During an investigation here in a house by a consultancy firm, it was proposed in order to insulate the cavity wall first and then the floor. With the high gas prices and long queues at insulation companies, I decided to tackle the floor myself.
I chose Tonzon materials. Years ago, I bought the radiator foil of this brand to keep the look of the heaters indoors. So simple, but you just have to come up with it.
Step 1 is to close the bottom in the crawl space with sturdy, orange foil. Keeps you out moisture and radon gas. The air that rises from the crawl space is dry due to the bottom foil, so that the house is less moist. Also, the crawl space should be less stale and damp. This first step is also a prerequisite for being able to insulate the floor at the bottom afterwards.
It was quite a job for me. It is very pleasant not to work in such a low crawl space. Before reaching the large space under the floor, I also had to dig a hole under the foundation. Through Peerby, I was able to borrow a battery-powered rotary hammer to drill in the crawl space. Working with electricity in the crawl space is a chance of being electrocuted, and otherwise part 2 of this blog did not come! I am already satisfied with the result. In any case, it is now a lot less dirty to crawl through the crawl space. And soon dry enough to actually insulate the floor. Stay tuned.
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Mevrouw Stip...
2 years ago
No crawl space here, but I already have a plan to insulate my floor as well, because the old stone floor is in sand and it is therefore icy cold. When I start the renovation, I will also write some blogs about it. Cork is a.o. an option to insulate floors ecologically so that's my preference. Just see if I'm going to be able to work with that.
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Henkjan de Krijger
2 years ago
+100 YP
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Madeleine
2 years ago
Cool, Lars.! And nice and warm, also such a job under the floor. And the chance of a spider web in your hair is also high hihi.
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Madeleine
2 years ago
+100 YP
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Dewaputra
2 years ago
These are great tips. If you live in a rental house, it is of course a bit to wait and see if you get permission for this from the landlord.
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enigma
2 years ago
Handy, if you're a handy Harry ! To my knowledge, we have no “crawl space” under our house. So it's not possible to insulate that way.
nilou's leven
2 years ago
+20 YP
Ingrid
2 years ago
Woah! Get claustrophobic at the idea, hero!
roxana_ac
2 years ago
+100 YP
Rosita&Charlene-Blogs-Creaties
2 years ago
If you have a rental house, you have a very difficult time doing it. We have already tried it and are not getting it done. A very good tip though
Encaustichris
2 years ago
You hero! You won't get me into the crawl space for gold. I would have a claustrophobia attack right away. Fortunately, our floor is already insulated, and the further house will soon be equipped with hr+ (?) glass 😊. I'm curious about your savings. Good luck!
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