This project is part plumbing and part tool making. The plumbing has to do with part of the in-floor heating system I'll be installing. The tool making has to do with crafting a sort of "test rig" so as to leak check the in-floor tubing before we pour concrete all over it.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011
A mountain of foam.
I hate rigid foam insulation for many reasons... but it's so damn practical in certain applications it's almost impossible to ignore. In my case, I cannot think of any other workable solution to insulating my foundation in the same way that I can using rigid foam.
A fully wrapped residential foundation requires a lot of insulation. Even more so in our case since I also need to insulate the ground around the footings as part of the Frost Protected Shallow Footing (FPSF) system we are using. Fortunately, I was able to find a local source for reclaimed XPS rigid insulation boards. The boards were in good shape (though dirty and a little dented here and there) and they were a little more than half the best price I was quoted for new material.
A fully wrapped residential foundation requires a lot of insulation. Even more so in our case since I also need to insulate the ground around the footings as part of the Frost Protected Shallow Footing (FPSF) system we are using. Fortunately, I was able to find a local source for reclaimed XPS rigid insulation boards. The boards were in good shape (though dirty and a little dented here and there) and they were a little more than half the best price I was quoted for new material.
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| On the left are 2'x4'x3" boards. On the right are 2'x8'x4" boards. Together that pile is 8' high, 12' wide and 16' long. |
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