Recent content by 2MCHPSI

I only mentioned using foil faced foam on the band board area, not on the foundation walls because it has a higher R value than poly. Reading your post on the condensation and fresh air, I realized I caused part of the problem by running the blower at all times in the summer so fresh air...

http://www.forwardthinking.honeywell.com/products/ventilation/truefresh/truefresh_feature.html Is this an example when you are mentioning when bringing in fresh air in a controlled manner? I just googled it.

I was looking at this stuff from Home Depot and it is Tuff R Polyiso board.

Good stuff guys. Thanks I actually have a 6" fresh air intake pulling in outside air to the return of the 1st HVAC unit.. (2nd unit upstairs has no fresh air intake) This is not a high efficiency unit, (80%) so here I am supposedly needing to stop air infiltration yet I am purposely pumping...

Thanks Dana for responding. Your advice is really helping with my basement decisions.It is much appreciated.I can only imagine myself ripping the basement apart in a few years due to mold if I did not read your posts. I will look into using unfaced insulation in the wall cavaties and foam...

Well doing research on my basement project (1300 sq ft in Northern Va) I hope to reduce the chances of future mold issues. Here is my scenario: House is 4 years old, poured concrete walls and the basement is a walk out where the back and half of the sides are above ground. I first put up the...

thanks for the responses. I took the pics when the house was being built. It passed inspections already and we have moved in (October). Speaking with the plumbing company that installed it, it passed because it is wet vented to code (Prince William county Va.)from what they said. Now from...

I just wanted to be sure the pipes sticking out of the basement slab are correct before trying to finish the bath. I do not have a pic handy after the basement floor was poured, but it has 3 pipes sticking out of it. The first pipe I am thinking is for the bathroom sink, and has a "T" in it...