Floor growth
We decided to use Reflectix to provide an
insulation barrier for the new floor. The next step will be to secure
down the joists with the proper brackets so we can actually mount the
plywood so it can then grow up to be a nice and respectable floor.
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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comment 1
Please put fiberglass insulation between your floor joists, vapor harrier up.
Comment by
errol
— Sat Nov 7 07:58:08 2009
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comment 2
I was on the fence about that --- you may have pushed me over to adding the insulation. The Reflectix packaging says that in a floor joist situation, it'll give an R value of 17 (but that's for floor joists 9.5" deep, while ours are only 5.5".) Suggested floor R values for our region are R25 to R30, so you're probably right that we should add some insulation. Too bad we already made our town trip for the week! I'll see what we can dig up out of the barn.
Comment by
anna
— Sat Nov 7 08:41:01 2009
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