Thanks Michael, the link didn't work, but it looks like a useful site.
Bill Stephan Kansas Citty MO Email: [email protected] Phone: (816)803-2469 ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael baldwin <[email protected]> Date: Monday, January 11, 2010 11:36 am Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Blocking the wind. > check out this publication, it should help you out. > > http://www.buildingscience.com/documents/reports/rr-0401- > conditioned-crawl-s > pace-construction-performance-and-codes/view > > > Michael > > > _____ > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Max Robinson > Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 8:37 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Blocking the wind. > > > > > Both my shop and Sue's teddybear cottage are sitting on blocks > with the > bottom of the siding about 12 inches above ground. We have thought > about > installing 1 by 12 treated boards around them to keep the cold > wind from > infiltrating underneath and taking away heat. One reservation I > have is > trapping ground moisture under the buildings. This would be a > permanent > year round installation. What are the thoughts of all you handy > men and > women? > > Regards. > > Max. K 4 O D S. > > Email: m...@maxsmusicplace. <mailto:max%40maxsmusicplace.com> com > > Transistor site http://www.funwitht > <http://www.funwithtransistors.net>ransistors.net > Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwitht > <http://www.funwithtubes.net> ubes.net > Music site: http://www.maxsmusi <http://www.maxsmusicplace.com> > cplace.com > To subscribe to the fun with transistors group send an email to. > funwithtransistors- <mailto:funwithtransistors- > subscribe%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] > > To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, > funwithtubes- <mailto:funwithtubes-subscribe%40yahoogroups.com> > [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lee A. Stone" <se...@mailsent. > <mailto:sedac%40mailsent.net> net> > To: <blindhandyman@ <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 7:52 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Blocking the wind. > > > 7 > > we still pak snow on theNorth and West side of the house after the > > first few snow falls. does great for stopping some drafts. and for > > the bilco doors we cover them with plastic and pile the shnow on top > > of that. Lee > > > > On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 07:30:40PM -0600, William Stephan > > wrote: > >> Yes Dale, very helpful. The guy at the lumber yard I talked to > was > >> trying > >> to sell me plastic sheeting like you might cover a window with, > so I'm > >> going > >> to have to do some more research into what we have available > here. > >> Thanks > >> again. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: blindhandyman@ <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > yahoogroups.com > >> [mailto:blindhandyman@ <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > yahoogroups.com] > >> On Behalf Of Dale Leavens > >> Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 17:10 > >> To: blindhandyman@ <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > yahoogroups.com > >> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Blocking the wind. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> The Polystyrene we buy usually comes in 2 by 8 sheets with > rebate like > >> edges > >> so that they can overlap. It comes in various thicknesses, > usually inch > >> and > >> a half or two inches. You can cut it with a hand saw or even > score it > >> deeply > >> then snap it but that isn't as nice an edge. for some reason > they usually > >> colour it blue to distinguish it from the open cell Styrofoam, > this stuff > > >> is > >> a higher insulation value. There is special sealing tape, it is > a lot > >> like > >> the wide packing tape you are probably familiar with, when I > bought it it > >> was red I don't know if that is significant. > >> > >> The point is to insulate but also to keep warm air, > particularly when you > >> have paid to heat it inside. > >> > >> Now this stuff can be flammable and is best covered if there is any > >> significant risk of exposure to open flame. It can also be > helpful for > >> holding it into place. You can run screws through something > like particle > >> board and the foam into structure beyond it. I have used wide > washers, a > >> couple of inches to hold the heads of screws to hold it into > place. A > >> little > >> glue like liquid nails or even some calking on the structure > then press > >> the > >> foam into it should also work well in your application. > >> > >> Hope this helps. > >> > >> If I was Han Solo I'd probably pet my wookie > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: William Stephan > >> To: blindhandyman@ <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > >> yahoogroups.com > >> Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 3:14 PM > >> Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Blocking the wind. > >> > >> Dale: all good points really. The only reason I was thinking > about a > >> temporary set up is that occasionally, the varmint-killing cat > leaves us > >> a > >> little something under the porch until the possums get it. But, > of > >> course, > >> if the foundation were blocked he wouldn't be doing that in any > case. The > >> roof itself, according to the manufacturer, is pretty well > insolated. > >> It's > >> about five or six inches thick. If the snow ever meltsz, I'll > go see what > >> the lumber yard has in terms of > >> > >> Extruded Polystyrene. Thanks for the eye-opener. > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: blindhandyman@ <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > >> yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandyman@ > >> <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com] > >> On Behalf Of Dale Leavens > >> Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 21:14 > >> To: blindhandyman@ <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > >> yahoogroups.com > >> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Blocking the wind. > >> > >> Is there any good reason why you wouldn't want to block air > infiltration > >> in > >> the summer as well? > >> > >> It would be my inclination to wrap the inside of what ever > skirting you > >> have > >> around the deck foundation with something like extruded > polystyrene > >> sheets > >> and seal them together with the tape sold for that purpose. I > would look > >> for > >> ways of sealing it tightly at the top and bottom, keep any air > from > >> entering > >> or leaving except between the room and under the floor. Unless > the dogs > >> are > >> piddling through the deck or for some other reason you need to > air the > >> area > >> to keep stink down there isn't any good reason to loose heated > or cooled > >> air > >> to the good outdoors and, it is expensive as well. > >> > >> I would consider insulating under the roof as well if there is > a > >> convenient > >> and practical way to do so. You would probably find your heater > raised > >> the > >> temperature 50 or 60 degrees, you might even find you want to > turn it off > >> quite a bit. > >> > >> If you feel the need to circulate air through the structure you > can > >> always > >> open the windows and in that way choose when and how much cold > you > >> require. > >> > >> If I was Han Solo I'd probably pet my wookie > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: William Stephan > >> To: blindhandyman@ <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> > >> yahoogroups.com > >> Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 9:40 PM > >> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Blocking the wind. > >> > >> All: > >> > >> We have a sort of three-season room on the north side of our > house. It > >> faces off into a yard surrounded by privacy fences and a couple > garages.>> The room is sort of unique. It started life as just an > open deck. We had > >> a > >> pre-fabricated aluminum room added shortly after we took up > residence > >> here. > >> This room is all aluminum and glass with two aluminum doors and > many > >> sliding > >> windows. During winter we use this room as a sort of mud room, > and it's > >> where we groom our dogs as well. Because of that, when it was > >> constructed, > >> the deck floor was taken up, and an aluminum screen was put in > place, and > >> the deck flooring was then replaced on top of this screen. Our > idea was > >> that snow from boots and shovels and dogs, and spillage from > our fountain > >> etc. would just drain through the cracks between the decking, > an bugs > >> couldn't come through either and that part's worked well for us. > >> > >> We've been having snow here, more snow than anybody's seen in > twenty or > >> thirty years. It blows here too, and there's quite a bit of > snow piled > >> and > >> drifted around this three season room. To keep it more or less > useable, > >> we > >> have one of those Sun Twin 5,000 BTU heaters there, and > typically, it > >> keeps > >> the temperature between 20 an 25 degrees above the outdoor > temperature.>> This year though, it's been keeping the room about > 30 or 35 degrees above > >> the outside temperature. I imagine a lot of this is because of > the snow > >> around the foundation. There are several gaps that allow air to > circulate>> pretty freely under thestructure. > >> > >> So, it might be a good idea to block these gaps, though > probably only > >> during > >> the Winter months. > >> > >> Does anyone know if there might be say, bladders, that I could > fill with > >> a > >> compresser that would form themselves in a way so as to fill > gaps ofa few > >> incheshere or ther, and if so, what is the correct term for them? > >> > >> Thanks in advance for any input on this. > >> > >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >> > >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >> > >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >> > >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >> > > > > -- > > You will remember something that you should not have forgotten. > > . > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > > blindhandyman- <mailto:blindhandyman-owner%40yahoogroups.com> > [email protected] > > To listen to the show archives go to link > > http://www.acbradio > <http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_ > page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29> > .org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_ > position=47:29 > > Or > > ftp://ftp.acbradio. <ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio- > archives/handyman/>org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > > http://www.acbradio > <http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday> > .org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions > From Various > > List Members At The Following address: > > http://www.jaws- <http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/> > users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > > > Visit the archives page at the following address > > http://www.mail- > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the > following > > address for more information: > > http://www.jaws- <http://www.jaws-users.com/> users.com/ > > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind > Handy Man > > list just send a blank message to: > > blindhandyman- <mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.comYahoo> > [email protected]! 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