basement Archives - Energy Vanguard https://www.energyvanguard.com/tag/basement/ Building science knowledge, HVAC design, & fun Tue, 10 Sep 2024 11:59:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 InSoFast Makes Basement Insulation Easy https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/insofast-makes-basement-insulation-easy/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/insofast-makes-basement-insulation-easy/#view_comments Tue, 10 Sep 2024 11:29:49 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=9198 If you’ve seen any of the articles or videos about my basement renovation, you probably know I’m using a product called InSoFast to insulate the floors and walls.  You can see it on part of the basement in the photo…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/insofast-makes-basement-insulation-easy/feed/ 6 Concrete, Steel, and Demolition in My Basement https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/concrete-steel-and-demolition-in-my-basement/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/concrete-steel-and-demolition-in-my-basement/#view_comments Thu, 06 Jun 2024 17:54:07 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=9080 Things are heating up in my basement now.  Really.  Our outdoor temperatures have risen since I began my basement renovation in early February and I still don’t have heating and cooling down there yet.  So it’s getting a bit warm…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/concrete-steel-and-demolition-in-my-basement/feed/ 6 The Problem With Too Many Basement Walls https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-problem-with-too-many-basement-walls/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-problem-with-too-many-basement-walls/#view_comments Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:51:52 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=8932 Ever been in a basement that smelled musty?  Maybe the better question to ask would be if you’ve ever been in a basement that didn’t have that smell.  Far too many basements do.  There could be any number of reasons…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/the-problem-with-too-many-basement-walls/feed/ 31 Radon Reduction From Basement Sealing – Preliminary https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/radon-reduction-from-basement-sealing-preliminary/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/radon-reduction-from-basement-sealing-preliminary/#view_comments Mon, 04 Mar 2024 16:27:38 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=8899 Shortly after my wife and I bought our 1961 home in 2019, I discovered a serious problem in the basement.  Where I could see it, the slab was cracked all along the edge of the exterior walls (photo above).  I…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/radon-reduction-from-basement-sealing-preliminary/feed/ 38 Basement Renovation in a 1961 Home https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/basement-renovation-in-a-1961-home/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/basement-renovation-in-a-1961-home/#view_comments Tue, 20 Feb 2024 17:29:40 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=8880 My wife and I bought our 1961 house in 2019, and it came with a basement in pretty rough shape.  It smelled musty.  There was evidence of moisture damage.  The slab was cracked along the perimeter of the exterior walls. …

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/basement-renovation-in-a-1961-home/feed/ 9 Uncovering the Secrets of an Old House https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/uncovering-the-secrets-of-an-old-house/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/uncovering-the-secrets-of-an-old-house/#view_comments Tue, 06 Jun 2023 13:59:33 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=8306 I’ve been in a lot of old houses and seen a lot of interesting things.  One of the things I love about that is trying to figure out the mysteries I find.  Lately, the mysteries I’ve been encountering are in…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/uncovering-the-secrets-of-an-old-house/feed/ 6 Finding the Source of a Basement Water Problem https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/finding-source-basement-water-problem/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/finding-source-basement-water-problem/#view_comments Thu, 18 Jul 2019 00:54:43 +0000 http://energyvanguard.flywheelsites.com/?blog_post=finding-the-source-of-a-basement-water-problem That photo above is from my basement.  In case you missed my last article, I just bought a 1961 ranch-style house in Atlanta and am embarking on the wonderful building science adventure of turning it into a high-performance home.  Ultimately,…

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