THE BEST HOUSE DESIGN YET
THE LAST HOUSE THAT I DESIGNED AND BUILT WAS A BEAUTIFUL ONE THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED AROUND 1996 IN CAMERON, WISCONSIN. I BUILT IT FOR MY FUTURE WIFE. SHE WAS A REAL STICKLER WHEN IT COMES TO THE BASEMENT. SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE WANTED THE BASEMENT TO BE DRY, SMELL GOOD, HAVE NO WET SPOTS, AND NOT NEED DEHUMIDIFICATION. I TOLD HER THAT SHE NEEDED TO LET ME DO IT THE WAY I WANTED WITHOUT ANY ARGUMENTS. SHE AGREED.
THE MAIN THING THAT I CHANGED WAS THE WAY THE FOUNDATION WAS BUILT WITH RESPECT TO THE MAIN FLOOR DECKING SYSTEM. IT WILL BE EASIER TO SHOW ON A DRAWING. FOR A PDF FILE CLICK HERE.
AS YOU CAN SEE THE INSULATION AND VAPOR BARRIER START AT THE OUTSIDE BASE OF THE FOOTING AND GO UP AND TIE INTO THE NORMAL VAPOR BARRIER ON THE MAIN WALL ABOVE. THIS DESIGN KEEPS THE FOUNDATION WALL WARM AND DRY. IT ALSO INSULATES ALL THE WAY OVER THE FLOOR JOIST AND DOWN TO THE BASE OF THE FOOTING. THE END OF THE FLOOR JOIST IS NOW SEALED AND INSULATED. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. THE OTHER THING IS THAT THE INSULATION IS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE WALL. THE MEANS THAT THE WALL IS ON THE WARM SIDE AND IT STAYS THE SAME TEMPERATURE AS THE BASEMENT SPACE. AND THAT MEANS THERE WILL NEVER BE ANY CONDENSATION ON THE WALL.
BELOW I AM SHOWING A 3D VIEW OF THE SAME SYSTEM ON A 8 BLOCK WALL. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PDF FORMAT.
THE GRADE WILL BE AT OR ABOVE THE BOTTOM OF THE GLASS BOARD. THE GLASS BOARD CAN BE LOCATED ANYWHERE ON THE WALL AND THE BOTTOM OF THE SIDING CAN END ANYWHERE ALSO. IT DOES NOT NEED TO END AT THE TOP OF THE FOUNDATION WALL AS NORMALLY DONE.
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