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I have a 50s ranch house near Milwaukee. The house has hydronic baseboard heat. Half of the house has a full basement. Half is a crawl space, about 4ft tall, with 3 ft below grade. The space is 26'x32'. Hot water pipes for the baseboards are all on one zone. The pipes in the full basement are not insulated, but the ones in the crawl space are for wrapped with fiber glass insulation. I suspect this was done to keep the pipes from freezing when the former owner turned the heat way down and left for the winter.
I have recently encapsulated the crawl space with a vapor barrier and am trying to figure out the best way to apply some insulation to make that side of the house more comfortable. I was going to put 2" rigid foam on the walls, but since it is not really a conditioned space, thought it might be best to do either fiberglass batts or spray foam to the underside of the floor. If I add the ridged foam to the walls, should I remove the insulation from the pipes so that the heat would somewhat condition the crawlspace? Anyone have thoughts on what would be more effective?
Thanks and Happy New Year,
Matt
I have recently encapsulated the crawl space with a vapor barrier and am trying to figure out the best way to apply some insulation to make that side of the house more comfortable. I was going to put 2" rigid foam on the walls, but since it is not really a conditioned space, thought it might be best to do either fiberglass batts or spray foam to the underside of the floor. If I add the ridged foam to the walls, should I remove the insulation from the pipes so that the heat would somewhat condition the crawlspace? Anyone have thoughts on what would be more effective?
Thanks and Happy New Year,
Matt
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