My Basement Floor Is Freezing

There are two basic mechanisms which can cause a basement to move because of freezing temperatures ice block formation and ad freezing frost heaving.

My basement floor is freezing.

I had insulation blown in the attic in 2011. If you want to be able to use your basement as a playroom guest bedroom apartment or theater you need to first understand why your basement is so cold before you begin with measures to warm it up. When the ac or heat is set to 71 the basement temp is 52 and my bedroom on the 3rd floor is 75. Is there a way to get this cold air into the rest of the house and minimize use of the air conditioning.

But you can expand your living space with in floor heating. A form of ice block formation occurs when moist soil lies under the foundation footings and the frost line or freezing point penetration reaches deep enough into the earth to form expansive ice directly under the footings. We have run the. It cascades into your basement through windows ducts vents pipes spaces around intrusions around the rim joist header joist and from non conditioned rooms overhead.

With a dry basement and the right materials on hand you can cozy up a cool basement with the radiant floor heating offered by warmlyyours radiant heating. Another bedroom upstairs is even warmer. Heat rises in your home and because basements are generally underground those floors are often the coldest place in the house. I have an operating attic fan.

This lifts part of. Q we have a two story house and in the summer the basement is cold. My basement was refinished last year.