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  2. Extreme cold: Why your house is popping and how to prevent ...

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    Closing vents to crawl spaces so cold air cannot flow through. Disconnecting water hoses from outside faucets. Opening cabinet doors so that pipes on outside walls are exposed to warm air.

  3. Basement waterproofing - Wikipedia

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    Cracked walls: Cracks may be horizontal, vertical, diagonal or stair-stepped. Severe pressure or structural damage is evident by widening cracks. Buckling walls: Usually caused by hydrostatic pressure. Walls appear to be bowed inward. Peeling paint: Water seeping through walls may lead to bubbling or peeling paint along basement walls. [4]

  4. Crawl space - Wikipedia

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    A crawl space or crawlspace is an unoccupied, unfinished, narrow space within a building, between the ground and the first (or ground) floor. The crawl space is so named because there is typically only enough room to crawl rather than stand; anything larger than about 1 to 1.5 metres (3 ft 3 in to 4 ft 11 in) and beneath the ground floor would ...

  5. Spray foam - Wikipedia

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    Open cell spray polyurethane foam insulation being applied in wall cavities. Open cell insulation can be crushed in your hand and has a lower insulation value. Closed cell is rigid to the touch and each air cell is completely sealed. While closed cell foam has a higher R-value, it is more costly to buy. [9] Medium-density closed-cell spray foam ...

  6. Straw-bale construction - Wikipedia

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    In turn, this can cause more cracking through which more moisture can infiltrate. Further damage to the wall can be caused by mold releasing potentially toxic spores into the wall cavities [49] and into the air. [50] In hot climates, where walls may have become internally dampened, internal temperatures may rise (due to decomposition of ...

  7. Building insulation - Wikipedia

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    If the renovation is of a smaller nature, the renovation directive applies. Examples of renovation are post-insulation of a cavity wall and post-insulation of a sloping roof against the roof boarding or under the tiles. Note that every renovation must meet the minimum Rc value of 1.3 W/(m 2 ⋅K). If the current insulation has a higher ...

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