Mike Schulz
05-04-2007, 08:04 AM
I inspected a home this morning that had a half basement that was finished. The other half was a crawl space. We don't get many basements around here and I have a couple of questions. The owner claims to have had permit but the Realtor Say's they can't be located.
One wall is adjacent to the crawl space. Front wall is adjacent to a storage room under the front porch which is about 3' wide and the porch above is wood deck planks. The back wall and the end wall is just like any exterior wall that is exposed to the elements. Two of four walls are masonry block and the end wall is stick built with a 1' 1/2" high foundation and the back wall is steped down and is about half masonry. The basement is considered a habitable area. Now the masonry walls are not insulated and where furred and Sheetrock nailed to them. Since these walls are not below ground surface should they be insulated?
The basement is a open room except for a bathroom. It is 500 sq. There is only one register for heat source. None in the bathroom. Shouldn't there be 2 registers in the large room and one in the bath?
One wall is adjacent to the crawl space. Front wall is adjacent to a storage room under the front porch which is about 3' wide and the porch above is wood deck planks. The back wall and the end wall is just like any exterior wall that is exposed to the elements. Two of four walls are masonry block and the end wall is stick built with a 1' 1/2" high foundation and the back wall is steped down and is about half masonry. The basement is considered a habitable area. Now the masonry walls are not insulated and where furred and Sheetrock nailed to them. Since these walls are not below ground surface should they be insulated?
The basement is a open room except for a bathroom. It is 500 sq. There is only one register for heat source. None in the bathroom. Shouldn't there be 2 registers in the large room and one in the bath?