Energy Savings and Energy Independence

Crawl Space Insulation

In the summer of 2006 we insulated the unfinished crawl space under our entry way and living room floor. The walls were initially just brick and stucco. I used 1" R5 green board, and just nailed it to the wall. I tried one panel with liquid nails, but the wall surface was too uneven and dirty. The hardest part was digging some of the dust covered mounds of earth away from a couple of spots. I used a fan to provide air flow out of the crawl space while moving the extremely dry and dusty dirt. For the floor, rolling out 6 mil black plastic makes the job much more pleasant and provides a vapor barrier. Notice the tape 6" to 8" above the ground level. I plan to triple this insulation. The new smooth surface should allow gluing new insulation to the old.

Crawl space insulation