My Basement Floor Is Freezing

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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. But you can expand your living space with in floor 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 had insulation blown in the attic in 2011. This lifts part of. If you fix these on grade sources of cold you will address most of the cold air entry points into your basement all without ripping out floors or walls. 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.

The basement walls were insulated between the foundation and drywall. When the ac or heat is set to 71 the basement temp is 52 and my bedroom on the 3rd floor is 75. 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. 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.

Q we have a two story house and in the summer the basement is cold. My basement was refinished last year. Including a new central air system.