by Alan Stankevitz | Aug 5, 2000
This was the week that it all came together. Here’s a review, day by day. Monday – This was vapor barrier day. A vapor barrier is typically a sheet of 6 mil plastic. Although it is often described as a vapor barrier, it is really a vapor retarder. Even if...
by Alan Stankevitz | Jul 28, 2000
Go… And Pound Sand I can’t quite recall who it was that told me to do that, but just for the record, I have done my life’s share of it over the last couple of weeks. Four and a half dump truck loads of sand later the trench is compacted and filled....
by Alan Stankevitz | Jul 15, 2000
Before filling the trench or laying down the radiant floor tubing, the under-floor drains must be carefully placed. Much time was devoted to measuring and re-measuring the placement of the toilet, shower, vanity, washtubs and kitchen sink drains. There’s only...
by Alan Stankevitz | Jun 25, 2000
Pondering the Potential Possibility of Papercrete Mortar During my visit to this year’s Midwest Renewable Energy Fair, I moseyed on over to Rob Roy’s booth to see what was new and interesting. Rob showed me a hunk of papercrete mortar that James Juczak...
by Alan Stankevitz | Jun 11, 2000
Before pouring in the sand and laying down the tubing, the bottom and the sides of the trench need to be insulated. This prevents most of the heat from escaping into the ground and allowing the majority of the heat to finds its way into the house through the concrete...
by Alan Stankevitz | May 29, 2000
IDig Memorial Day And that about sums up my Memorial Day weekend. I spent the weekend digging a trench inside of the house that will eventually be filled with sand and used to store heat from the solar heating system. You are probably asking yourself by now,...
