Recent content by TheIcehouse1809

Regarding <4" compacted crushed stone> You don't mean crush and run (CR6) do you? I was thinking CR6 for it's coverage and impervious quality. But then I still need at least 4-6" washed gravel below that for drainage, right? How does this look: ~~~~~~~~~~ 5" slab remesh - tie in for pex 4-5"...

UPDATE to include devastating flash flood 30Jul2016. This time The Icehouse (my home) took a massive hit. The road washed away exposing my foundations to the base and 4' of sewage pounded and swashed through the freshly exposed coal chutes into my workshop and utility spaces. That crawl space...

Egads. I thought for sure that a surge protector would trip over anything above 15 amps. Last night we ran the kerosene heater in the basement, our brooder lamp under the basement sink that drains through the crawlspace, and an oil-filled space heater in the bath room upstairs. We also...

I 100% agree - but don't have a 20 amp spare, and there's a blizzard between me and the hardware store. These 2 heat cables pull less than 5 amps each. I think the surge protector can handle the load, and trip in case of fault.

I love having so many pros at the ready! It's a single breaker occupying a single space in the box - is that what you mean by using one leg? Here's the deal, guys. I am working on an emergency set up, one to get these pipes through the last of this everlasting winter. Before next winter...

12 G, it's a short run from the box (<5ft).

OK - the local hardware store got a shipment of heat cables this morning, and I bought some of the last remaining. I scored the last 2 utility heaters as well. I picked up the last kerosene jug as well. There's a weird panic as we novices run out and try to address our emergencies with whatever...

Heat tape - I hadn't considered it, but that sounds far more efficient and safer than trying to heat this entire space with baseboards and plug ins.

I'm just SW of Baltimore, MD. The 20 amp circuit supports the clock on the stove and and 2 outlets, I added an outlet for a total of 3. One of those outlets is behind the stove, totally inaccessible. I assume it's 20 amp for kitchen appliance applications? There is a 30 amp circuit...

Thanks for the super fast reply, kok. I have another circuit available but it's 30amp! It was previously in use by a dishwasher, and is now free for use. I'd have to swap out the breaker for a 20amp, though. Egads. I just want the pipes to make it the next few weeks.

Nevermind - my code book just confirmed that the 20a circuit requires 12g.

The basement section that houses most of our plumbing a very drafty un-insulated area above a (now below-zero) crawlspace. This has always been the hardest area to hold heat. The renovation plan includes pouring a floor and insulating walls - but with still a few more weeks of freezing temps...

Hi Neal! Thanks for the reply, and I WISH! There's some effort going into flood prevention in the area, we'll see how effective it is. Unfortunately, all I can do on that front is show up at budget hearings and pre-submission meetings for developers. The last flash flood brought 4' or more...

FYI: previous discussion here = http://www.houserepairtalk.com/f17/creating-pseudo-contiguous-poured-basement-floor-17463/

This old house is suffering from more and more stormwater due to continuous development in the area. The crawl space not only shares a great deal of moisture with the stick frame floor above it, it is taking on sedimentation as the natural flow creeps under the structure through the water table...