By RICHARD CHARLE [ARLES

Warm air. tises, so. ‘good.
attic and wall insulation will |

Fight? | ‘Only: half. marks

because heat escapes is in, any
direction “where finds
something cooler; and that

‘has accounted for.a lot of cold
feet in the history of the
“human race. A floor laid over.
a crawl space, open: ‘founda-.@
tion or concrete slab. without -
effective insulation can make
life: miserable and waste a 3 lot. |

of heating: energy. a

A ‘crawl’ space “may” be

either. heated. or unheated,

and this determines how it is.”

insulated.

»

You don’t need to insulate |
heating ducts or pipes that

run through the crawl space
once you have insulated it.
stop the heat from escaping» : 7

-and. keep a home snug —

With a crawl space that
must be ventilated and
cannot be heated, you have

- to insulate under the house
‘floor: using ‘batt. or blanket
, and preferably with ~

material
vapour. ‘barrier attached
(make. ‘sure, _ this is on the
warm - side which
“ap hs :

“Hold. the
place. with building paper or

*chicken* wire stapled to the -
| joists, or'with other support- —_-
_: “ing material, Cover the crawl |

oe ‘space: floor..with a vapour -

| For: a heated. crawl ‘space :
the proper insulating: mater

ial is extruded polystyrene, a

blue: ‘material: that is. also. ‘

known . as‘ ““styrofoam’’®: .

This ‘‘is” not: only a. ‘good ;
“resists,
moisture, and: ‘hat’ s ‘itnpor-, .

insulator,» » but”

tant down under the house..

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tion to. the outside of the wall
of the heated crawl.space. It
should: be at least: 2:.inches |
thick, and‘3 ‘inches is even
better, but this- will depend |
on. what.. your. local climate :
demands, and. on how much —
you can invest in insulation.
In addition,. from. the base of

you need to lay the same
insulation to a width of at
least 2 feet all round; and 3 to

with. the 3-inch thickness.

some other obstruction pre-
vents you from fitting all the
insulation to the outside,
switch to the inside at that

und inside insulation overlap

where they ‘meet. Remem-
ber; too, that inside insula-
' tion -with polystyrene needs a
gypsum covering as protec-
tion against fire.

If there is no vapour
barrier, Jay one on the floor
of the crawl space and cover
it with two inches of sand.

.

lengthwise.

Apply polystyrene “irigula- -

the crawl space wall outward |

4 feet is even better along -

If a porch, driveway or

point, but make the outside |

barrier. tinder 4 two inches. of.
‘ sand. |

Le

‘run: through the : unheated

side of the insulation, or are
_ insulated "separately - with
“batt. or blanket
wrapped round them or laid
Special batts
have a. vinyl cover for this

purpose. Use tape to hold
7 the: insulation in place.

Queen __
honors. NS
resident

The Chairman of the North |
Shore Branch of St.. John *
Ambulance along with two
other members have. been
honored by Her Majesty The

Queen for outstanding
service. |
Chairman Howard. W.

Maundrell' of North Van-
couver has been promoted to
Officer of. the Order.

Mrs. Jackie Bjournson also

of North Vancouver has been —

admitted into ‘the Order as

Serving Sister while Meade

‘Wood of West Vancouver has

‘been admitted into the Order
as Serving Brother.

The honored members will
be invested in Victoria at
Government House, May.13.

insulate under the floor in:

other threats. If the spaces

covered in, you will probably.
“need to have a contractor.
blow loose ‘insulation | into =
_these spaces...

Means -

_ with a heated crawl space, Or

insulation’ in” basement.

: ‘Conservation, Department of |

ces has a lot. more informa- .
tion "to help’ -you: insulate
_. crawl spaces and’ founda-
re *. tions. Write. for -a booklet.
if heating ducts. or pipes
: Box 3500, Station Cc, "Ottawa,
- crawl space make. sure that —
 they.are either on the warm |

insulation ©

_ P.O. ‘Box 700, St. Laurent,
Quebec H4L SA8; or phone
| collect 614) 341-1151.

“British Columbia.

‘STANDARD CHESTERFIELD

4 . a ‘STANDARD ARMCHAIR
| Labour). $200. Labour = “$130.
. 10 yds. Seiya. os $60 «Syds. $8/yd. KT
ae - TOTAL pe $260. TOTAL . SO - “$170

‘With open foundations,

the same way as you wouid |
an unheated crawl space, ‘but

also. protect ‘the insulation
with building paper or wood
inst Wind, animals and

agains u

between the floor joists are

ry fashion home interior S
} "Lynn Volley Rd i & Me ,

A A foundation « consistizg of i
concrete .slabs should... be
insulated on the outside. as

“The ‘Office’ of “Energy

Energy, ‘Mines “and: Resour-

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called Keeping the Heat In to"
Ontario, K1Y 4G1..

For information on govern-
meni grants for re-insula-

tion, write to: Canadian.
Home Insulation Program,.

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