[Strawbale] PEX, Concrete Slab, Fear of Death (by contractor)

[Dion Hollenbeck]

At 10:43 AM 12/28/2007, Shody Ryon wrote:
>Laren on the littlehouses yahoo group has been
>promoting 2L soda bottles filled with water in its own
>thermal insulation envelope in the attic where heat is
>allowed to rise up and be stored there. If you already
>have thermal storage in your slab, it may not be
>necessary unless you wish to store additional warmth
>from the sun and reduce any fuel costs, usage or build
>a super insulated floor with less thermal storage,
>perhaps in another project.


Thanks for making me aware of it, but my design is already pretty 
much set, and I do not want anything more complicated than I already 
have.  I am counting on super insulation to get me my efficiency, and 
am not doing any sort of thermal storage at all.  My house will not 
have a slab, but will have a crawlspace and raised floor.  Concrete 
slab was fine for my workshop, but in the house, my wife demands a 
softer floor than concrete, or anything over concrete.  We had a 
house with a raised floor once before and the difference in feet and 
legs after standing for long periods of time is enormous when 
compared to concrete.

thanks,
dion

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