[Strawbale] re. Re: PEX, Concrete Slab, Fear of Death (by contractor)(Speireag Alden) (Speireag Alden)(Speireag Alden)(Speireag Alden)

[MKL]

  Speireag said
  
  
  Under the earthen layer is  
crushed gravel, which you can just shovel into place
and walk on.

Just a guess the order of strata would be planet,
sealed vapour barrier (6-10 mil Poly or similar),  2"
-3" XPS foam board, 3/4" washed gravel 2 inches thick,
10 inches of top soil mixed with Type S lime in ratio
of 5 parts soil to one part lime, top finished and
sealed with non VOC expiring oils? The pex tubing
being at 5" up or down from top of earthen mass? (in
the middle?) 


  then looked at my bank  
book at the time, and figured that I could afford R-20
and still have  
money left to buy other necessities.

Heres a question then
    Lets say you are 20 years
old know all you do at this point and plan to live in
the house all your life would you still install R-20 ?
Oh and you have enough money to install any amount of
insulation


which evac tube collector did you choose and why ?    

     
 
 The heated tank would be pre-heat for anything we
want heated,  
including tap water.  The only distinction to make is
whether the  
water goes through the storage only, or through the
storage and then  
through supplementary heat which would kick on as
necessary.

Got it, and the hot tap water once used could return
still hot through the storage tank before going off to
a septic system or similar or even to a "cooling off" 
holding tank buried below a greenhouse (before it
flows out to a sump in the garden below the frost
line). Or to a metal tank in the space as a sort of
radiator. 


I'd like to ask you which storage tank you chose or
had made but think Ive reached my inquisition limit
for the day


Thanks again!

Michael Lough

 



 




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