Conditioned Crawlspace

[greybeard]

The pics you see are the only floods we've had since this house was built, but we've had this property since 1966 and the water has never reached this point.
Ain't sayin it can't or won't, but it never has yet. The county MADE me build it this high, even tho neither FEMA nor USGS has any record of it ever being this high and they have never set a Base Flood Elevation for this river. Politics. Well head for my water well and my outside A/C unit are also 5' above grade. 100 year flood plain--tho even in '66 none of the old folks could remember water reaching where I am now--that's why I chose this particular plot to build on. I CAN, get stranded in here pretty easily tho.
It does come up quick tho--just 2-3 hrs last time. Stayed up one day and was back down the next.

 

[HDRider]

I don't have any vents to close up which is great. I use to have vents and worry about the mold and moisture build up but the conditioned crawlspace you do nothing.

What exactly does "conditioned" crawl space mean?

There are code requirements that define them and they vary just like any other codes. Most common is a vapor/moisture barrier against the ground. These can trap in the soil and damage foundations.

Most all codes have vent requirements as well. Various reasons and basis but carbon monoxide accumulation and methane gas or other explosive atmospheres are a concern.

You can probably google condition crawlspace code requirements and read to your hearts content :cowboy:

That what you see mostly around here. I never knew it had a name.

The only basements you see here are on a slope with a walk-out.

 

[snake67]

Our farm is on a small hill and our house and shops and barn are right at the top - I ran a drainage tile around the footings on the house to ensure it stays dry and we have a basement - in the basement - another nice bedroom with walk in closet, a full bathroom, tub and shower - plus a large wood stove that heats the entire house all winter long - just have to keep plugging the wood to it.

It is very rare to find a house in Canada without a basement and it seems to be the other way around n the US

Bez

 

[backhoeboogie]

Our farm is on a small hill and our house and shops and barn are right at the top - I ran a drainage tile around the footings on the house to ensure it stays dry and we have a basement - in the basement - another nice bedroom with walk in closet, a full bathroom, tub and shower - plus a large wood stove that heats the entire house all winter long - just have to keep plugging the wood to it.

It is very rare to find a house in Canada without a basement and it seems to be the other way around n the US

Bez

The soil shrinks and swells too much here in this part of TX. Wet and dry with tons of caliche and lime. Intermittent sand and clay in layers. Foundations are an issue as is. A basement would be havoc. People moving in from the northeast talk the talk until they see what happens.

I lived in Alaska from '64 to '70 and know the value of a basement.

 

[skyhightree1]

The pics you see are the only floods we've had since this house was built, but we've had this property since 1966 and the water has never reached this point.
Ain't sayin it can't or won't, but it never has yet. The county MADE me build it this high, even tho neither FEMA nor USGS has any record of it ever being this high and they have never set a Base Flood Elevation for this river. Politics. Well head for my water well and my outside A/C unit are also 5' above grade. 100 year flood plain--tho even in '66 none of the old folks could remember water reaching where I am now--that's why I chose this particular plot to build on. I CAN, get stranded in here pretty easily tho.
It does come up quick tho--just 2-3 hrs last time. Stayed up one day and was back down the next.

I hope you have a jon boat just incase of a flood so you can be safe.