My Basement Floor Is Freezing

I have an operating attic fan.

My basement floor is freezing.

It cascades into your basement through windows ducts vents pipes spaces around intrusions around the rim joist header joist and from non conditioned rooms overhead. When the ac or heat is set to 71 the basement temp is 52 and my bedroom on the 3rd floor is 75. But you can expand your living space with in floor heating. I had insulation blown in the attic in 2011.

The basement walls were insulated between the foundation and drywall. We have run the. My basement was refinished last year. There are two basic mechanisms which can cause a basement to move because of freezing temperatures ice block formation and ad freezing frost heaving.

A form of ice block formation occurs when moist soil lies under the foundation footings and the frost line or freezing point penetration reaches deep enough into the earth to form expansive ice directly under the footings. Is there a way to get this cold air into the rest of the house and minimize use of the air conditioning. Another bedroom upstairs is even warmer. If you fix these on grade sources of cold you will address most of the cold air entry points into your basement all without ripping out floors or walls.

With a dry basement and the right materials on hand you can cozy up a cool basement with the radiant floor heating offered by warmlyyours radiant heating. Q we have a two story house and in the summer the basement is cold. Including a new central air system.