[Greenbuilding] Insulating the basement and minding the frogs.

[Erin Rasmussen]

I guess I should also say that I've got to also fix the problem that is
sending just enough water under the house to make a lovely, damp environment
in the crawlspace. I'd say it's in the mid 40's down there and just the
right amount of muddy for frogs, and they will be disappointed by next
winter. Does anyone on the list have any tips for building a bio-swale or
mini frog habitat so that I can encourage them to live somewhere just
outside the house? Maybe I can rig a plenum to heat a small frog house with
waste heat from the main house? 

It's sort of a silly problem, but I'd love to be able to solve it. 

 

cheers,

ERin 

 

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[mailto:greenbuilding-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of Erin
Rasmussen
Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2011 12:13 PM
To: greenbuilding at bioenergylists.org
Subject: [Greenbuilding] Insulating the basement and minding the frogs.

 

Hi All, 

 

I just bought this cute little 1951 bungalow, 1 level, 2 bedrooms and 767
square feet. It's basically a rectangle over a crawlspace. 

And, I'll spare the swearing and just sum up by saying that I've got to
entirely redo the insulation under the house, (and the vapor barrier).

 

But, there are some very cute little native frogs that are happily
over-wintering under my house, and I love them.

Do you smart and kindly people have any advice for insulating the floor
without disturbing the welcoming habitat for my happy frogs?

 

Cheers,

Erin Rasmussen

TR Miles Techical Consultants Inc.

and BioEnergy Discussion Lists

erin at trmiles.com

 

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