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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>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? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>It's sort of a silly problem, but I'd love to be able to solve it. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>ERin <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> greenbuilding-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org [mailto:greenbuilding-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Erin Rasmussen<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 08, 2011 12:13 PM<br><b>To:</b> greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Greenbuilding] Insulating the basement and minding the frogs.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hi All, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I just bought this cute little 1951 bungalow, 1 level, 2 bedrooms and 767 square feet. It's basically a rectangle over a crawlspace. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>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).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>But, there are some very cute little native frogs that are happily over-wintering under my house, and I love them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Do you smart and kindly people have any advice for insulating the floor without disturbing the welcoming habitat for my happy frogs?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Erin Rasmussen<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>TR Miles Techical Consultants Inc.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>and BioEnergy Discussion Lists<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>erin@trmiles.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>