3 Crawl Space Heating Tips

There are many possible ways to heat a crawl space. However, not all of them are equally effective. It is easy to waste energy and money heating a crawlspace in an inefficient manner. With the following tips you can keep your crawlspace warm, easily and efficiently.

Radiant Heat Flooring

Radiant heat flooring involves installing special devices underneath your floor—preferably before it is constructed, but it is possible to add radiant heat flooring to an existing home. Radiant heat flooring systems can vary. Many involve pumping hot water through your floor. Others use hot air or electricity to heat the floor on the spot. All three have one thing in common—they will keep your crawl space much warmer.

Insulation

Insulating your crawl space can keep it warm by using heat from your house. When insulating your crawl space to keep in heat from your house, be sure to not insulate the floor of your home or the ceiling of your crawl space. Doing this will keep heat from your home out. However, insulate the walls thoroughly, as this will keep the heat inside your home and crawl space.

Vents

You can install vents going into and out of your crawl space to circulate air from your house into it. Doing this combined with insulation will heat your crawl space efficiently.