tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263218151502999204.post5320468101405510473..comments2023-04-02T08:34:07.766-07:00Comments on Project Eco Home in Finland: It's a question of Foundationcip the builderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01116928854709186538noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263218151502999204.post-40177950792546550552013-08-23T00:13:53.273-07:002013-08-23T00:13:53.273-07:00The Green Directory has the most comprehensive sel...The Green Directory has the most comprehensive selection of Green, Eco, Sustainable, Fair Trade and Environmentally Friendly Companies, Products and Services. Use the eco directory to find green, eco, fair trade, recycled and sustainable businesses, services, news, events, articles and guides.<br />Green Jobshttp://www.greendirectory.co.uk/Employment/Green-Jobsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263218151502999204.post-39242772176218107712011-04-01T11:59:18.498-07:002011-04-01T11:59:18.498-07:00haha, yes, methodical I have to be, or I try to be...haha, yes, methodical I have to be, or I try to be because it's not all so easy to understand this stuff in Finnish or English. And unfortunately the construction foreman and the land contractor don't speak English. This project costs anyway a fortune so I hope it's done right :). Anyway, I will ask the foundation designer about the outside insulation if it only insulates the plinth beams just from frost or also for wetness. Thanks bro! Greetings from the still snowy Finland!cip the builderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01116928854709186538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263218151502999204.post-61466146282737590942011-04-01T11:57:18.440-07:002011-04-01T11:57:18.440-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.cip the builderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01116928854709186538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263218151502999204.post-75969470023911856072011-04-01T09:22:43.569-07:002011-04-01T09:22:43.569-07:00hehe glad to see that my bro is the same methodica...hehe glad to see that my bro is the same methodical chap i know...like a said i dont know about the conditions and i cannot read the Finnish from your sketch but with steel beams i wouldn't worry too much about water ingress over long periodFlorinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263218151502999204.post-90850044994059038052011-03-29T12:28:51.462-07:002011-03-29T12:28:51.462-07:00Thank you for the comments Florin. Indeed the grou...Thank you for the comments Florin. Indeed the ground is quite humid. The plinth beams (side beams) at standing on the metal pillars and are insulated from the ground on the inside with EPS and on the outside with some antifrost board. I guess the metal pillars do not conduct humidity or? Underneath the plinth beams there is also some sort of hardened insulation. On the outside and the inside there is stone gravel and there are rain water collectors around the house in the ground to keep the base dry. The floor beams are not insulated on the ouside (underneath) and they are standing on the plinth beams. The moisture/moulding under the house is a concern indeed. There will be air vents in the plinth beams and also there is an air pipe that comes from the crawling space of the foundation to the roof of the house and this should keep the foundation ventilated based on the difference in the air pressure, hopefully. The ventilation is also needed to make sure there is no trapped radon gas in the foundation which could pass to the house. Radon is a gas that could exist in grounds in Finland where there is granite. This gas is sort of radioactive and can cause cancer if inhalled for longer term in not-well ventilated spaces.cip the builderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01116928854709186538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263218151502999204.post-4540673478926494982011-03-28T12:46:52.844-07:002011-03-28T12:46:52.844-07:00Cannot comment much on the actual design as i know...Cannot comment much on the actual design as i know nothing of climate and general finnish regulation...still i would use 2 layers of polyetylene one above the ground base layer and one above the polystyrene under the concrete floor with anti-moisture(condens) role...i do not understand finish( well i know karhu means bear)therefore i cannot see if there was hydro insulation mentioned or provided...<br />another one .....well i do not know how they tie the beams to the piles but on some cases if the groung its known for high humidity you can use bituminous felt or sheets of rubber inbetween the piles and the beams as its known that concrete conducts moisture and in time or in a very rainy year the water will slowly climb up through the piles the into the beams....the rubber sheets(pads) can also take any vibrations...and make a better transfer during the settling period....every new house settles in its first period especialy after you load it with all your furniture and whatnot.<br /><br />ofcourse depending on the used technology all the above can be folded carefuly and shooted to the trashcanFlorinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263218151502999204.post-73150508618566423492011-03-14T13:41:16.784-07:002011-03-14T13:41:16.784-07:00Hi, is Villa linea your own model? We were also fo...Hi, is Villa linea your own model? We were also for a while thinking about a house model from Mammutti but in the end we choose for Lapponia as they were more flexible about changes to the bottom of the houses.cip the builderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01116928854709186538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263218151502999204.post-12839625855983433832011-03-13T23:38:20.010-07:002011-03-13T23:38:20.010-07:00Foundation contractors trying to rip you off sound...Foundation contractors trying to rip you off sounds familiar. For Villa Linnea, we got essentially two identical offers: one for 12300 and the other one for 16500 Euro. Same scope, same materials, same everything. Go figure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com