wedge40
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Just a topic of discussion.
I live a small house, about 1100SF. It has a crawl space that is one block high. Yes about 8" when going under the floor joists and almost 16" when going between them. It's forced air heating with the supply duct work in the crawl space, return in the attic. There is a plenum or trunk made of fiberboard in the crawl space. All of the supply lines are 6" flex duct. I've done what I could over the years to keep critters out, but mice have always been a problem. Every few years I've had to go down in the "crawl" space and replace or repair the flex duct because the mice chew holes in it.
I would like to fix this problem once and for all.
I have a couple of choice that I can see. One if to find someone who will replace the duct work with all metal in the current crawl space and the other is to have the crawl space made bigger maybe even turning it into a basement and then putting in metal duct work.
I'm curious what the experts here would suggest? And if anyone could give guesstimates on prices.
I'm at the point that I'm at least going to have to patch the duct this winter. And man I hate going into that crawl space.
Wedge
I live a small house, about 1100SF. It has a crawl space that is one block high. Yes about 8" when going under the floor joists and almost 16" when going between them. It's forced air heating with the supply duct work in the crawl space, return in the attic. There is a plenum or trunk made of fiberboard in the crawl space. All of the supply lines are 6" flex duct. I've done what I could over the years to keep critters out, but mice have always been a problem. Every few years I've had to go down in the "crawl" space and replace or repair the flex duct because the mice chew holes in it.
I would like to fix this problem once and for all.
I have a couple of choice that I can see. One if to find someone who will replace the duct work with all metal in the current crawl space and the other is to have the crawl space made bigger maybe even turning it into a basement and then putting in metal duct work.
I'm curious what the experts here would suggest? And if anyone could give guesstimates on prices.
I'm at the point that I'm at least going to have to patch the duct this winter. And man I hate going into that crawl space.
Wedge