If vents are not present in your crawl space insulate the walls instead of the joist bays.
How to insulate a dirt floor basement.
We have an old house with brick foundation and dirt basement.
Some people say we can get foam insulation sprayed in which will harden on the dirt floor.
Molly has given good advice.
Lay the sheets in rows across the dirt floor.
Part of the house sits on cement slab but the rooms over the dirt basement have very cold floors.
Only seal and insulate your basement in combination with concreting the basement floor to seal out moisture that rises from the dirt.
Cover the dirt floor with a layer of 10 mil plastic sheeting to serve as a vapor barrier which will keep moisture from seeping through the dirt and onto your wood floor.
We are not sure if i should insulate the ceiling of the crawl space or to simply try to get a floor.
The result of that is an unending source of humidity as moisture in the ground evaporates into the air and can condense on cold walls and joists where mold can establish itself.
All too often a crawlspace will have nothing but a dirt floor and probably some un insulated walls.
We will be tearing out carpeting in those rooms and want to know how we can insulate those floors before putting down linoleum and laminate flooring.
Cover the walls with insulation from the sill plate to the plastic covered dirt floor.
Installing roll insulation in ceiling of basement which is under floors of living space my basement is heated but a smaller amount than up in living space usually 66 68 upstairs and 58 60 at the same time in basement my question is about the kraft paper facing i think it should face the basement because of any moisture in basement.
Fixing a dirt floor crawlspace.
Your best and first heat keeping are spent in insulating the attic and in sealing all the cracks that allow cold drafts into your house.
We close down the cottage for the winter and drain the water for the season we would love to insulate and try to make it a 4 season cottage.