Getting Cold Feet?
And interesting development over at Mini-Mobile Cottage. They recently have moved into their new Tiny House and have run into an issue with Tiny Houses: cold feet! Now I am not talking about second guessing themselves, no they seem to be quite happy, but I mean literally their feet keep getting cold. This is a result from have a open air space below the trailer which isn’t insulated or closed off.
If you have ever been in a trailer park or taken a good look at one you will notice people try to close off the gap between the trailers subfloor and the ground. This hides the wheel axles, but also creates a air pocket of air, a barrier to the cold and heat of the outdoor temperature. Most of the time I don’t like the look of how they do it, everything from fake stone to sheet metal. But then again if you stay allot warmer I guess its worth it, just do some nice landscaping.
Jeff and Arlene…..or rather just Arlene came up with a approach to use Industrial Wool Felt, at $1 a foot its a pretty good steal and it’s 1/2″ thick. Check out their post on it, which is rather funny, about their cold feet here
Back when I lived in my loft apartment it was really hard to heat – or rather pay for the heat – when you have 15′ ceilings and single layer exposed brick. My solution was to warm it just enough to not freeze the pipes and I bought a pair of these
Now I got a ton of flack from my girl friend of the time, until she tried them out, but at then end of the month I was always happy to see that I had cut my bill in half. However I am looking forward to only having to heat the space of a Tiny House.
A few months ago, we sprayed 4 inches of spray in foam unto the bottom of floor from the crawl space. We do have a full foundation to protect it somewhat, but adding this made a huge difference. It doesn't take a lot of insulation in your floor to keep you feet warm, just as long as it's good. If you can't completely seal your foundation on a raised or wheeled platform, then use an expanding sealing foam to keep the cold out.
Good tip! I thought about using that pink foam sheeting could also help during the colder months, but the spray foam would fill any gaps and seal it up nicely.
If you already have them, you can still use the solid sheets, just use the spray in the fill the cracks on the edges.