On Jun 7, 2:45*pm, ransley wrote:
On Jun 7, 11:19*am, caledongrl wrote:



On Jun 7, 11:33*am, ransley wrote:

On Jun 7, 9:56*am, caledongrl wrote:

Hi all,
I am looking for some advice on the type of crawl space I should have
when I renovate my cottage. I am demolishing about 1200 sq. ft *(the
living room and kitchen area of the cottage) Currently the building
sits on blocks.. For this renovation I am only allowed to build on the
existing footprint. So I cannot put in a basement - they consider that
additional living space. However, I can have a crawlspace. Max. height
from the floor is 5'9". So if including the joists, the walkable space
under the cottage would onlly be 4'8" approx. *I will be having a
proper foundation put in this time, no more cinder blocks. *I am
wondering what do do about the crawlspace area. Insulate the walls?
concrete slab? I can't imagine that keeping it as a dirt floor makes
sense....

Also, what if I only had crawlspace under a portion of the cottage to
hold plumbing, furnace etc. and the rest no crawlspace at all? Would
it just be a concrete slab then?? *Then I thought I would put in the
radiant floor heating into the concrete.

I live in Ontario, Canada. The soil where the construction is taking
place is very very sandy.
Any advice or ideas would be welcome.
Thanks

Around here south of you in the U.S. where I am. Digging out a
crawlspace to be a basement is done everyday without issues you
mention. I turned my crawl into a basement, legaly without question.
Who states you cant do it, footprint to me does not mean digging down,
its sq. ft. area of structure, not cu.ft.

the township sets the requirements. they are also very concerned about
disturbing the trees during renovation. I am located in the middle of
30 acres, completely treed. It is a bit "big brotherish" in my
opinion. *Also, there are two houses on one property, something that
they frown upon, and will only allow you to renovate based on existing
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Digging down wont affect trees, footprint here has nothing to do with
depth, I will bet you are misunderstanding the codes

It is not my interpretation of the code. It is the townships
interpretation. I just finished emailing a counciler of the township
asking where I can find the information I need.