Ventilation in basement pre-stressed garage
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KenNoisewaterMD
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I’m building a new house in Minnesota that will have a pre-stressed garage – a 3-car garage below the main 3-car garage, both 34’x26’ in size. This lower garage has 10”x10’ concrete walls front and back, and 8”x10’ concrete walls on the side. It’s a walkout lot, and will have a 8’x8’ insulated single garage door, and will have a standard metal exterior door for access to the lower level of the house.
I want to use the lower garage as a play space for kids in the winter, and a place to store and work on cars.
There’s a good chance we’ll encounter radon on our build site, and the house itself will have a mitigation system.
What is the ideal way to heat, cool, and ventilate this space? The builder suggested just a simple exhaust fan to vent any car fumes, but I’m thinking I might need both a fresh air intake and exhaust. This space will likely be pretty air tight, so I also wonder about moisture management.
Thank you.
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