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When did homes built with a concrete slab on grade foundation start requiring insulation around the slab?

edwardlouie | Posted in Building Code Questions on

I am trying to develop a document about the insulation levels one could expect in an old home depending on the age of a home. Roughly speaking:

When did homes built with a concrete slab on grade foundation start requiring insulation around the slab? How much rigid insulation was required at the beginning?

When did homes built with a crawlspace foundation or a pier and beam foundation start requiring insulation? How much rigid insulation was required at the beginning?

I have managed to find information about the rough relationships between age of a home and the amount of insulation in the walls, but not a lot of information about the relationships between age of a home and the amount of insulation in the ceiling/attic and the crawlspaces. 

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  1. user-723121 | | #1

    In MN it came later in townhomes than in single family as I recall. There were townhomes built slab on grade (guessing mid 2000's) that were really cold on the main level. I checked one in winter with a slab temperature of 52F about 6 feet inside the foundation wall.

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    MALCOLM TAYLOR | | #2

    Edward,

    It depends where you are talking about, and what codes, (if any) are enacted there. Any predictions as to what insulation levels you can expect in a home of a certain age is g0ing to be very specific to a certain area, and even then there are variations in how those requirements can be met. Without access to the permit drawings for a particular house, I don't think you can rely on getting much reliable information just from the age of the project.

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