For the above-grade walls, you may wish to put in fiberglass between the studs for additional insulation. Q. We have a 10-year-old log home in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

The basement, all below grade, has blown insulation in the ceiling. We do have pipes, both baseboard and potable water, near external walls.

Q–We have a below-grade rental ”garden apartment.” It was rehabbed by a former owner in the `60s. The walls were plastered over heavy wire mesh, which is attached directly to the … ...

Naturally insulating cement-foam building material used for both above- and below-grade walls The ICF is made from 100 percent post-industrial/pre-consumer EPS and cement Assembled like Lego blocks ...

IBC requires that waterproofing on below-grade walls extend a minimum of 12 in. above the maximum elevation of groundwater table. In most cases, the 2021 IBC requires as a minimum a 6-mil polyethylene ...