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Why does the basement lose heat through the floor?

April 26, 2017basement floor heat lose

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Why does the basement lose heat through the floor?

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The rate of heat transfer between damp soil is obtained by taking the room temperature, minus the soil temperature, multiplied by .66 BTU. The loss through the floor is usually 10 -15 BTU/hour per sq. ft. Wall loses go up to 50 BTU per sq. ft. per hour.