It's a house with half basement and half crawl space. I would like to run some network cables in the crawl space so they come up neatly into the rooms above that part of the house.
But I have some questions first. The inspection hatch that exists is from the regular basement into the crawl space. It's crazy that there's none in the floor or baseboard. It's so small that an adult can't get in. Basically, it's just a hole that's been cut out and then fitted with a hatch.
The part above the crawl space got new floors in the 1990s. At that time, the crawl space was dug out to make it a little deeper. Then gravel was added and there's a plastic sheet between the gravel and the beams/rules holding up the floor.
Is it okay to send in the 9-year-old to crawl on this plastic sheet or can it cause damage? Does it matter if it does?
It's not entirely easy to decide how to drill either. The risk is that, if you drill from above, you'll end up right in a beam, and they're old school mega-massive, it would be 40 cm to drill through in that case. Start with a really long and narrow bit maybe?
Very grateful for any tips and input here on my possible upcoming project.
But I have some questions first. The inspection hatch that exists is from the regular basement into the crawl space. It's crazy that there's none in the floor or baseboard. It's so small that an adult can't get in. Basically, it's just a hole that's been cut out and then fitted with a hatch.
The part above the crawl space got new floors in the 1990s. At that time, the crawl space was dug out to make it a little deeper. Then gravel was added and there's a plastic sheet between the gravel and the beams/rules holding up the floor.
Is it okay to send in the 9-year-old to crawl on this plastic sheet or can it cause damage? Does it matter if it does?
It's not entirely easy to decide how to drill either. The risk is that, if you drill from above, you'll end up right in a beam, and they're old school mega-massive, it would be 40 cm to drill through in that case. Start with a really long and narrow bit maybe?
Very grateful for any tips and input here on my possible upcoming project.
A bit difficult to understand my first post here maybe. I see I write vaguely:
Let me clarify a bit.
Are there any times for sending in a 10-year-old and crawling 10-12 meters on the protective plastic that lies on gravel or vakadam. In the inspection hatch cutout in the foundation, an adult is unlikely to get in and definitely not out
Let me clarify a bit.
Are there any times for sending in a 10-year-old and crawling 10-12 meters on the protective plastic that lies on gravel or vakadam. In the inspection hatch cutout in the foundation, an adult is unlikely to get in and definitely not out
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I drilled from top to bottom in the crawl space, about 4.5 meters from the inspection hatch.
I ran 6 meters of cat6 installation cable. I fished it out to the hatch with a spliced plexiglass tube that I had mounted a sort of hook on.
Thus, I didn’t have to send my heir to crawl down there. For the sake of it, I can say it was damn dusty. Dust was flying everywhere.
I had to wear a mask just to put my head in when pulling the cable.
Lots of dust in the air along with a neutral smell should, however, indicate a good foundation in terms of mold/moisture. The thick plastic covering the entire ground and a bit up the edges seems to be doing a good job.
I drilled from top to bottom in the crawl space, about 4.5 meters from the inspection hatch.
I ran 6 meters of cat6 installation cable. I fished it out to the hatch with a spliced plexiglass tube that I had mounted a sort of hook on.
Thus, I didn’t have to send my heir to crawl down there. For the sake of it, I can say it was damn dusty. Dust was flying everywhere.
I had to wear a mask just to put my head in when pulling the cable.
Lots of dust in the air along with a neutral smell should, however, indicate a good foundation in terms of mold/moisture. The thick plastic covering the entire ground and a bit up the edges seems to be doing a good job.