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Slab on grade addition adjacent to full basement – insulation and vapor barrier questions – GreenBuildingAdvisor
- August 18, 2026
- Posted by: bmtko
- Category: Uncategorized
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I’m building a small entry addition adjacent to an existing building with a full basement. We were going to do a crawspace under the new entry, but discovered a large existing (12″ thick) shelf wall adjacent to the existing foundation wall (presumably built to support a stone wall above that is now gone), so we are switching to slab on grade.
QUESTION: Are the attached details the correct approach, in terms of insulating the new slab and the location of the vapor barrier? Any thoughts/feedback would be most appreciated.