Crawl Space Lighting

Light your attic crawl space basement outdoor patio and pool area link up to 10 sets of lights to extend the lighted area.

Crawl space lighting. The house over this crawlspace is not shabby photograph 2 did i mention that this is a vented crawlspace photograph 3 oh by the way there is a continuous plastic sheet. Crawlspaces stink they rot and are just plain icky. Lighting outlets not exceeding 120 volts in a crawl space now require gfci protection. This temporary lighting solution is designed for indoor or outdoor use.

But it is necessary to air seal and insulate the perimeter walls. Been wanting to do this for a while i was at lowes and did an impulse purchase on the materials needed to do this well i had some of them for example the. Photograph 1 shows the modern crawlspace which is a forest of water droplets on the underside of fiberglass batt insulation. Because the crawl space is part of the conditioned space there is no need to insulate the floor above it.

Weatherproof lighting with an ip rating of 65 rated for both indoor outdoor use. According to several hvac experts the color of the material used to create this type of barrier is of no practical value but white is most often used because it can lighten up dark space. A new code section was added to require gfci protection for lighting outlets in crawl spaces. The exposed wood floor joists are rotting.

Installing rigid board insulation such as extruded polystyrene or polyisocyanurate is the most common method. Benefits include better crawl space air quality energy efficiency fewer animal invasions and better temperature control. The code specifies insulation requirements based on location. Also great to light crawlspaces basements attics and outdoor areas.

Most likely the electrician will just supply them through a switch fed from the load side of a gfci protected receptacle in the crawl space to comply with the new requirement.