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crawl space [′krȯl ‚spās] (building construction) A shallow space in a building which workers can enter to gain access to pipes, wires, and equipment. A shallow space located below the ground floor of a house and surrounded by the foundation wall. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Freezing usually hits older homes with uninsulated pipes in the attic or in crawl spaces under the floor. Efficiency: Energy Star appliances, florescent bulbs, high efficiency water heaters, fifty year shingles, low flow faucets and showerheads, sealed crawl spaces, cellulose and icynene insulation, solar preheat for hot water Components hang together uneasily: Diagonally placed cardboard-box pieces and the crawl spaces they create look like they might protect a skid-row sleeper; blue landmasses float Gondwanaland-like against dull gray "seas" on large maplike canvases; a little, leaning wood panel painted a lusterless orange and sky blue looks like Kara Walker's silhouettes, digits seemingly reaching upward in an ambiguous gesture commingling hope, degradation, and despair. |
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