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Belmont Resident · 11-04-2012, 04:30 AM

I have never heard of a poured basement having problems with pipes freezing unless there was a lose of power.
Can your pipes freeze? Yes they could, but there are a lot of things that people say could happen that never do. Some people worry about everything even things that are not likely to happen.
I'd take what the other person told you with a grain of salt and look into the probability of this happening before I took any precautions.
You have a poured foundation below ground level so the ground will never freeze below your foundation.
I do believe wrapping the pipes would be a wise decision either way.
Good luck.

11-04-2012, 04:30 AM	#16
Belmont Resident Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Belmont NH but prefer Jackman Maine Posts: 1,857 Thanks: 491 Thanked 409 Times in 251 Posts	nhboat61 I have never heard of a poured basement having problems with pipes freezing unless there was a lose of power. Can your pipes freeze? Yes they could, but there are a lot of things that people say could happen that never do. Some people worry about everything even things that are not likely to happen. I'd take what the other person told you with a grain of salt and look into the probability of this happening before I took any precautions. You have a poured foundation below ground level so the ground will never freeze below your foundation. I do believe wrapping the pipes would be a wise decision either way. Good luck. __________________ "better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing, then a long life spent in a miserable way.."