crawlspace

A shallow, confined area underneath a building or between floors, providing limited access to utilities such as wiring, ductwork, and plumbing pipes.

• 🇩🇪Niedriger, zugänglicher Hohlraum unter dem Fußboden eines Gebäudes, der den Zugang zu Leitungen, Rohren und Lüftung ermöglicht und oft als Kriechkeller dient.

1. A shallow unfinished area beneath the ground floor of a building. B2 formal american technical

   An enclosed space located directly under a house or other structure, typically between the soil and the first floor joists, with a height rarely exceeding one metre. It is designed to elevate the building slightly off the ground for moisture protection and ventilation while providing restricted access for the inspection, maintenance, and repair of electrical wiring, water pipes, drainage, and heating or cooling ducts.

   • The electrician had to lie on his back and pull himself through the crawlspace to reach the junction box.
   • Home inspectors check the crawlspace for signs of dampness, rot, or pest infestation.
   • A vapour barrier was installed across the floor of the crawlspace to reduce rising moisture.
   • They stored old paint cans in the crawlspace because the garage was already full.
   • Plumbers worked in the cramped crawlspace for hours replacing the corroded supply lines.

   🇩🇪Niedriger ungeheizter Raum unter dem Erdgeschoss eines Gebäudes.

   Synonyme: crawl space

2. A restricted gap above a suspended ceiling or beneath a raised floor used for utility distribution. C1 formal technical

   A narrow horizontal void deliberately left between a structural floor and a false ceiling, or between a concrete slab and a raised access floor, to accommodate the routing of data cables, electrical conduits, air conditioning vents, and sprinkler pipes in commercial and institutional buildings.

   • The IT technicians ran the fibre optic lines through the crawlspace above the suspended ceiling.
   • A crawlspace beneath the server room floor allowed for flexible management of power and network cables.
   • Smoke detectors must be installed inside deep ceiling crawlspaces according to fire regulations.
   • They used the tight gap above the corridor ceiling to route the new ventilation trunk.
   • Insulation was packed into the crawlspace between the floors to deaden sound transmission.

   🇩🇪Installationshohlraum über abgehängter Decke oder unter Doppelboden

   Synonyme: plenum

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