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Thecvminimumcvcrawlcvspacecvventilationcvrequiredcviscv1cvsquarecvfootcvpercveachcv______cvsquarecvfeetcv
ofcvundercvfloorcvspacecvwithoutcvacvvaporcvbarrier.cv-cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅150
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on.cvIfcvthecvhomecvhascvacvgablecvroofcvandcvvaporcvbarrier,cvwhatcviscvthecvminimumcvratiocvofcvventcvare
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cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅4cvnails,cvonecvatcveachcvendcvandcvonecvincveachcvcutout.
