...rigid fome to Install two inches of rigid insulation board directly against concrete. A mold expert told me to put the board on top of the framing, not directly...
...rigid EPS and see if you can make it continuous with the wall insulation below it. If you install several layers of EPS it will function just like a SIP wall, t...
...Foam Board Insulation over the bare concrete and leave the framed walls insulated as the are?
2. Install Foam Boards over the concrete and replace the foam in...
...foam insulation on basement walls is not a bad one. However, spray foam itself is a vapour barrier, so you wouldn’t need to apply a typical 6 mil polyethylene v...
...RigidFoam Board
And about venting crawlspaces, that can be a problem depending on where you live. The foundation walls will be cool in summer, so drawing i...
Posted by Dave BellOct. 24, 2019, 3:57 p.m.Crawl spaces3 Responses
...foam board insulation with circumscribing spray foam in each rim joist (or maybe using purely spray foam to cover each rim joist). However, I can't tell whether...
...rigidfoam for this specific purpose. As for your stairs, if there is a 2-inch gap, I would consider slipping a couple of 1.5” foam boards behind it if possible...
...rigid insulation panels work -
How to fix or prevent mold in basement renovations
The poly vapor barrier that you may have seen in that article is mostly to...
...rigidfoam insulation and then faced fiberglass batts and then plywood subfloor of the outdoor deck.
The rigidfoam was not sealed (no air barrier) and this p...
...mold free? the exterior of the basement walls has 2” of foam on them so any warmer air from finished basement would permiate through mineral wool to the wall bu...
...rigidfoam insulation boards and seal the joints (see below). That would offer you a possible termite resistant layer, then airtightness and vapour protection, ...
...foam board and still be a problem?
Hoping to just be able to apply foam to regulate the concrete temps and prevent inside warmer air from touching the concret...
...mold when you insulate your basement
The difference between Polyiso, EPS & XPS rigid insulation boards
I have a few questions that will help us pin down t...
...rigid insulation against the wall to keep the moisture out.
You have probably seen a few of the following pages but I’ll add them in case, and for anyone else...
...Moldy? How to Fix & Prevent Mold in Homes
Preventing mold when you insulate your basement
Marmoleum : A healthy and non-toxic green flooring product...
...foam or rigidfoam and do not change the exterior waterproofing, will that stop the moisture from coming inside? Or is digging down and adding a waterproofing m...
