...XPS insulation have switched blowing agents yet. So as it stands, any XPS rigid insulation board you purchase will still have an impact several hundred times wo...
...XPS Foam Insulation & Styrofoam
We always choose (and recommend) EPS over XPS due to the fact that XPS has much higher greenhouse gas emissions than EPS. So i...
...XPS ? Polyiso starts to fall off in R value around 5-10C , but it's not a catastrophic failure, and given your use of Celsius and ‘West Coast’, I’m thinking you...
...XPS ridgid boards for the wall and floor. ( Top of slab)
Whats the best approach.
Thank you
We advise against spray foaming any rim joists that are wet se...
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I’m designing a FPSF in Southern Vermont (AFI 2300). I want to fully insulate the radiant slab by including 4″ XPS under the footings but this seems t...
Posted by Jon PianaApril 15, 2019, 8:45 a.m.Slab on Grade1 Responses
...XPS with 4" studs and roxul insulation to give around r24 (local code). This is expensive and I'm not 100% on board because the basement is half above grade.
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...XPS Foam Insulation & Styrofoam
Sometimes adding XPS or EPS rigid foam to the outside of a house can cause problems since it can trap moisture. That said, it ...
...XPS below a slab, the added R value of XPS just isn’t worth the added cost – meaning EPS is cheaper per R value, and XPS manufacturing has very high green house...
Posted by Scott AntonationSept. 27, 2019, 1:06 a.m.Slab on Grade3 Responses
...XPS rigid insulation boards
I have a few questions that will help us pin down the best way forward for you - How old is the home? Is there an exterior membr...
...XPS Foam Insulation & Styrofoam
There are rigid insulation boards that will act as the insulation only, insulation and air barrier only, or all in one - insul...
...XPS Foam Insulation & Styrofoam
Rockwool isn’t harmed by moisture and it lets moisture move right through it, which is a very good thing to use for an exterio...
...XPS Foam Insulation & Styrofoam
It's still a great insulation, just not quite up to the R6.5 + levels that were originally claimed. So the more 'energy savvy'...
Eight years after our house was built, we noticed that the MDF baseboards in our finished basement became discoloured and swollen from potential moisture. We r...
I have an unfinished walkout basement with 3 sides at or below grade. The two sides of the house have poured concrete step foundation down toward the rear with...
...XPS foam has higher greenhouse gas emissions , but it works better for air and vapour protection so in this particular case I would probably go pick up a few sh...
I have been reading so much on insulation ....and out of the foam boards I think eps might be the best to use, but not sure if the foil face would be good, may...
...XPS insulation boards (which are a vapor barrier) you would be ensuring that the wall cannot dry to the interior either, so what you would have is an ideal mold...
