...XPS against the foundation and framing an interior wall inside of that. Option 1 is to piece the XPS to follow the contour of the transition to the narrower blo...
...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 rigid insulation. It’s a great product; we have reservations about the climate impact as XPS foam has high green house gas emissions , but finding used stuf...
...XPS would be the alternative but I'm concerned with fire code rating. While XPS has a lower fire spread rating its not suitable for exposed inside walls. It wou...
...xps foam panels on the interior basement walls? Yes, to reduce radon levels in homes and have an effective radon barrier, you would need to seal all holes protr...
...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 and osb/plywood achored with tapcons. The problem here is that there's a significant slope to a central drain (4" at the lowest). I will be removing that dr...
Posted by Louis-François LapointeNov. 11, 2020, 10:34 a.m.Basements improvements1 Responses
...XPS Panels seam taped. Those would be strapped to the wall with 7 1/2" screws into the Girts. Board and Batten siding would be placed on top (min 1" to 2" air g...
...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...
...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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Hello,
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 foam board insulation held in place with the special plastic pegs (since the poly will not allow adhesive to affix it to the wall), blue sheathing tape on f...
...XPS Dow foam board. Reading reviews on your site I only see applications of foam board against concrete or concrete block walls. Also I just saw that you do not...
...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 Grade4 Responses
While searching to purchase EPS boards, which are very difficult to find here in QC, I've bumped into a 4' x 8' x 1" thick board, called GPS. Do you have a web...
...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, see the differences here –
The difference between Polyiso, EPS & XPS Foam Insulation & Styrofoam
But here’s the short story – XPS will work fine. ...
