wall insulation / Discussions

...insulation – What is the best insulation for a home? In there you will learn the different characteristics of various insulation materials, the decision the...

...insulation being emplaced with roofing paper / water screen wrapped about 1/2 over the top of the facia board. Metal roof attached to strapping. Walls much th...

...insulation as they aren’t harmed by moisture and it will pass right through it. Walls need to be able to dry, so anytime you are adding to a wall its best to ma...

...insulation panels here – Rigid insulation panels, how to choose the best ones for different applications You will read in that article a bit more about the ...

...insulation in a wall assembly. The best method of wood frame construction would always include continuous insulation on the exterior of walls, without that yo...

...Walls have no insulation, siding is T-1-11 from the sixties would like to put 1 inch EPS under vinyl siding. the building is pretty well built. no sagging parts...

...Walls will be insulated with sprayfoam vs rockwool (hard to get contractor out of convenient and familiar choice) and on exterior will be covered in WRB by Adhe...

...wall. Moisture issue in spring ( and I suspect fall). We get a lot of people asking about the best way to insulate a cinder block (CMU) foundation wall, I would...

...wall-insulation system compares to the wall systems that you propose. I see a number of advantages to their system--it's much less labor intensive and is potent...

...insulation , you’ll find a list of the pros and cons of different types of insulation here on this page – What is the best insulation for a home? There isn’...

...insulation would be a worthy investment. The plan for now is strip back to sheathing, new self adhesive WRB, new windows installed at shearwall, 2-3in eps/roxul...

...walls are as follows, from inside out: Ship lap wood, plastic vapor barrier, I see no mention of insulation for you Tiny House, but there is a comma a...

...insulation in any climate – What is the right amount of insulation for an energy efficient green home? That page should help you figure the answers to you q...

...walls and found the concrete foundation walls and insulation were soaked. Water was literally running down the walls. No signs of humidity anywhere else in the ...

...wall would be a practical application? I'm open to using any type of insulation in the wall cavity. The foil based rigid foam panels may be EPS, but they also m...

...wall and 4' knee wall built with 2x6 and batt insulation r22. Should I run rigid insulation inside the foundation wall up the concrete and cover the knee wall a...

...insulation is in the ceiling space right up against the exterior wall. Installing batts of insulation directly against a basement concrete wall is a disaster fo...

...wall construction from interior to exterior is 1/2 " drywall, 2x3 strapping filled with fibergalss insulation, 6 mil vapor barrier, 2x6 wall with fiberglass ins...