Best basement insulation / Discussions

...best practices for basement renovations? Why are basements moldy? How to fix & prevent mold in homes As for vapor barriers on basement walls, as you would read in the page above, that’s always a bad idea. The ground is wet, concrete is wet and porous, so sandwiching organic materials against it with a sheet of plas...

...Best of course is that you start a fresh thread with your specific question. Hope that helps!  Building better basements: how to insulate your basement properly Preventing mold when you insulate your basement How much insulation does a basement need?  Stop Basements Flooding - Flood Prevention, Pumps & Alarms Wa...

...insulation aspect of finishing our basement correct, but I'm still not sure. The two different kinds of foam boards I've been looking at are, Kingspan Insulation R-10 2in*4ft*8ft unfaced polystyrene foam board from Lowes and the Foamular 150 2in*4ft*8ft R-10 unfaced squared edge insulation sheathing from Home Depot. Ar...

...basement, however I wasn't going to insulate my basement because I have a wood stove, and it stays pretty warm. But I feel for summer I want to have some insulation to keep it cool. Can I put foam board in between my studs and tac nail it? You could put foam between the studs, but why not batts? Were you choosing foam ...

...basement walls. She wants to spray foam the rin joists and  apply 2" of foam on the walls with the stud wall being installed 1" from the block wall. However I  am concerned that concrete block needs to breath, based on what I have read on this site, and that the temperature of the block will now be colder with the insu...

...basements properly so they won’t go moldy Wood studs will almost certainly be wet when you buy them and install them, that is what you need to allow to dry to the interior since they can’t dry to the exterior. Putting wood studs against a basement wall and then putting plastic over them is why almost all basements smel...

...insulation does a basement need?  As for carrying out the work, is there a history of flooding? It would be smart to install a sump pump to avoid basement water damage before you install a new floor.  And as for best technique, see this page here –  Preventing mold when you insulate your basement Once you’ve laid insul...