Best wall assembly / Discussions

...walls, and under the half walls under the roof. My understanding is that air and resulting heat loss is a major problem in this design of house. Air leakage through walls and ceilings is responsible for a large percentage of the heat loss and energy costs of a home, it is wise of you to try to deal with that. There are...

...best way, but you do need to be careful so as not to use the wrong materials or the wrong thicknesses of materials, to ensure you don’t trap moisture in walls. It’s well explained on this page –  How to Insulate Exterior Walls from the Outside Your current plan concerns me a bit, so I’ll try to lay out the variables at...