Floor joists / Discussions

Why insulate the walls rather than the floor joists in a crawlspace?

...floor joists rather than the walls. Is there any benefit to this or should the walls be insulated instead? Crawlspaces are sometimes insulated between the floor joists to the floor above, or as you mention, have insulated walls instead. You will see crawlspaces with walls only insulated, but that does of course omit in...

Posted by Ron Monk June 2, 2021 Crawl spaces 3 responses

What is the best way to Insulate a basement and floor joists that are embedded into the concrete?

...joists are embeded into the wall. How would I properly insulate my basement wall and the embeded floor joists? Right now the home has roxul insulation in the ceiling space as sound proofing and the roxul/batt insulation is in the ceiling space right up against the exterior wall.  Installing batts of insulation directly...

Posted by David Pereira April 28, 2020 Foundation and basement improvements 2 responses