Insulating old homes / Discussions

...old air to come in easily and for a major bug infestation. We are re-doing the outside insulation. We will put soft rockwool (batten) right against the wood beams on the outside. Then an air barrier- WRB (as sealed as possible), then another layer of continuous rockwool board, followed by an air gap with diagonal furri...

My home was built in 1927 and at some point fiberglass was used to insulate the rim joists. I've started to remove it because its become a home to mice in some places, and just plain not working in others. But what to replace it with? I'm leaning toward 4" of polyiso, with a <25 fire spread. It won't work as well at...

...old How to insulate an attic and avoid ice daming How to install siding so it can dry Choosing the best exterior cladding

...old home, circa 1920’s, I’m currently renovating in Saskatchewan, Canada. I want to add insulation on the exterior of the home. The house is currently covered with an old concrete type stucco that may be original? I was thinking a “bubble wrap” type product, strapping then siding. I’m second guessing myself now as that...

...insulating an older wall from the outside here

...old walls. And here's another page all about how best to insulate exterior walls from the outside on older homes. Have a read over that to get some ideas and send us more details if you like and we can help come up with a solution - are you planning to strip it to the studs? And did you have a performance goal in mind ...