I cannot get 2 eps behind studs since ceiling is finished with dry wall in place.
Putting insulation in basement walls.
I have a concern about insulating my basement.
Think of a glass of ice water.
Basement insulation is far more complicated than insulating regular wood framed walls.
This foam board insulation is the rigid pink or blue panels that can be found at home centers in many different thicknesses.
Now do i do the floors next with the same r igid boards plywood on top then my studded walls filled with pink insulation or do i put my studded walls after my rigid foam on the walls and then the floors with rigid foam.
If you don t do this correctly you ll be exposing your family to dangerous mold exposure.
How to use plastic as a vapor barrier in the walls.
Extruded polystyrene foam can be yellow pink or blue depending on the manufacturer for insulating basement walls.
Paul march 6 2015 at 12 41 pm.
It provides an r value of 4 per inch of thickness and is the cheapest type of foam board insulation.
Hey todd i live in ohio.
Could i put 1 2 eps behind studs to seperate studs from foundation wall then put faced fiberglass insulation between studs and then 1 2 drywall.
I have insulated my basement so far with closed cell rgid boards 1 5.
Water vapor in the warmer air of your home begins to condense on the colder surface of the glass of water.
Avoid expanded foam insulation the type that has little white beads pressed together when insulating basement walls because it isn t as durable and has a lower r value.
I left a 1 gap between the foam and framing and when i insulated the walls with r12 batt insulation i noticed moisture forming behind the insualtion where the insulation was contacting the foam.
We d like to put the rigid insulation up but do the framing wallboard in the warmer weather.
The problem is the room is only 5 wide so we don t have room to build the frame for the wall board installation.
Eps is used under roofing over foundation walls and beneath siding.
In fact improperly insulated basement walls are one of the biggest reasons for mold in homes.
We have a room in our finished basement that we want to put rigid insulation onto to keep the cold out.
Basement walls were drylocked and then framed with wood studs 1 2 from wall.
Basement insulation walls.