Jun 29, 2012 · In this article, I’ll try to explain everything you always wanted to know about insulating basement walls. Is it worth insulating a basement wall? If you live in Climate Zone 3 or anywhere …

Feb 19, 2021 · If you're insulating a basement wall on the interior, one of the best approaches is to use a continuous layer of rigid foam. The illustration show the use of R-16 polyisocyanurate. In Climate …

Mar 14, 2020 · I have a job coming up that will require stick framing a basement exterior wall with 2×4 16″ on center and insulating it with R13 Fiberglass. If I use kraft faced insulation, and keep my 2×4 …

Dec 6, 2022 · I have done some studying on insulating basement walls including reading a couple of Martin Holladay’s articles in Fine Homebuilding. In my study, I understand the concern with …

May 12, 2021 · Here's some additional info: . The first illustration shows you how to make the rigid foam to air permeable transition when insulating half walls.

Apr 13, 2024 · The exterior of the cracked long wall was excavated, new weeping tile installed, waterproofed with Blueskin, and backfilled with sand. The new weeping tile (exterior) is connected to …

Dec 17, 2015 · use Drylok on the basement walls use xps rigid foam adhered to the concrete walls (tape and seal gaps and cracks) frame your wall against the rigid foam with a thermal break of foam (1/4″?) …

Mar 26, 2016 · As for junctions of interior partitions and exterior walls I would propose to install the insulation before the interior partition is erected. The insulation would be continuous in that case.

May 5, 2025 · You DO NOT need airflow to the stone. You'll have more problems with an air permeable insulating material in an application like this (or with concrete or block foundation walls, the air and …

Jun 8, 2022 · The basement was finished when I bought but was suspicious of how they finished it off. I started tearing drywall off the studs and realized they had butted the studs right up against the …