Adhere and apply the remaining panels.
Insulate poured basement walls.
Basement walls made out of concrete stone concrete bloc and other masonry foundation materials have very minimal insulating properties and cause approximately 20 of heat loss in a home.
Picture of my basement attached.
After the cement is set apply a foam board adhesive to the rear of a polystyrene insulation panel then press the panel to the wall.
Make sure your adhesive is free of solvents which can eat away at the foam insulation.
That is why insulating your basements walls is necessary especially when you live in areas that have very cold climate.
The house is about 22 years old.
If you frame a 2 4 wall don t forget to install fire blocking at the top of the wall if your basement has stone and mortar walls you can t insulate them with rigid foam.
For most of the basement we have 4 foot poured walls daylight basement the rest is 9 foot poured wall.
What should i do here.
When insulating concrete basement walls a good idea because concrete basement walls are often cold use rigid foam board insulation if the insulation will come into direct contact with the.
I started framing the walls and have them all up.
Step by step basement insulation installation.
I m finishing my basement and thought about insulating the walls.
Many builders put up a 2 4 wall on the interior side of the foam insulation.
Above the 4 foot walls is sheeted and has stone on the outside these are 2 6 construction and filled with spray foam then the stud wall is infront of that and 3 4 from the concrete below.