Insulation, Radiant and Vapor Barriers - Insulating a finished basement

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BENS
03-25-04, 01:37 AM
When I bought my home the basement was already finished. Half the basement is a crawlspace which is not usable. The other half is completly finished. The finished part is not insulated.

Would insulating the basement make much of a difference in keeping the basement warmer in the winter?

Is there any way to insulate the walls without removing the sheetrock? Blown insulation?

Thanks.


Ed Imeduc
03-25-04, 02:26 PM
Not there cant say for sure. You dont want to blow it in there as you dont know if it has a V/B on the cement wall or not. I think it would pay to pull the drywall and do it right.

Would insulating the basement make much of a difference in keeping the basement warmer in the winter?
Boy and how.

Half the basement is a crawlspace which is not usable.

Id ask here if you have a good V/B down on the ground there. Also are the walls insulated there in the crawl space, they should be. ED;)