Insulation, Radiant and Vapor Barriers - Insulating a crawl space question

Doityourself.com community forum was created to provide answers to all questions related to home improvement and home repair. Doityourself community can help you find information about how-to topics on small fixes to large remodeling projects. With comprehensive how-to content and expertly moderated community forums DoItYourself.com makes it easy to tackle even the most complex home improvement projects.



PDA

View Full Version : Insulating a crawl space question

fortdove
10-23-05, 12:27 PM
I have a 2 story home. Upstairs are crawl spaces on each side of the 2 bedrooms. The crawl spaces are between the roof (angled) and interior wall. The height is about 4 feet. Currently there is some non-faced insulation, but I'd like to add to it. My question is .... What is the reccommended insulation for crawl spaces.... faced or non-faced. If I use faced should the paper be towards the inside of the wall or facing the outside? Thanks!

Concretemasonry
10-23-05, 01:15 PM
Are you insulating the roof or the walls and floor? You need to make sure you have proper ventilation, so insulating the underside of the roof may not be feasible.

Usually, the faced side of rolled insulation goes towatd the living or heated area.

Dick
fortdove
10-23-05, 08:32 PM
I intend to only insulate the walls.