Insulation, Radiant and Vapor Barriers - R13 Faced Batt Fiberglass insulation in basement floor joists
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dcanesdbs
04-01-08, 09:55 PM
I am in the process of finishing our basement and the previous owners had R13 fiberglass insulation added to the floor joists (Future Ceiling in the basement). My question is the face, vapor barrier is facing up, to the floor of the first floor. Is this correct? Should i remove and have the paper vapor barrier face the basement (Future basement ceiling)?
Ed Imeduc
04-01-08, 10:04 PM
If you are putting heat and cool down there. You can just let it alone All it will do is help cut down on sound up and down. He was right if they had no heat down there. Paper to the warm or room side. Might check and see that the insulation does cover in the joist space up there on the sill plate all around the home.
dcanesdbs
04-01-08, 10:21 PM
If you are putting heat and cool down there. You can just let it alone All it will do is help cut down on sound up and down. He was right if they had no heat down there. Paper to the warm or room side. Might check and see that the insulation does cover in the joist space up there on the sill plate all around the home.
Thanks Ed!!!
Quick follow-up... What would you insulate the basement walls? Looking at going with R-13 with the vapor barrier that will face the room area. I was looking into the poly encapsulating R-13. They claim it is less itch which i would love:)
Thanks Ed!!!
Quick follow-up... What would you insulate the basement walls? Looking at going with R-13 with the vapor barrier that will face the room area. I was looking into the poly encapsulating R-13. They claim it is less itch which i would love:)
Ed Imeduc
04-01-08, 10:38 PM
We hang a 6 mil poly from the sill plate. P/T 2x 4 for the floor plate. Then a R13 paper side to the room in the studs
dcanesdbs
04-07-08, 09:22 PM
We hang a 6 mil poly from the sill plate. P/T 2x 4 for the floor plate. Then a R13 paper side to the room in the studs
Ed, I wil have a room that will be for storage. It will be unfinished... The block was painted with Drylok Extreme but that is it. I don't plan on framing it out. Should I put some sort of insulation on the block without the frame? If so, what can I use and how do I install since it will only be block? Can I attack directly to the block? Should I worry about if it ever got wet? Worry about condensation, etc?
Thanks
Ed, I wil have a room that will be for storage. It will be unfinished... The block was painted with Drylok Extreme but that is it. I don't plan on framing it out. Should I put some sort of insulation on the block without the frame? If so, what can I use and how do I install since it will only be block? Can I attack directly to the block? Should I worry about if it ever got wet? Worry about condensation, etc?
Thanks