Insulate Poured Basement Walls

Picture of my basement attached.

Insulate poured basement walls.

Poured in place concrete walls no history of water. 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 m finishing my basement and thought about insulating the walls. 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.

I started framing the walls and have them all up. Make sure your adhesive is free of solvents which can eat away at the foam insulation. 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. The studs provide a convenient wiring chase and make drywall installation simple.

The house is about 22 years old. For most of the basement we have 4 foot poured walls daylight basement the rest is 9 foot poured wall. That is why insulating your basements walls is necessary especially when you live in areas that have very cold climate. Step by step basement insulation installation.

What should i do here. 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. 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.