The importance of basement insulation depends on whether the basement is heated. If you heat your basement, or if your furnace or other sources of heat are in the basement, you should insulate the basement walls to contain the heat. If not, you should insulate the basement ceiling to reduce heat loss to the basement and keep your floors warmer.

YES. The floor and walls are a significant source of heat loss. An insulated floor is warmer and drier; and it has direct influence on your comfort. Putting carpets on a floor only makes it feel warmer. If you have a heated floor insulation is very much necessary, as the heat loss through the floor would be higher than 50%. This heat loss is a huge and unnecessary waste of money. Return on investment for floor insulation is very quick, mainly because of the low cost of INSTA-PANELS®.

Both ways of insulating (inside and outside) have different advantages and disadvantages. We recommend insulating basement walls from the outside if possible. This method of insulating is more difficult to do but does save space inside the house. Insulating basement walls from the inside is very common as well though, and is generally a less expensive way to provide thermal protection.

YES. Insulation kits are available for GADCO Series 7825, Series 7524, Series 4126 and most commercial Series. Series 7926, Series 7100 and Series 9001 come with factory installed insulation as standard and the Series 7400 and Series 2100 do not offer that option. These easy to install insulation kits are available through your GADCO dealer.

Yes. We’ve designed the weeHouse to meet IBC and IRC standards. Therefore R values are as follows: Walls R19, Floor R35, Ceiling R44. We can further assess your home’s energy rating after you have selected your module(s) and the amount of windows you would like.

It is strongly advised that you do insulate. When you install your liner with the proper insulation we carry, your reline job achieves the UL Listing of 1777 Standard, which your insurance company will love. Besides, an insulated chimney has a better draft and stays cleaner longer.

It is most often seen on sloping lots that allow a portion of the basement to have larger windows. Depending upon the amount of slope, you can often times have a door that walks directly out. There are also home plans listed with daylight basements that are simply built farther out of the ground thereby exposing part of the basement wall. These go under the names of "split-entry", "raised ranch", "bi-level" and "multi-level" home plans.

GREAT STUFF??? sealants use moisture in the air to cure. They are designed to fill small cracks and gaps. The foam does not cure properly if it is used to fill large voids unless it is put down in layers and allowed to cure before the next layer is applied. Do not use GREAT STUFF??? to fill enclosed voids such as behind drywall or under tub surrounds.

No. ENERFOAM sealants are designed to fill cracks and gaps. The foam does not cure properly if it is used to fill large voids unless it is put down in layers and allowed to cure before the next layer is applied. Do not use ENERFOAM to fill enclosed voids such as behind drywall or under tub surrounds.

Yes. We insulate existing walls by drilling a small hole (about the size of a quarter) through the exterior or interior of the wall, filling the wall with blown-in insulation product (either cellulose or fiberlass), and patching and priming each hole to reduce visibility.

Answer: Insulate the floor if the building is up on stilts and adding walls to close in below is impossible. This requires that you protect pipes and drains below the floor level. If you can close in the area under the building, insulating the walls will have the following advantages: Costs less to do - usually fewer sq. feet, easier to install, and eliminates having to insulate the mechanical systems.

SUMMER: "A radiant barrier system can stop 97 percent of the thermal radiation across an attic space. If it is not stopped, that radiant energy would be absorbed by the ceiling insulation and eventually be transferred to the living space below." The Solar Collector, Quarterly Newsletter of the Florida Solar Energy Center. The heat storage capacity of reflective insulation is low.

Insulation increases the overall comfort of a home and adds to its resale value. It keeps a home cool in the summer and warm in the winter because it resists the flow of heat. Heat is a form of energy and always seeks a cooler area. It flows out of the home in the winter and into the home in the summer. By reducing heat flow, a properly insulated home uses less energy for heating and cooling.

engineer is required for any walls over 8.5 ft. measured from the basement floor. Anything higher falls out of the provisions for Conventional Foundation Construction of the State Building Code.

As the log shell is being loaded onto trucks for delivery, the lateral V groove on each log is filled with fiberglass insulation and ready for re-erection. Each of the corner notches are laid with insulation as the home is re-erected. All of the insulation for the log work is included in the package price.

YES. The basement is the coldest place in your house. Up to 35% of the energy losses in your house come from the basement, so it most definitely needs to be insulated. A well-insulated basement will save money normally spent on heating, and improves the comfort level of your house. Many customers complain about dampness in a cold basement, and the only way to fix this is to make sure it is insulated properly.

All building codes in Canada and the US state that plastic insulation (EPS) must be covered by a thermal barrier equivalent to 15 minutes. This is achieved with ½” gypsum board or an equivalent. Yes, all interior walls in habital space must be covered with a minimum of ½” drywall.

First, call your contractor. You may have a faulty drainage system installed. To repair the system, you or the contractor will have to remove the soil from the basement wall down to the footing and remove the existing drainage system and install a new system. This includes cleaning off the wall, applying waterproofing, and installing AMERDRAIN 200 with an appropriate collection system.

Yes. The walls must be designed correctly to account for axial loads when used as a basement retaining wall. Due to the extreme horizontal pressures exerted by backfilling, thicker walls with additional vertical conrete and rebar reinforcement should be used, as specified by a qualified structural engineer. All walls below grade should be waterproofed as discussed above.

No. This work was done when your house was built. It didn't work then and it won't work now. The sealing of basement walls on the outside was never meant to be a permanent solution. We install a "self-flushing" system that works regardless of water tables, slope of terrain, or normal soil conditions. The B-DRY? Waterproofing System works whether your problem is leakage from the cove, floor, walls, window wells, or all of these. Why put up with the aggravation caused by basement water leakage.

Cracks in your basement walls are a sign of settling. Cracks can be an easy way for water entry into your basement. Cracks can compromise the structural integrity of your foundation. Large cracks, cracks that have visibly grown over time, or bowed or buckling walls need immediate attention. The average house places over 50 tons of weight on its foundation walls, so the integrity of the walls must be maintained.

They had to be absolutely sure there was no "hidden" fire inside the walls, ceilings and partitions.

If you are concerned with sound isolation, either from within the studio, or from outside, the ASC Iso-Wall System is the answer. This unique construction system has been developed over 15 years in the design and building of professional recording studios. The ASC Iso-Wall out-performs all forms of standard construction by combining the necessary elements required for superb playback performance. The room's interior becomes peaceful and quiet--free from disturbing exterior noises.

Neoprene is an insulating material and will act as a buffer to a hot or cold surface. The nitrogen trapped in the closed cells of the rubber creates a temperature transfer barrier (much like thermo-pane windows).

The system is designed to function through the interior walls of a home and exterior walls of a home. The Sensor/Transmitters have difficulty transmitting a signal through aluminum siding or metal surfaces and are best located on a window in that situation. ________________________________________

When properly installed, the R-value of exterior walls increases by as much as 22 percent providing a dramatic enhancement in thermal control.