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Dec 5, 2011 · If rim joist/sill space is not insulated, that is a very significant area of heat loss and air infiltration. I did ours when the house was built 15 years ago, using just pieces of regular fiberglass cut to fit, then with pieces of vapour barrier over that cut to fit & sealed with acoustical sealant around the edges.
Adding foam board to unfunished concrete basement walls
Oct 11, 2021 · How are the sill plates attached to tihe concrete block? Is it possible that there is a sill sealer that is exactly as wide as the sill plate but not as wide as the blocks? 2x4 sill plates usually use 3 1/2" sealer, 2x6 sill plates use 5 1/2" sealer; so the sealer can be hard to see. I assume the sill plates are treated lumber?
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Feb 28, 2009 · If your basement is unfinished have them spray the beam ends, and sill plate to fdn connection as well-- this is a huge heatloss area. Fiberglass blankets provide a thermal blanket to insulate your house, poly.. foam stops the air flow- …
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Nov 26, 2008 · Another basement insulation question. I've reviewed several of the basement insulation threads here, but most seem to be concerned with insulating walls to...
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Feb 16, 2014 · Made a big difference, some of the top plate gaps were almost an inch! I also pulled all my exterior electrical outlets through out the house, siliconed wire coming into box then caulked box to sheetrock. I pulled front and back soffits, air sealed and r30 insulated Air sealed my basement sill also. Man i used alot of cans of great stuff!
Rotten sill plate blues | Hearth.com Forums Home
Sep 5, 2021 · With the siding and sheathing removed you'll have full access to the wall studs and the plates. You have to replace the insulation anyway so no reason not to properly attach the new plated to the concrete. It's going to be much faster to run a saw a foot or two above the plate, remove, replace and refinish.
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Dec 10, 2005 · I have a unfinished basement, kids play area, furnace and all mechanicals are down there. I've heard a lot of people rec'd to insulate unfinished basement...
Chimney through basement window opening? - Hearth.com Forums
Oct 3, 2007 · The window is a standard basement window size (about 32" x 19" give or take) and would provide plenty of room to bring the chimney pipe through. The construction of the opening is such that the foundation wall (cinder block) makes up the bottom and sides of the window, but the top edge is actually the sill plate of the house.
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Feb 3, 2008 · Wildsourdough: Rim joist insulation suggestion is excellent. If basement wall is concrete block make sure to seal any cavity at the rim plate and where the rim plates meet. Redoing mine at the hight of the cold winter found insulation at the outer area frozen at joint of sill plates. Moisture was coming through the joint and freezing.
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Mar 17, 2009 · The Neutocrete product is the insulation and it seals the ground and up the foundation walls. They added additional insulation along the sill and between the floor joists. It is not concrete, but a patented mixture with a concrete base and all sorts of additives to make is very lightweight, a moisture barrier, and an insulation.