Cut rigid foam insulation into strips with a table saw or a circular saw. Cut the strips to fit between floor joists using a box cutter. How to Finish a Basement: Framing and Insulating Run a bead ...

Staple the radiant barrier foil between the floor joists above to reflect heat back into the basement during winter and out in the summer.' LiteSIP, or lightweight structural insulated panels ...

Q. This week: Our old house has cold floors. In particular, the kitchen floor, which consists of tongue and groove maple flooring nailed over the floor joists, is freezing in the winter.

One of the simplest and most cost effective ways to expand your home is by converting your basement into a ... to fit tightly between the floor and overhead joists. Apply a large S-shaped bead ...

The decay of the wall studs and ceiling joists is due to water vapor coming up through the concrete floor and condensing ... As for insulation in the basement, use rigid foam Thermax or High ...

In addition to sealing some areas the insulators missed, the auditor pointed out that the floor joists in the crawlspace at the front porch and along the garage wall were not insulated.

Since floor insulation creates a barrier between your home and the cold ground or unheated basement below ... and install insulation between floor joists. Be sure to note any electrical wiring ...

This approach is much better than the usual thing I see where people try to install batt insulation between the floor joists from underneath. Besides being a big pain, and only marginally ...

The basement ceiling joists/footer edges have 6 inches of closed-cell insulation. I have propane forced air heat with the same ducts and furnace serving upstairs (floor ducts) and the basement ...