Basement Insulation
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Insulating a Partially Finished Basement in a Cold Climate
Does it make sense to insulate the interior side of foundation walls with air-permeable fiberglass batts?
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Insulating Concrete Foundation Walls
Start with a check of the codes, and take care of any water problems first
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Three Ways to Insulate a Basement Wall
For interior insulation, you'll need to use either rigid foam boards or spray polyurethane foam
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5 High-Performance Details
Architect Elizabeth DiSalvo shares a few of her preferred cold-climate construction details for foundations, walls, and roofs
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Solving a Basement Odor Problem
Does this basement wall lack a vital moisture control barrier?
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Updating a Massachusetts Colonial
A homeowner weighs the benefits of sealing air leaks and adding insulation in the attic and the basement
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Urban Rustic: Prepping for a Basement Slab
Before the concrete can go down, the basement needs insulation and air-sealing
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CarMic House: Taming a Basement from Hell
All it took was water management, insulation, air sealing, and code-approved window egress
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The Best Way to Insulate a Foundation
A builder in Idaho works out the details for adding foam insulation to both sides of his basement walls
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Basement Insulation — Part 2
After moving everything away from the basement walls, I used plastic Hilti fasteners to hold the polyiso to the concrete
