Knee Wall Insulation Foam Board

We reduced the air leakage nearly 50 on this house in shaker heights without insulating the walls.

Knee wall insulation foam board.

5 panels with 97 reviews. R5 radiant acoustic insulation kit stc 19 5 piece with 172 reviews and the amvic multipurpose high density insulation kit r10 2 3 8 in. Added bonus the floor of this knee wall leaked too so there is a line of foam just above the floor joist. Some insulation options either do not provide air sealing or are difficult to install outside of the wall framing.

Then cover that same area with an r 8 fsk affixing it using cap nails. Some of the most reviewed foam board insulation are the silverboard 24 in. For example rigid foam board can act as both a thermal barrier and an air barrier across the unconditioned side of the knee wall. An insulated kneewall is effectively an exterior wall so you ll need a layer of rigid foam drywall osb or thermoply on the back side of the kneewall to prevent cold air from degrading the performance of the insulation.

In tight attics or odd shaped wall conditions i e. The disadvantage is that it would be very very hard to reach the desired r value from r 49 to r 60 depending on climate for attic insulation. Blown insulation in the knee wall and top attics. Rake walls it s easier to handle than plywood or thermo ply and still gives you an r 19 r121 assembly.

Owens corning foamular 250 extruded polystyrene xps rigid foam insulation is a closed cell highly moisture resistant rigid foam board well suited to meet the needs for a wide variety of residential and commercial construction applications. We prefer cellulose but we use fiberglass sometimes too.