Putting Up Insulation In Walls

Part 1 of an owens corning instructional video which shows the proper techniques fo.

Putting up insulation in walls. It can be custom cut to fit existing spaces. How to use plastic as a vapor barrier in the walls. Wrong depends on your perspective though. Water vapor in the warmer air of your home begins to condense on the colder surface of the glass of water.

Choose fiberglass insulation batting. Batt insulation is similar to roll insulation except that it comes precut in ready to install strips. The third area that needs proper insulation is the floors. Putting up installation in walls is an easy job that most homeowners can do themselves.

In a perfect world you would be able to unscrew invisible bolts remove drywall panels install insulation and reinstall the panels our less than perfect world of permanently attached wallboard means time consuming hacking away of gypsum individually removing drywall screws or nails installing r 13 or greater fiberglass roll insulation and re installing the drywall. The r value of the batt measures the thermal resistance so the higher the r value the more effectively. Think of a glass of ice water. Roll insulation comes in long rolled up strips.

Walls both exterior and interior are the next area to insulate in a home. Rigid boards work best on exterior walls along with a vapor barrier. There are various grades of insulating batting for different locations in the house so you ll need a different insulation for interior exterior attic or basement walls. The grade of batting will vary depending on the wall that you re insulating.