Many people don’t insulate their basement walls because they mistakenly believe that the soil outside does the insulating for them. Unfortunately, soil is not a good insulator and heat loss from your basement can account for over one third of the total heat loss from your home.

Done properly, basement insulation will not only reduce heat loss, but it will make your basement warmer, drier and much more comfortable.

There are two main methods to insulate your basement interior insulation and exterior insulation.

For interior basement insulation, you can use any of the main types of home interior insulation, including fiberglass batts, rigid foam board and spray foam. Having a metal or wood frame of studs will help support the insulation and give you a place to attach drywall or paneling.

You should install a moisture barrier over the bare wall before adding the stud frame and insulation. Also, add a vapor barrier over the installed stud frame and insulation before adding drywall and paneling.

For exterior basement insulation, you need to excavate the soil around your house so you can get to the outside surfaces of your basement walls. Cover the whole surface of the wall with a layer of waterproofing material before adding firm insulation. Metal flashing and a protecting cover must be installed over the insulation to be certain moisture doesn’t get between the insulation and the basement wall.

Before installing any sort of basement insulation, you want to mend any cracks, leaks or other moisture issues. Moisture can seriously damage your finished basement and the difficulty is much more difficult and costly to mend after a basement is finished.

On the interior, moisture and vapour barriers can help reduce condensation, but they don’t forestall water dripping thru wall cracks. A basement waterproofing system is the simplest way to make certain you don’t have moisture issues from any source.

On the outside, install a drainage system when insulating the wall. Again, waterproofing your basement will protect you from water damage.

The trained basement waterproofing execs at Clarke Basement Systems understand how to make your basement dry and get it ready for your basement insulation inside and outside.

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Evans D. Smith

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