The young homeowner thought it would be a good idea to tear all this wonderful foam insulation off the wall. (Grace Hollars/IndyStar/Tim Carter/TNS) Perspective by Tim Carter Q: I’m 23 years old and ...
Q: I just bought my first house and am about to remodel my basement. The previous owners of the house glued 2-inch-thick foam insulation to the poured concrete walls. It’s got an aluminum foil face on ...
Q: I’m going to be remodeling my basement and want it to be toasty warm. Would you use foam insulation or just the old standby fiberglass? What’s the worst thing that can happen if you do the job ...
This article describes a low cost method of building insulated basement walls without concrete, using geotextiles. Typical basement walls are expensive and use large amounts of concrete, a major ...
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How to insulate a basement when converting

A basement can be one of the trickiest areas to insulate in a building project as you often need to address other factors such as ventilation at the same time ...