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diychatroom DIY Forum General DIY DiscussionsMar 06 2009 insulating basement walls partially below grade These walls are full height with 4 ft being below grade I have been told that I only need to vapor barrier the top half of the walls insulating basement walls below grade toh below grade insulationTom Silva replies I d insulate the inside of the walls which will isolate all that cold masonry from the rest of the room And the best way to do that is to cover them with extruded expanded polystyrene XEPS foam insulation board which has an insulating value of about R 5 per inch a high compressive strength and low moisture absorption insulation to If you plan to insulate your basement walls with spray foam the best approach is to frame your 2 4 walls before the foam is sprayed leaving a gap of 1 1 2 in to 2 in between the back of the studs and the concrete wall

to insulate a If you plan to install brick veneer on your above grade walls interior basement insulation makes more sense than exterior insulation For more information on the incompatibility of brick veneer with exterior basement insulation see Image 4 below Briefly how are basement walls insulated insulating basement walls below grade insulation to If you plan to insulate your basement walls with spray foam the best approach is to frame your 2 4 walls before the foam is sprayed leaving a gap of 1 1 2 in to 2 in between the back of the studs and the concrete wall greenhomeguide askapro question when insulating interior Uninsulated basement walls will make your basement feel very cold even if you heat the air and you will have problems with condensation Even below the frost line your soil is still very cold It will probably be in the forties and since your concrete basement wall does not insulate the inside surface of the uninsulated basement wall will