My wood frame home in the bahamas was flooded to the ceiling during hurricane dorian.
Insulating a home with no attic.
This makes the home more comfortable and helps prevent ice dams in the winter.
The exterior is t1 11 plywood.
Look for insulating pre cut jackets or blankets with an insulating value of at least r 8.
Rather than insulating the whole home and potentially causing problems like excess humidity you can properly seal the attic of an old house.
Insulate water heaters to prevent costly energy loss.
Hi just read your article.
Then i noticed that there are no soffit vents in the main portion on the house.
Hi sorry for the length below.
Attic ventilation depending on the size of the home be sure there is plenty of roof vents.
Roughly a quarter of the average home s heat is lost through the roof.
House has two scissor trusses in the middle and only at the lower end of each end of the house are there these soffit vents.
Adding insulation to your water heater can reduce standby heat losses by 25 to 45 percent.
According to home advisor insulating your attic can cost between 1700 to 2100.
I wonder if you can help me with some advice.
Preferably some at the top of the roof and some at the bottom.
Insulate your attic outer walls and crawl space first as these areas have the most heat transfer.
Insulating the attic and roof.
The main factors that impact the cost are.
Attic insulation r 50 is now the code.
The pitfalls of old home insulation from february 4 2019.
Old homes rarely have anything near that.
What s the proper way to insulate a roof that has no attic.
Some common insulation methods can actually cause long term damage.
Type and material of your insulation.
Some context before my questions.
I had originally thought i might be able to drill a few holes in the ceiling and blow in cellulose but have concerns about venting.
Need some guidance on an old house roof insulation issue.
I just bought a house in northern midwest where there s lots of snow and was planning on adding blown in cellulose insulation to attic space.
Square footage of your attic.
It has now been completely gutted to the studs on the interior.