Exterior insulation retrofit

It’s becoming increasingly common for builders to install one or more layers of rigid foam on the exterior side of wall sheathing and roof sheathing. Typically, these walls and roofs also include some type of air-permeable insulation (fiberglass, cellulose, or mineral wool) between the studs or rafters.

A guide to selecting and installing rigid foam on walls

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Exterior Insulation Retrofit at Window Sill; 1 1/2-in. Rigid Foam - GreenBuildingAdvisor

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As the mercury dips to -40C here in Winnipeg my thoughts go to adding insulation to my cold and drafty 1920s bungalow. My local utility has an insulation guide and […]

Airtight retrofits can be difficult to achieve, especially on an old balloon-framed house. The author provides a color-coded construction detail illustrating the air barrier through all the critical connections from footing to ridge. The dotted red line on this drawing represents the primary air barrier.

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Exterior Insulation Retrofit at Sill with New Window; 1 1/2-in. Rigid Foam - GreenBuildingAdvisor

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ASIRI Designs on Instagram: "Rigid exterior insulation provides a plethora of benefits, from providing an extra level of thermal performance to warming the condensing surface of the sheathing, resulting in a significantly more moisture safe assembly, especially in colder climates without having to deal with closed cell spray foam. However, when using rigid foam insulation on the exterior, it's a good idea to specify either a textured WRB that allows for drainage behind the foam, grooved foam…

Attic/Roof-to-Exterior Frame Wall | Deep Energy Retrofit - Builder Guide | Guides

I recently visited a job site on the outskirts of Berlin that had previously caught my eye. Although the buildings were shrouded in the usual scaffolding and screening, I had noticed while biking by that the work involved “energetische sanierung,” or energy retrofitting.

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Gregg is renovating his 50-year-old house in Wisconsin and trying to devise the best way of insulating exterior walls from the outside. The house was built conventionally, with 2x4 walls, fiberglass batt insulation, fiberboard sheathing, and hardboard siding. He plans to tear off both siding and sheathing and remove the batt insulation, then apply 3 in. of spray polyurethane foam insulation into the stud bays. The existing kraft paper vapor barrier on the interior side of the wall will stay…

Architectural roofing and wall insulation building product information for Hunter Panels.

Slab Top Insulation (R10) to insulate the Slab Foundation, Zip-R shearing (R6) , and Roof Top Insulation (R23) gives this house an excellent thermal...

Guide outlining how to retrofit an exterior wall and/or attic to provide continuous air sealing.