How can you tell if your home has wall insulation?
tab1 asked:
My wife and I bought a lemon of a house a year back. It seems it is incredible hard, and costly, to keep the house cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
My wife and I bought a lemon of a house a year back. It seems it is incredible hard, and costly, to keep the house cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
How can you tell if your home has been insulated? If it has not, is foam insulation the best, or only, option?
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Tags: Foam Insulation, Wall Insulation
December 31st, 2008 at 6:27 pm
the one kind thats fluffy and pink should actually be the best type. and if its hard to keep your house warm or cool its probably not well insulated.
basically the only way to tell if they put insulation in your house is if you took off a piece of drywall and checked. there should be insullation everywhere in your walls. it also blocks sound, so if you can through walls easy, then you probably dont have ne thing insulated.
January 1st, 2009 at 10:59 pm
You need to open up the wall, either from the outside or inside, depending which is easier. I am guessing this is a very old house, if so, foam is the cheapest way to go.
January 2nd, 2009 at 4:11 am
As others have said, the only way to be positive about the wall insulation is to open it up and look. Obviously, you only care about exterior walls.
Now, if there isn’t any, you’ve been given a choice of insulation. You’ll definitely want to put something there. The pink fiberglass insulation comes in rolls or bats and will require that you take the wall apart to install it.
Blown insulation won’t require you to take apart the whole wall. Here’s a site with a video describing the process:
January 5th, 2009 at 1:06 am
Easiest: First take the covers off the switch/outlet boxes, alot of times you can see into the wall around these. It will be a small slit around the box so the viewing isn’t great but it’s a place to start. Some of the electrical boxes you might be able to see pretty good, others very little. Second: You also could take a few pieces of trim off around some windows and doors, you should be able see some or possible create a slightly larger opening to see better but don’t go bigger than what the trim will cover back up. This may work on some of the doors/windows, depends on the width of the trim and the framing. For adding insulation to an existing home the easiest is to blow it in from the outside. In between each stud space they will make an 1-1/2″ to 2″ round hole and blow it in through the hole. They have small plugs to pop back in to cover the holes when done. It is not always the best and can be time consuming but it is better than nothing. We are in WI and it is frequently done in the older homes. Down the road if you plan on siding the home have them add sytrofoam sheets before putting on the siding. A major heat lost for a home is the attic. Make sure you have adequate insulation in the attic; examples; fiberglass batts-you should have two layers, loose fill such as fiberglass(pink/white chunks) or cellulose (gray) you should have at least 12″+.
June 28th, 2010 at 5:59 am
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