[Homestead] basement hollow block - worth insulating?
Gene GeRue
genegerue at ruralize.com
Thu Dec 13 09:13:49 EST 2007
On Dec 13, 2007, at 7:05 AM, waayupnorth wrote:
> I'm looking locally for used bead board to
> break up and fill the cavities, especially the lower
> half. And exterior insulation of probably the top
> four feet will definitely be part of the plan.
> Hopefully when insulated the concrete walls will do a
> better job of storing and releasing heat from my
> basement wood stove.
Broken bead board will not properly fill the cavities.
When applying insulation board to the exterior, carefully brush clean
the blocks, make sure they are dry, then apply a waterproofing
product, then stick the board to that. Warren's comment on termites
is valid. Make sure the waterproofing product is thick enough so that
when the board is stuck to it there are no voids where termites may
travel from earth up into the wood.
I have used a basement wood stove. I burned a huge amount of wood and
barely kept the house warm.
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