http://www.healthyhomesolution.com How to be Green at Home and Other Home Do it Yourself Projects Sun, 20 May 2012 23:16:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://www.healthyhomesolution.com/how-to-be-green-at-home/how-to-insulate-and-seal-a-rim-joist-diy-weatherization-for-your-home/comment-page-1#comment-6925 NeoWooptiDoo Sun, 20 May 2012 23:16:15 +0000 http://www.healthyhomesolution.com/how-to-be-green-at-home/how-to-insulate-and-seal-a-rim-joist-diy-weatherization-for-your-home#comment-6925 <b>ugly basement but ...</b> <br> ugly basement but a pretty good demonstration congrats! ugly basement but …
ugly basement but a pretty good demonstration congrats!

]]> http://www.healthyhomesolution.com/how-to-be-green-at-home/how-to-insulate-and-seal-a-rim-joist-diy-weatherization-for-your-home/comment-page-1#comment-6924 d1incharge Sun, 20 May 2012 23:16:15 +0000 http://www.healthyhomesolution.com/how-to-be-green-at-home/how-to-insulate-and-seal-a-rim-joist-diy-weatherization-for-your-home#comment-6924 <b>This is one of the ...</b> <br> This is one of the very few times I have understood the use of foam. Enough time savings and hard to reach gaps to justify its use. I have a feeling if you were to cut pieces of faceless r-19 properly, throw them in plastic grocery bags and tuck them in there neatly, better r-performance for less+air seal. I have seen many two stories where the floor joist were open through both sides to the attic, thats when I pull out that particular trick, except using r-30. Dig the basement. BPI or HERS? This is one of the …
This is one of the very few times I have understood the use of foam. Enough time savings and hard to reach gaps to justify its use. I have a feeling if you were to cut pieces of faceless r-19 properly, throw them in plastic grocery bags and tuck them in there neatly, better r-performance for less+air seal. I have seen many two stories where the floor joist were open through both sides to the attic, thats when I pull out that particular trick, except using r-30. Dig the basement. BPI or HERS?

]]> http://www.healthyhomesolution.com/how-to-be-green-at-home/how-to-insulate-and-seal-a-rim-joist-diy-weatherization-for-your-home/comment-page-1#comment-6923 GreenDreamGroup Sun, 20 May 2012 23:16:15 +0000 http://www.healthyhomesolution.com/how-to-be-green-at-home/how-to-insulate-and-seal-a-rim-joist-diy-weatherization-for-your-home#comment-6923 <b>Yeah, it's great in ...</b> <br> Yeah, it's great in some applications. The plastic bag trick works with batts, but you still have to foam around with one-part spray foam, just like with rigid board. Both BPI and HERS- they complement each other well! Yeah, it’s great in …
Yeah, it’s great in some applications. The plastic bag trick works with batts, but you still have to foam around with one-part spray foam, just like with rigid board. Both BPI and HERS- they complement each other well!

]]> http://www.healthyhomesolution.com/how-to-be-green-at-home/how-to-insulate-and-seal-a-rim-joist-diy-weatherization-for-your-home/comment-page-1#comment-6922 graylyns Sun, 20 May 2012 23:16:15 +0000 http://www.healthyhomesolution.com/how-to-be-green-at-home/how-to-insulate-and-seal-a-rim-joist-diy-weatherization-for-your-home#comment-6922 <b>Do you do the same ...</b> <br> Do you do the same thing if joists are on concrete slab? Do you do the same …
Do you do the same thing if joists are on concrete slab?

]]> http://www.healthyhomesolution.com/how-to-be-green-at-home/how-to-insulate-and-seal-a-rim-joist-diy-weatherization-for-your-home/comment-page-1#comment-6921 GreenDreamGroup Sun, 20 May 2012 23:16:15 +0000 http://www.healthyhomesolution.com/how-to-be-green-at-home/how-to-insulate-and-seal-a-rim-joist-diy-weatherization-for-your-home#comment-6921 <b>Hm. Maybe, but not ...</b> <br> Hm. Maybe, but not likely. The rim joist is a weak spot on stick frame homes, but the concrete wall is the same thickness at the wall and at the perimeter of the floor joists. We have seen air leakage at the joist penetrations, but we wouldn't prescribe this approach generally. Hm. Maybe, but not …
Hm. Maybe, but not likely. The rim joist is a weak spot on stick frame homes, but the concrete wall is the same thickness at the wall and at the perimeter of the floor joists. We have seen air leakage at the joist penetrations, but we wouldn’t prescribe this approach generally.

]]> http://www.healthyhomesolution.com/how-to-be-green-at-home/how-to-insulate-and-seal-a-rim-joist-diy-weatherization-for-your-home/comment-page-1#comment-6920 d1incharge Sun, 20 May 2012 23:16:15 +0000 http://www.healthyhomesolution.com/how-to-be-green-at-home/how-to-insulate-and-seal-a-rim-joist-diy-weatherization-for-your-home#comment-6920 <b>Did I say anything ...</b> <br> Did I say anything about sealing the bag? Batts are for people on a budget, your worst case scenario involves the overkill R-30 rim insulation losing R-value. The plastic is just to line the rim, and sides of joist, picture a box with an open side facing the dry side, the batts expand and push the plastic tight. If you keep the inside of your house dry, the batts will stay dry with it. Did I say anything …
Did I say anything about sealing the bag? Batts are for people on a budget, your worst case scenario involves the overkill R-30 rim insulation losing R-value. The plastic is just to line the rim, and sides of joist, picture a box with an open side facing the dry side, the batts expand and push the plastic tight. If you keep the inside of your house dry, the batts will stay dry with it.

]]> http://www.healthyhomesolution.com/how-to-be-green-at-home/how-to-insulate-and-seal-a-rim-joist-diy-weatherization-for-your-home/comment-page-1#comment-6919 TreeTrunk82 Sun, 20 May 2012 23:16:15 +0000 http://www.healthyhomesolution.com/how-to-be-green-at-home/how-to-insulate-and-seal-a-rim-joist-diy-weatherization-for-your-home#comment-6919 <b>where did he get ...</b> <br> where did he get that infrared device? and what is the proper name for it? where did he get …
where did he get that infrared device? and what is the proper name for it?

]]> http://www.healthyhomesolution.com/how-to-be-green-at-home/how-to-insulate-and-seal-a-rim-joist-diy-weatherization-for-your-home/comment-page-1#comment-6918 dtThurman Sun, 20 May 2012 23:16:15 +0000 http://www.healthyhomesolution.com/how-to-be-green-at-home/how-to-insulate-and-seal-a-rim-joist-diy-weatherization-for-your-home#comment-6918 <b>That looks like a " ...</b> <br> That looks like a "FLIR" BCAM, about $4500. That looks like a ” …
That looks like a “FLIR” BCAM, about $4500.

]]> http://www.healthyhomesolution.com/how-to-be-green-at-home/how-to-insulate-and-seal-a-rim-joist-diy-weatherization-for-your-home/comment-page-1#comment-6917 mywindlock Sun, 20 May 2012 23:16:15 +0000 http://www.healthyhomesolution.com/how-to-be-green-at-home/how-to-insulate-and-seal-a-rim-joist-diy-weatherization-for-your-home#comment-6917 <b>Great video! Don't ...</b> <br> Great video! Don't forget that you can also use Dow's easy-to-use Froth-Pak to insulate and seal a rim joist. Check out our channel with another video on sealing this very important area of any building! Great video! Don’t …
Great video! Don’t forget that you can also use Dow’s easy-to-use Froth-Pak to insulate and seal a rim joist. Check out our channel with another video on sealing this very important area of any building!

]]> http://www.healthyhomesolution.com/how-to-be-green-at-home/how-to-insulate-and-seal-a-rim-joist-diy-weatherization-for-your-home/comment-page-1#comment-6916 tquibido Sun, 20 May 2012 23:16:15 +0000 http://www.healthyhomesolution.com/how-to-be-green-at-home/how-to-insulate-and-seal-a-rim-joist-diy-weatherization-for-your-home#comment-6916 <b>I would recommend ...</b> <br> I would recommend using the Zerodraft A&B foam tank... It works great for everything. I would recommend …
I would recommend using the Zerodraft A&B foam tank… It works great for everything.

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