Well winter has come and gone here in Minnesota. This room was in the basement of my house and I had a space heater in it all winter. It ran 24/7 and at times could barely keep up. So I came to realize back in December that I had to do something different. I decided to hold off on getting anything new and not set up any tanks. Here is what is going on...
I used some insulation from a crawl space (that was not efficient enough) for the ceiling and replace the crawlspace insulation with R 31 stuff.
Walls going up.
First Batt
Walls/Insulation up R 13, I also used a vapor barrier.
I did a lot of research on vapor barriers. Some say no, some say yes. The reason why I did it is because if warm/humid air comes in contact with the cold walls in the winter they can condense and cause moisture to build up. The vapor barrier keeps the moist air in the room and keeps it from coming in contact with the cold wall. I also left about a 1" gap between the 2x4 wall and the outside cement wall. This will allow air to move around in case any moisture should get in.
Ceiling was only 3 sheets but at 5/8" it was a PITA.
Action shot
First Wall sheet up
Photobucket just went down, so more pics later.
Mudding is next!
