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Adding insulation to existing home
Posted on 5/3/20 at 9:19 am
Posted on 5/3/20 at 9:19 am
I'm thinking of adding insulation. Is it worth it to add it to existing home? Feels like u can hear a mouse pissing on a piece of cotton through the walls. And attic has bare minimum I'm sure. Was thinking of spray foam insulation in walls and adding some blow in insulation in attic. It's a one story home. This worth it or more trouble and money than it's worth. My HVAC has. A hard time in dead summer keeping up with keeping house cool
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Posted on 5/3/20 at 9:21 am to Lucky_Stryke
Does the west side of your house get alot of sun? I would start on that side just try maybe. I did look at some of those soundproof drywall panels awhile back but I'm sure you want an easier solution.
Posted on 5/3/20 at 9:26 am to Lucky_Stryke
Are you foaming the interior or exterior walls? Are you doing interior for sound? If you are doing it for sound, do not use foam, use recycled cotton sound insulation it is way better for sound absorbtion. You should also wrap your plumbing waste lines while you are at it.
Posted on 5/3/20 at 9:37 am to Lucky_Stryke
Have you seen spray foam installed? I don’t think it can be installed when the drywall is already installed
Posted on 5/3/20 at 10:11 am to LEASTBAY
Yes. My house actually faces NE.
I planned on just doin walls that are exterior. They can be sprayed with foam but the guy said they don't fix the holes and there will be a top and bottom hole between each stuff that will have to be fixed and obviously painted afterwards.
I didn't know if they could go from the attic down into the walls but I don't think that's possible. My power bill is astounding buy it's not a huge house either
I planned on just doin walls that are exterior. They can be sprayed with foam but the guy said they don't fix the holes and there will be a top and bottom hole between each stuff that will have to be fixed and obviously painted afterwards.
I didn't know if they could go from the attic down into the walls but I don't think that's possible. My power bill is astounding buy it's not a huge house either
Posted on 5/3/20 at 10:23 am to Lucky_Stryke
Your walls have no existing fiberglass insulation? If the vertical wall studs have a horizontal firebreak stud between them they have to go top and bottom. I’ve watched video of them going through the attic where no firebreak existed but access to the top plate is often the issue. Also watched video where they remove a piece of siding on the exterior wall (non-brick) to spray foam walls and then re-install the sliding.
Posted on 5/3/20 at 11:08 am to CrawDude
I don't think they do. If so it's mighty thin. I have a combo of siding and brick
Posted on 5/3/20 at 11:09 am to Lucky_Stryke
Man I have the same issue. I hear everything going on outside of my house.
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