Before I started on the rim joists we had decided to take out an old single pane double hung window and install a door into the south wall that will directly access into the back yard. I started to take down the drywall where the rough opening for the door would be when I found out that wall and more than likely, 3 other walls are uninsulated. The door will be full glass but a high efficiency insulated unit with low e glass. Check out that wonderful, non existent header above the window.
yeah, insulation that's a good thing. Any is better than none. I bought the foam spray gun at home Depot for my spray foam cause I could never find extra straws after a door or window replacement. hated throwing out half empty 6 dollar cans.. my foam guys did 1200 feet a few years ago for 800 cash at that time it was cheaper for me. all rim joist and a cubby hole. yeah I'm nuts I like me headers to have king and Jack studs and piece of plywood between them
Headers? We don't need no stinking headers! Has anyone here installed rigid foam board like polyiso, on the interior wall before putting up the drywall?
My husband did, it was like 2" or more thick. I bought a box of expanding foam like mentioned earlier and I know he was liberal with the foam. Worked great! Ugly before sheetrock, but assuring now with drywall and paint It is a 24' x 9' wall with a 16' x 96" windows w slider doors. I'd love to do the rest of the house the same way but not willing to rip out the drywall LOL.
Lol. Since I'm on FHC so much my bride calls it our "lodge" even though it's in the middle of town. Its in central Iowa.
I am still confused. Is this the same house as the non anchored cupboards, or the cabinet faces you are dressing up?
I'm in central Iowa for work 4 days a week and 1 day back in NW Iowa. Made sense for us to buy a second house.
With the thread that mattjm1017 has going, I decided to update this one. The south wall is all demo'ed, just waiting for a nice weekend to install the door. The wall is rewired and batts cut and placed. I decided to add an outlet in the adjacent wall so I removed the plaster/board on that wall. Not surprisingly I found the wall and wall corner unisulated. So I foam canned it full, then placed a small trim board over the gap to keep the foam in place while it hardened. Once the foam hardened I pulled the board. You can see I also sealed the bottom plate/subfloor joint. Now before anyone tells me that my batts aren't done right, they are just set in there lose for now
Well, I WAS going to, but since they're just temped in, it's all gooder. I'm pretty sure that's the way the outside corners are done in this house too. So, none of those outside walls were insulated? Jeesh.....bet it was chilly in there. Good on ya' for gutting that and doing it right.
Tad chilly indeed. The original house didn't have wall insulation. The addition had some, but it was that balsam wool stuff....R2 or so....one step above nothing.
Hello Here is a good diagram of a rim joist. rim joists - Google Search Also found this video Our house is a split entry and was built in 1962 and the rim joist does not feel very cold Or drafty. There is T111 siding outside and the inner walls are framed with 2x4s in front of the cinder block wall below the Rim joist with R7 FB insulation. Our RIM joists are on top of 2x4 framing, not on the cinder block foundation. Also Since there is no Ballon Framing, would it be beneficial to insulate this RIM joist along the sides and the rear of this house? See pic below. The front has a well insulated overhang so the rim joists are about 2 feet out.
That is wrong on so many levels....no king studs, jack studs, header, cripple studs, wall insulation or insulation around the frame. My house was built by Larry Cutcorners and it looks like he did your house as well.
