Exterior insulation

External wall insulation helps improve the thermal performance of buildings. Find out how to install external insulation with our guide.

ASIRI Designs on Instagram: "Rigid exterior insulation provides a plethora of benefits, from providing an extra level of thermal performance to warming the condensing surface of the sheathing, resulting in a significantly more moisture safe assembly, especially in colder climates without having to deal with closed cell spray foam. However, when using rigid foam insulation on the exterior, it's a good idea to specify either a textured WRB that allows for drainage behind the foam, grooved foam…

Dennis Comstock - Builder Brigade on Instagram: "✅The Ultimate Home Building Checklist at BuilderBrigade.com Which exterior insulation you choosing...? This doesn’t have to be the same as what’s used on the ceiling or roofline. I like the idea of Batt Insulation on the walls just because the chemicals of spray foam are a tad questionable. But.. I would do spray foam on the roofline so I can use that conditioned attic space. If money wasn’t a concern I’d even wrap the exterior with a foam…

Using Logix Halo Extera to upgrade our house. Not only do we get more R-Value to the wall. We also make sure we don’t have any air leaks. But the cool...

risingerbuild on Instagram: Exterior Insulation - Outsulation! Here’s three reasons why @rockwoolna Comfortboard is a great choice! #insulation #building…

Moisture flow by air leakage and vapor diffusion from the inside to the outside is a huge concern when building in extremely cold temperatures.

Why we chose cork exterior insulation for our net-zero-energy house

Insulation strategy I’ve never seen before. Pinned fiberglass over Closed Cell foam. Anyone else use this? Huge thanks to @mavesconstruction for having me on your job site while visiting...

Gregg is renovating his 50-year-old house in Wisconsin and trying to devise the best way of insulating exterior walls from the outside. The house was built conventionally, with 2x4 walls, fiberglass batt insulation, fiberboard sheathing, and hardboard siding. He plans to tear off both siding and sheathing and remove the batt insulation, then apply 3 in. of spray polyurethane foam insulation into the stud bays. The existing kraft paper vapor barrier on the interior side of the wall will stay…