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clayfarmer

Finishing a new basement....need advice.

clayfarmer
16 years ago

Hello everyone.

I'm getting ready to finish my basement. There is so much conflicting information out there on the proper way to insulate a basement, I'm confused. But here's what I'm planning to do. Please let me know if I'm on track.

The house was built about 6 months ago. I have already painted Drylok on the walls and floor.

Do I need to use hydraulic cement to seal the joint between the floor and walls?

I plan to adhere 1" rigid foam insulation to the basement walls, and then build stud walls. Between the stud walls I'll use R-13 or R-15 unfaced fiberglass insulation. I'm in south-central Illinois....is this insulation sufficient?

Am I on track? Anything I need to change? Thanks!!!

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