Both of these questions address the difficult question about insulating older stone foundations with spray on foam insulation even though the locations and climate differ.
Spray foam insulation stone foundation.
Hey folks i ve read in numerous places including this site that you can spray closed cell spray foam insulation over field stone basement walls to insulate them.
The bottom edge of the blanket is fastened along the base of the wall.
After installing the wall insulation you can frame your new steel stud walls several inches inside the foundation walls.
There are three types of insulation.
The cleverness of this detail is that a granular drainage layer under the foam insulation and yet to be cast slab has been replaced with a inch drainage mat that extends up the walls about a foot.
The inch mat does what 4 inches of stones used to do.
Everything i am reading is saying to never insulate a stone foundation from the inside.
They will be answered together.
Polyurethane spray rigid plastic board and blanket insulation.
For this reason insulation is necessary for stone foundations.
This insulation treatment will be less expensive than spray foam.
Another foam bathtub note the twist in the approach.
1 normally you have to repoint the walls every 25 or so years.
Few quick questions though.
Then you can put walls up with metal studs to finish your basement.