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Great examples of how to do things
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1. 2.
See how
you need to seal the area for dropped ceiling. In this area
the ceiling insulation will be in contact with a solid surface.
See photo #2 |
Knee-wall
has been properly sealed from the attic side |
See how
the ceiling insulation is in contact with a solid surface. |
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Small
knee-wall created by ceiling difference has been properly sealed and
ready to be insulated |
Window
Headers have been insulated, this can be achieved when building with
2x6 walls or larger by doing box headers. |
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Some photos show good and bad installation of building
components.
Performed
Building Diagnostics 1.Blower Door Test 2. Duct Blaster Test
 
Seal with foam and caulking all exterior penetration, cantilevered areas,
rim and band joist areas as well as all the fire blocking penetrations.
   
1. Seal the duct system thoroughly, preferably with mastic, and 2. secure
it properly, do not use duct tape. 3..Seal with mastic the corners of the
duct board, especially after the flashing is located. Very important,
seal the interior of the return cavity and 4. also seal the sides of the
platform where the heater and water heater is located from the top.
   
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1. GOOD |
2. BAD |
3. BAD |
4. BAD |
1,2. Insulate all cantilevered areas that have a conditioned space above,
at least with an R-19 batt insulation. 3,4. Supervise that all the
insulation is cut properly, do not live 1/2" or 1" gaps at the top or bottom
of wall cavities or knee walls. 5.Insulate properly the rim and band joist. Make
sure you have the least compression possible.
    
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1. BAD |
2. BAD |
3. BAD |
4. BAD |
5. BAD |
6. In the wall areas where you have electrical boxes and cables, you
should cut properly around the box, place the excess material behind the
box, 7. Regarding the electrical cables you should split the insulation in
half and place one half behind the cables and the other half in front of the
cables.
* Remember all the insulation has an R-Value per inch if
you have an R-13 (3.5") and you compressed it to a 1" you will have only an
R-3.5
 
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