How To Install Batt Insulation

[@andman40]

The exacto knife bag slice move at 4:30, to a chef's kiss of expansion to two even piles that " I'll just move over here". Haha. Well done sir.

[@JustinBee369]

Already two minutes in the video and you've done an excellent explaining the r value and thickness. Most people skip over the "basic" stuff but it's not basic if it's your first time. Thanks dude!

[@TheSlenderSpartan]

I really like how you do your videos. you do a very good job at explaining and showing how to do stuff (in this case put up insulation). keep up the great work!

[@HouseImprovements]

+TheSlenderSpartan Glad you like them, be sure to subscribe and thumbs up the vids. We have LOTS more in the pipeline.

[@whodat6922]

Excellent instructions. i am watching right now while insulating my internal kitchen walls, thank you!

[@brokenvanityboston]

Good job i volunteered myself for a job like this never having done it before and now I feel confident I’ll do well

[@brokenvanityboston]

Update: It came out great! Emphasis on having a good knife (Long enough to cut through the insulation, not a box cutter) and put a piece of cardboard below where you'll be cutting your insulation so you dont scratch the floor. Thank you again!

[@jameslucas5590]

Great video! Thank you. I now feel comfortable to do my small project.

[@patriciathomas501]

You are the bomb!!! Very easy to understand! Thankyou! Good teacher.

[@clogsexton1100]

Thank you for posting your videos, they are really informative and give me confidence I will do a proper job installing a vapour barrier and insulating my apartment. Many thanks for your time.

[@HouseImprovements]

Good luck!

[@ricardotrujillo5106]

As always my friend, great video and tutorial. I thank you for your help with all of this vídeos. God bless you and your family and business.

[@HouseImprovements]

Glad to help

[@aavergara8589]

Very good Sir thanks and funny at the end lol let’s start over 😂

[@jay-x9n5y]

Very helpful. Thank you!!!

[@man-bagdammit2297]

Great videos Shannon! Very helpful for me!

[@alexorr2626]

No obnoxious bullshit just the info I needed. thanks

[@safeharbor7]

Thanks Shannon, big help. Thumbs up...

[@RandyD1972]

I've always wondered how to handle the corners, especially in the basement insulation process. Thanks for the extra explanation here.

[@donnastarkey7619]

well worth watching!

[@azucenaB02]

thank you! and Very nice video! now I feel %95 confident I can do it myself. ha! ;-D

[@HouseImprovements]

Awesome, good luck!

[@ariascarr7552]

Thank you, very clear and lightening :)

[@karlgerber7652]

DO NOT do any of this without gloves, long sleeves, a mask, and googles. Flying fiberglass is very bad for you. The more covered you are the longer you'll live, the less your skin will itch, and the longer you'll have your vision.

[@TheeUnpleasantPeasant]

You know nothing lol

[@karlgerber7652]

@@TheeUnpleasantPeasant Straight from OSHA - Long-sleeved shirts and long-legged pants, gloves, and head coverings are generally recommended to protect against skin irritation when working with fiberglass insulation. In some cases, eye protection and respiratory protection may also be necessary. Green Job Hazards - Weather Insulating/Sealing - OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration (.gov)

[@vaibhavjain7708]

Awesome video

[@gardenlostbooks]

Very useful! Thanks!

[@vegtheman]

He actually touch it without gloves.

[@TheeUnpleasantPeasant]

Pink insulation aint itchy

[@yolinsolis6611]

Thank you 🙏 Gad bless you.

[@MarkMcPeak5895]

Thanks

[@mainormartinez1231]

Me encantan estos videos semefacilita vivircomodo haciendo lo que me gusta muchas gracias por su gran hayuda

[@babyboinews6896]

Is carpentry hard, and how can I become a carpenter, because I like how knowledgeable you are?

[@HouseImprovements]

There are many trade schools you can enrol in.

[@PanamaSticks]

Nice work! I'd hire you.

[@Noahsoak]

Great video!

[@khalidjaii2]

Thank you so much for this great video. I learned a lot from your channel. In my basement, the builder covered walls with a thick blanket of Batt fiber glass and vapor barrier. Would you recommend that I should remove it and start with the foam and proceed as you showed in this video ? My home was built 7 years ago Thanks again

[@stephanl9216]

I have the same situation and cant find a proper answer. THe builder istalled the yellow batt insulation throughout the basement walls with a clear vapor barrier plastic over it. Not sure if I need to remove and frame walls and then put newer insulation and just dry wall over it without the plastic barrier? what did you do?

[@luvkountry]

Great video Shannon...Not too many builders want to handle this type of insulation to do a video. Thank you for sharing your talent and taking the time to show those interested how to properly insulate using the fiberglass pink..I'm scratching just watching you. Dber

[@scuzzbecuzz]

Great job!

[@rmlove2615]

great work brother thank you for sharing

[@tamikawells9679]

thanks so much for your videos bc I just bought a foreclosure and it seems as if I will have to do most of the work myself

[@WADS-rr9wy]

Hey Shannon! Can you use rigid foam and pink batt insulation without the poly vapor barrier or is it necessary for this particular system to work?

[@WADS-rr9wy]

I keep finding videos where some use poly before they drywall and some do not

[@JM-fo1te]

18:31 famous last words.

[@peterrum1]

Your vids have been very helpful to me in the addition I am building. Couldn't get a contractor, all busy, so have to do it myself. So using your vids along with some advice from carpenters I am plugging along fine. Thanks

[@EmpireTextbooks]

Do you need to use a staple gun or something to secure the insulation in place?

[@kevinanderson9243]

I just joined your website but couldn't find my topic when I did a search. Question...I bought an old home in northern ontario where it gets damned cold! ...-40 in jan/february...I have a cantilevered mudroom on the front of the house with asbestos insulation packed into the rough cut 2x4 outside walls and shiplap 1x6 boards on the inside walls. The problem is the floor...no insulation! The floor is about 2 1/2" below the doorstep. The floor joists are rough cut 2x8s. I can crawl under and insulate/vbarrier the exposed underside or do what I did to my back mudroom...rip 2x4s 1 1/2" , nail them down at 16" centers, insulate with roxul and vbarrier, then put 1/2" plywood and laminate flooring down. It works and looks great but not much r-value! Should I crawl under😠 and insulate the bottom side? I'll get the r-value but what a pain in the ass!😠😠😠 Thx

[@kurt6410]

Can you put foam board insulation over the batts? Would that give more efficiently or would that be a waste of time?

[@HouseImprovements]

Put foam board against the concrete first then frame the walls and insulate with batts if you want to do it, not over the stud wall

[@auroradrp]

I'm always grateful for these thorough videos. You give all the tips and facts that I'm usually asking myself. Please keep these videos coming.

[@JohnSmith-vx1fr]

How do I put the insulation into the inside corner when the studs are already there? Its already fully framed and I have to redo the insulation

[@HouseImprovements]

pull the one stud if you need to.

[@gamingpacer8049]

please sir some guy told me i need about 600 square feet and he is selling me the insulation all for $350 is it a good price just the insulation.

[@HouseImprovements]

prices vary form place to place but it sounds like it could be ok. Check a local store price to compare.

[@shannaciano1804]

Hi Shannon, Question, if you were RE-insulating, how would you handle that corner?

[@Aoliverweb]

I am surprised you didn’t install nail stops over the wiring where it passed through the studs.

[@HouseImprovements]

If the hole is closer than 1-1/4 inches to the front of the framing then you should.

[@donho3617]

They are required in California.

[@corystoolshed]

I put batt with a paper barrier in my shed and galvanized corrugated tin on the in side so the edges are not completely sealed I just didn't know if that would let to much fibers in the air opening and closing the door?

[@AccordBass12]

Well done shannon. You do great work! glad to see your back with videos.

[@tameent]

Great video. But I'm interested in the plastic after the insulation. What is it called? How to you install it?

[@HouseImprovements]

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[@kalvarnsen8494]

What could I use to stick the insulation to drywall as my beams are too far apart?

[@BadTitan1330]

Hey Shannon what if I'm doing my attic with a pitched roof? Will the Batt stay in just with a tight fit or will I need some kind of glue or something? Thanks for all your videos they really help us!

[@HouseImprovements]

They should stay in with friction until the poly is added. If you get the odd one that does not wanna stay just add a couple framing nails in side of joist so the insulation sits down on them to help hold it up.

[@BadTitan1330]

@@HouseImprovements THANK YOU!!!! : )

[@T.E.P.]

You do a fantastic job with all your vids! Ty for putting in all the extra work making them

[@paulg2313]

Hi. So I've seen your video's of insulating a basement. My question is. If I use the 1inch ridgide foam board do I have to frame after and just use the foam board to help keep the basement warm?

[@HouseImprovements]

You really should and also rigid foam should not be left exposed, it needs to be covered by at least 1/2" drywall to protect it from fire since it gives off a toxic smoke when burned.

[@paulg2313]

does the framing have to be the normal 2 X 4 or to keep the space i have can i use furring strtps?? and make like a grid system and the apply drywall?@@HouseImprovements

[@flash8051]

Well done! I'm gonna insulate an exterior garage wall soon. Just wondering why you don't use the paper backed insulation? Do you need a different type of vapor barrier in Canada or for the basement walls? Coldest it gets here in So. California where I am is around 35 F. and it's just a garage so not too worried about the tiny air gaps etc.

[@HouseImprovements]

The paper back is not common here, we need a much better air/vapour barrier .

[@Maxid1]

I usually use the paper sided fiberglass when I don't use solid open or closed cell. But it looks like I've never done the fiberglass right...

[@HusCal]

Hi Shannon, great videos I learned so many tricks from your videos. Thank you. I am replacing one wall in my basement because of water damage through the window. Window is now replaced. The house is old and they did not use rigid foam back then. Just fiberglass and vapor barrier. I am in Ottawa Canada, so it is cold here and insulation is important. Is there a point for me to install rigid foam between the concrete and the fiberglass. Remember I am replacing only one wall of a room. If I use rigid foam for this wall it will be the only place in whole basement. Adjacent rooms even adjacent wall does not have rigid foam. Should I bother putting the rigid foam?

[@Mary20457]

You are a real artist, love your video. You explain things clearly! Thanks

[@tanyalangille1278]

I just did this in a very large space with about a minute's worth of guiding first. Now I watch your video! One thing, those extra pieces are handy to tuck into unintended gaps. I was using Roxul.

[@mikewhatley2731]

Hi Shannon, I'm building a pole barn house and have the walls studded out now. The building was erected completely wrapped with an R7 radiant barrior, directly under the metal siding (roof and walls). There are no eves, thus no eve vents, with a 5 inch ridge vent. The ceiling is vaulted and 18 feet at the peak inside. Should I install a vapor barrior on the interior once the bat insulation is in? The total R value for the whole house will be R26, but my walls are very thick and will have a dead air space of about 4 inches between the bat and the radiant barrior. I live in southern Louisiana so its more about cooling than a heating.

[@HouseImprovements]

I'm thinking not with the humidity down there? Best to contact your local building code authorities to be sure

[@brant3948]

good video, but I can't say that I 100% agree with you corner tutorial near the end... only because most DIY people would frame a corner like that, long before ever even thinking about insulating... and would be forced to remove a stud in order to insulate. a better corner framing method (L corner) would allow for full access for insulation at a later time.

[@buggsy5]

Or maybe use spray foam in that one cavity?

[@diggler306]

Really good information Shannon! Thanks for the video.

[@r.joseph8911]

I also like to use a putty knife to fluff the batts and get them nice and smooth in the wall cavity

[@woodmasterguy]

Nice video Shannon. Surprised that beam is not nailed to a king stud without any doublers to support it, is there lolly poles supporting that beam?...

[@HouseImprovements]

+woodmasterguy It sits in a beam pocket on the concrete basement wall that you can not see.

[@richardlentz3101]

Can I use faced and unfaced bat insulation together in an exterior wall?. I was planning on installing a 6 mill. vapor barrier over interior of wall. Reason being i ran out of unfaced insulation and have enough materials to finish insulating if I combine the to types of insulation.

[@HouseImprovements]

Should be fine but you can usually remove the faced surface from the batt without much damage.

[@josechavez5950]

Great tutorial Shannon ver y Wellington explained very easy to follow Thank you!

[@HouseImprovements]

thank you

[@IRV707]

How did you install the foam board n the concrete wall?

[@HouseImprovements]

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[@taromcbarako7210]

Excellent video! After 5min I couldn't wait to subscribe. I especially like the detailed, step-by-step instructions, pro-tips, and no over the top presentation style.

[@HouseImprovements]

Awesome, thank you!

[@aidenpettigrew9246]

You waist so much time with all your measurements and cutting table. All you need is a knife, hammer tacker, caulking gun and you’re set.

[@chrisjennings1204]

my basement does not have rigid foam against the walls, do I need to use R-40 or can I still use R-22?

[@HouseImprovements]

Your local building code office will dictate that . Best to check with them.

[@chrisjennings1204]

@@HouseImprovements it's already finished I'm just renovating it. Still possible to put rigid up when already fully framed?

[@internet123ism2]

talk about that yellow knife

[@sdjnwhyNZ]

Thank you very much for your tutorials. Your videos always provide inspiration for my journey to becoming a practitioner. :D

[@ZachScott1]

would be interested to see you do something on a bonus room. Have a knee wall and ceiling to insulate in finish out in our house. I have installed batt insulation before but wondering if i need something different for the ceilings and some say do an air gap others say you dont' need one.

[@HouseImprovements]

+Zach Scott use my forum for questions please.

[@32tron]

Any downfall of using foam board and then faced batts behind the wall with paper facing the interior of the home?

[@jamescc2010]

Can I simply use BATT insulation with my kitchen wall (outside is stucco)?

[@HouseImprovements]

yes

[@jamescc2010]

Are there any differences between insulation with on paper side, and this type you are showing? I am in Southern Cal, what R value should I use for 2x4?

[@DjayDiah]

thanks for the blooper! great video.👍

[@richardhill2540]

Awesome vid! Thanks Shannon. I'm working on a basement and trying to figure out if I should add more insulation where my framing studs sit 3-4 inches from the wall (the walls aren't very straight) or just leave an air pocket between the wall and the insulation. No idea if there's ever been water/moisture issues in the house, and I can't decide whether the air pocket would help mold grow, or eliminate it because there's a pocket to dry the moisture from the walls. Any ideas?

[@HouseImprovements]

Not an issue ,but you could install R20 insulation instead of R10 since you have the space

[@jbb5470]

Thanks a million! Very informative and helpful. Thanks for sharing

[@dougmottert2258]

when do you know when to put the plastic against the concrete wall or the outside of the insulation, Thanks, Doug

[@HouseImprovements]

+Doug Mottert come to my forum with your questions please.www.house-improvements.com/forums/

[@kaseymiller6639]

great video. Why do you have loops of wire around that electrical outlet? sorry it's off topic of your video I am just curious, keep up the good work.

[@HouseImprovements]

+Kasey Miller HEHE watch my electrical rough in videos to see.

[@DS-tt7ej]

Every justidiction is different. Where I live, wires need to be tight and stapled within 6".....

[@Bob-wi8io]

Does the vapor barrier have to be plastic?

[@HouseImprovements]

+Bob Yes and it needs to be specifically labeled as approved for air/vapour barrier.

[@ThomasFreundl]

Do you need a vapor barrier for an above ground exterior wall?

[@HouseImprovements]

In most areas ,yes.

[@MrTooTechnical]

great vid. but two things: R-5 foam on the interior cement wall in canada (NO, NO). Vapour barrier in a basement wall (NO, NO). Use R-10 foam and pink (or roxul) with NO vapour barrier. take care.

[@cz3chmonkey]

+dave daved dont listen to this guy

[@MrTooTechnical]

+cz3chmonkey why. i am too amazing

[@MrTooTechnical]

You mean listen to Shannon or me? Thanks

[@brad3009]

So you put the insulation sheets up first, then frame over them, then insulate in between the studs?

[@HouseImprovements]

yes, that is what I did.

[@brianbiggs3484]

👍👍🇨🇦✌️🇨🇦✌️🇨🇦👍 Great work & information !!!

[@donaldslifka7366]

Don why are you not wearing a dust mask?

[@michaelschuenemann3505]

Ask Kevin Rudd he's already killed 4 People with his Disastrous PINK BATTS Scheme - go on and ask him !

[@JackRR15]

Can anyone confirm this for me as I'm not 100% sure. I've got the insulation part fully understood, my question is after, if I *don't* want to finish the wall (don't put drywall), just have it inuslated to heat the room, do I simple put a plastic poly sheet over as a vapor barrier and it's good to go ?

[@edgarjimenez6541]

Hi. You do a good job. But Osha not aproub. Because you do this Work out of safety utilities. One. A supermega Important is. You need use a Dustmask. All the small particules that you not see it is on the air. Colpete invisible but all tha ended. In you lungs. & you get Equal at Cancer. You intal work is Good but need learn more about risk. Consecuences. I'm a profetional insulator for 20 years

[@justinkosmic9187]

I will be installing insulation & drywall for the first time, this video and the other related videos have been really helpful; thank you.

[@stevenbuell5387]

You go there and wish you the best of luck. Better you than someone else who just may do a half ass job.

[@BodybyGym]

Shannon, i really like that long bladed knife you have that cuts that insulation like butter! we have to do a whole house! What knife is it and where can we get a couple? Thanks! Love your video's.!

[@sct-onism436]

Yall use measuring tapes cheats we juat use our fingers and mark on the bat where the measuee is

[@oneundecided]

Thank you for this video. I am building the external walls and windows around my porch. Question: do I need to install the vapor barrier above the fiberglass insulation? This porch will have the door and there is another door to the house. This porch will not be heated and the external walls will be made from the OSB and siding and the internal walls from the plywood.

[@HouseImprovements]

I would , it will stop drafts if sealed properly .

[@Keifsanderson]

Great instructional video. Thanks.

[@antoniosoria3039]

Making insulating pole will make the job 10 times easier. And measuring you can insert the fiberglass and see if you need to cut it or not along the studs by following the fiberglass in half and then cut along the studs the width that you need by eyeballing it which is effective and 10 times faster

[@arifmahmood8760]

I really like the way you only concentrate on the job,,, some people trying to be funny or add unrelated things in their videos,,,,

[@nickr3441]

How much are those bags?

[@HouseImprovements]

depends where you are and what size insulation it is.

[@arfift33n]

I have an unfinished garage with stucco exterior walls. I want to insulate it but I'm not sure which type to use? The stucco also has this paper on it.

[@hvnlyangellee]

What type of insulation should I use for central Florida wood shed? And if which side faces wall? Thanks

[@jackattack4851]

SHANNON, YOU MAKE ME WANT TO BATT INSULATE EVERYTHING!!!!!

[@battmanandtheholograms8973]

JACK ATTACK yeah yeah batts

[@myfloorworld]

If I am putting a wall which divides living space from storage space, does that wall need insulated? I would like that storage space to stay cool, so I thought insulating the dividing wall might achieve that.

[@HouseImprovements]

you could do that.

[@jameeljohnson7539]

I understand why u split it for the electrical box...but why not jus put the insulation behind the wire going across instead of covering it?

[@HouseImprovements]

Anywhere batt insulation is overly compressed its Rvalue in the area is reduced.

[@mo_viking7075]

HUGE help on a upcoming diy project, much thx.

[@HouseImprovements]

great!