$$ HOW TO INSULATE EXISTING COLD WALLS ON A BUDGET DIY $$ Stop Loosing Heat and Start Saving Money!!

Cheap DIY insulation for cold walls is possible in your home improvement with Reflectix in just a few hours! This will save you $$$money$$$ on your energy bills!!
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In this video you will see how easy wall insulation is without disturbing the wall at all! You will also find out in this video if you can wallpaper over Reflectix insulation! Watch the video if you are curious!:)
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[@crystalroseblue6760]

Wow got an Old house no insulation hollow walls,no money, this is the best of the best idear....thank you .

[@michelemaliano7860]

This is just what I’ve been looking for a walk in closet that is on an outside wall. Thank you.

[@zeldagoblin]

You can buy this stuff with a peelable self adhesive backing. I lined my fitted wardrobes with it, they were situated on an outside wall. Massive difference, the wall is warm, not damp

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Thats very convenient I wasnt aware of that👍 Thank you for the info! That can be used on concrete surfaces as well! Cool! Oh yeah I agree difference is massive!

[@susie7121]

What is it called?

[@joshsotosband3323]

Have you noticed a significant difference with the house being warmer? Also, Will it retain cool air in the summer? Thank you.

[@arvindtaylor6871]

What is it called? Where can you buy it from?

[@snowshepard]

Link ?

[@shermanhofacker4428]

I lived in a camper trailer a couple of years ago that had a lot of windows and a huge glass sliding door, spraying a mist of water on the cleaned glass stuck the smooth side of bubble wrap very well and helped a bunch in reducing heat loss. Also eliminated condensation running down and collecting in the window sill.

[@jonathanwright5550]

Sooo bubble wrap on my old plaster wall

[@user-su5ft8lc9q]

And if someone tried to brake in the bubbles would pop and they would think they were being shot at and run away. Talk about duel usage, Wow INSULATION AND SECURITY!!!!!

[@judyconte6566]

My big concern would be mold between the wall you're covering up & the reflect texts because it's going right up against the wall. Would be a great idea to do a follow up video in 6 months to a year to where you peel some of it off to see what's happening between the wall and the Is foil product

[@yarikfreerunner1]

Exactly.

[@davidelliott5843]

This insulation is a vapour barrier. Moisture cannot migrate through, so there will be no mould behind. It’s a fundamental requirement of any insulation system.

[@thomp9054]

@@davidelliott5843 yep, there's never been mold in a house ever

[@dmjsvandal]

@@davidelliott5843 I think both of you and Judy have fair points. As you say, no moisture transfer from interior to sheetrock, so the application is great for permanent, semi-permanent cold climates or hot dry climates. In hot, humid climates, the foil will drop to near dew point temperature in the spring, summer, fall by way of AC (over the course of days). The damp warm air from the inner side of the poorly insulated wall void will condensate on the back of the sheetrock due to 6-7 degree dew point temperature gradient. Then molding will begin

[@walley2637]

yes, there is a reason that vapor barriers are between the drywall and the exterior. if the wall is cold it will create condensation. she would see the same kind of heat retention by simply using 2mil plastic that foam core is doing almost nothing. this will definitely create mold. it would be better to put strapping on the wall then another layer of drywall if you don't want to address the real cause of the poorly insulated wall.

[@bertarue]

Thank you so much for making this video. I had no idea this could be done. I have an older home too so this product is needed in some of my rooms. Can't wait to get started !

[@sallydavidson4471]

You did a great job adding the wallpaper! Nice straight lines and looked professional!

[@davidelliott5843]

Two years ago I battened a wall and covered with two layers of bubble wrap and three layers of foil in alternating layers. Foil edges overlapped and spray glued. Top face is drywall plasterboard. It has totally stopped the persistent damp and mould for very reasonable cost. It’s that good we can allow soft furnishings to touch the wall. Previously they became damp and mouldy. Not any more.

[@matimusthegreat]

Thinking of doing something similar.. can i ask, did you apply the plasterboard directly over the foil or did you add another level of battens ontop of the foil and then plasterboard. In affect to create an air gap both sides - wall side and plasterboard side. Ive battened my walls already and thinking of applying the foil insulation to the inside of the battens and on the brick wall and then plasterboard over screwed into the battens. From all the research i find they say an air gap is imperative for radiant style foil insulation to work but i cant afford to lose more space by adding another level of battens. Just curious to see how you did it?

[@fearone9694]

A dehumidifier or improved ventilation would have been easier.

[@humberton2306]

Awesome idea for on a budget applications. I will be doing something similar for my garage. It has completed walls without insulation. Thanks for the idea.

[@cupcakesmom3498]

Half of my garage was turned into a game room by the previous owners, it’s a nice addition but very cold, with this I can do the wall that’s shared with the garage, thanks.

[@VonnaVoo]

Wow, pretty cool. I used .05 insulation Formular board last year - only to learn it is not good for you to have exposed and can affect your breathing. With that being said, I am going to try this. Looks easy enough for a weekend project for me.

[@soulcandyalmadulce5885]

Beautiful, great job! It will give the warmth you are looking for, for sure.

[@jayne2467]

Thank you. I live in a very old trailer and these rolls would be easier and then I will wall paper. You’re the best! I appreciate you and your efforts for sharing. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽♥️

[@sandyjohnson1558]

Great idea 👍Need this right now , feel like wrapping my house with the weather we have coming. It's cold❄

[@akbauer2525]

Just put a similar product over my old windows. The temperature is much more comfortable than just the shrink wrap over the windows like I used for the last 6 years. I'll also be able to reuse this every year. Wish I'd thought of it sooner.

[@rakiademirli1209]

WOW - I tried it right away and came out beautiful!

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Wonderful!

[@vuralzafer3187]

this is amazing! love your videos, they are all useful to me, please upload more :)

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Thank you! Will do!

[@vedales8670]

One of the best DIY projects ever!!!

[@tarobinson7411]

Excellent. I'm doing a small entrance tomorrow. You solved my problem!!!! Yaaaaah.

[@ramaz8117]

Thankful 👌👍 well explained and to the point! Great vid 🙌

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Appreciate it! So glad to hear that😍

[@WadaGoodIdea]

👉UPDATE!!! UPDATE!!! I get a lot of questions about condensation concerns so I made a video addressing that issue! 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4OyZoNjlMtoY9E

[@meganlovely92]

I am so happy to have found your channel. This is a great solution to our cold room and it’s something I can afford and do.

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Glad it was helpful!

[@JayP-kd5rc]

Great idea, and it looks nice. Good job!

[@Julie-wr8dj]

Looks great!! Thanks for the info!

[@tejasfilipino]

Thanks for posting ! Great info. Very ingenious solution 💰🛠

[@equipolosantrax57]

This is amazing loved the video I was looking for a good idea to insulate my room i will be doing this thank you

[@WadaGoodIdea]

You are so welcome! Glad this was helpful!

[@juliewilliams9441]

Great idea,i'm going to do this thank you 👍🏼

[@maegardnermills4292]

Thank you. This is what I have been needing to do.

[@lucymartinez991]

Awesome, thank you for this. Very helpful for where I need it.

[@wynnetoms1269]

I had thought about this idea to add insulation to my walls, but covering with wall paneling. I love being able to see how wallpaper works.

[@qmnnvrdyz8965]

That's great! I have knob-and-tube wiring, so it can't be insulated, in the walls. I luv this idea, but I think I would just use it during the winter, so I'd just affix it at the top. Something is better than nothing, even if it isn't pretty! Thank you! Great job!!

[@kmwrites7456]

what a terrific idea! I think you did a wonderful job and I like the white brick paper.

[@carmel-wayfinder5401]

Excellent idea! great job

[@denverdanoreno]

I had a challenge in my midlife, homeless but capable, I used reflectix for a 12x12 storage unit in Tysons Corner Virginia, lived there for a little over a year and it worked well in a non-heated environment on the outside of my unit. Moral to story: Pay yourself 8-20% of net salary for a rainy day season that can last more than 6 months, hopefully. But most of us do live beyond our means.

[@kalo924]

Good advice about rainy day fund. When you have that, save for retirement. Because those years you are working and saving, the savings will grow. Exactly what I did as a single mom, now enjoying a comfortable retirement.

[@Breezybree63]

This is perfect information for apartment living.

[@arkansastrash320]

Thats is a really cost friendly imsulation and easy to use also great video.

[@WadaGoodIdea]

It really is! And thank you so much for watching👍

[@happiliness]

this is what i was looking forrrrr thanks!!!

[@janewilson9202]

WOW I'M GOING TO TRY IT OUT. THANKS FOR SHARING

[@WadaGoodIdea]

You are welcome! Have fun!

[@dtj4161]

Good job. I will try this on my bedroom addition room which is always cold in the winter. Thank you

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Awesome! Let us know how it works out for you!

[@ThinkerThunker]

How about drilling a few holes and spraying in foam insulation into the walls?

[@sunnyt334]

Love it!! Thank you for sharing ❤️

[@Shalam5784]

Thanks so much for this tip. Can you post the new temperature readings after the insulation installation? Thank you.

[@NapoleonDynamites]

Great job, I'm after using this on my pub shed, although it was insulated it was still losing the heat quickly in the winter months, I didn't know if wallpapering it would work until I seen this video last week. So thought I better come back and thank you for saving me a hole lot of money 👍

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Oh wow thats so awesome! I am very happy for you😍 And I really appreciate you taking your time and come back to update us! I am very happy with my results as well and thinking of doing this at different locations in my house!

[@y.t.a180]

Did temperature change much with wallpaper on??? The Lady never did check in video. Is insulation expensive?

[@y.t.a180]

@@WadaGoodIdea lovely job!!! You could have maybe used a hanging loose bamboo trails curtain...or made something similar. I loved result. My problem is too hot in summer..n little cooler in winter...for maybe one month. Does it work to keep cool in summer??? Thanks again. Subbed. Xxxx Spanish hot island, not mainland!

[@NapoleonDynamites]

@@y.t.a180 Have only had a few warm days here is Scotland this year but it seems to be working both ways, my shed doesn't heat up as much since I have done this, but keeps the heat in much better when it's cold and I used the heating. Although I have since changed the overall look, I put sheets of 5mm plywood over all of it then made ply panels, as I wanted an old style irish pub look to my shed.

[@WadaGoodIdea]

@@y.t.a180 Thank you! I had really good results in the winter time to keep warm but its been getting warm here and I dont think reflectix is as effective in the heat than it is in the cold!

[@ronaldjacobs8561]

Awesome video. Informative and entertaining. Thanks

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Thank you Ronald!:)

[@rhondapipes6387]

Your wall turned out nice, especially qith the peeling wallpaper. That can be a challenge to work with.

[@muthusala6143]

Very smart of you and it looked very nice

[@betsymckeeman]

Thank you for this fantastic idea! Love how yours turned out!!

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Thank you! Its been a year and Im still loving it😍

[@AhJodie]

Cool idea, looks great!

[@onurakdogan75]

Great video, well explained. Thanks Tuba

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Glad you liked it👍

[@MarijkeWillemsen990]

Good quality foam boards outside quality like roofmate from pir or pur are fire resistant and very easy to work with! They give a good background for wood, paper…if you use the ones you can plaster it looks very nice!

[@Carldancehard]

Thanks for the tip! Great video, the energy crisis is coming to Europe, so I started looking for a cheap but good heat insulation method. great video. Greetings from Hungary.

[@WadaGoodIdea]

You are welcome Carl greeting back to Hungary🤗

[@JohnDoe-wb4iv]

Great idea I didn't think of this thanks.

[@karimgomez6933]

Thank you for sharing. Since my house is old and insulation poor I was thinking to add more insulation between the walls (not foam) this is a good idea. New to your channel and new subscriber here.

[@mayrivera7651]

Thank you for sharing I need this from Japan

[@ilovephotos1919]

I am going to buy some Reflectix. I like your video. I just have a 16" section of wall that is poorly insulated. Just with my hand I can feel the heat this summer. It's an old mobile home so I believe the insulation has fallen over the years. Thank you!

[@Thereikifaequeen1177]

Thank you! I did this and added foam wall tiles on top for added insulation and it definitely helped my cold sunroom!

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Awesome!👍 Foam wall tiles are great idea! Are they self sticking?

[@michaelparanormal]

@@WadaGoodIdea Yes they are self sticking , i wished id used the thermal roll you used first with them ,my outer walls are always cold in winter times , great idea for a cheap fix!

[@billgreen576]

What sort of foam wall tiles. Polystyrene is a fire hazard.

[@CADreemz]

@@billgreen576 EPS is a fire hazard, but polyisoboard is not.

[@jepulis6674]

​@@CADreemzMold is what I would be afraid of when adding insulation to inside. Dew point and no ventilation to air it out rots wood nicely.

[@edithmiranda8484]

Thank you so much for this video!! I'm on a very tight budget.

[@WadaGoodIdea]

You are so welcome! Glad it was helpful!

[@ride4kix]

Very Impressive love your creative idea.

[@barbarabeckley8732]

Thanks for sharing great information

[@lindalowry1513]

Smart and looks so good I am going to do this many thanks. From South Dakota.

[@WadaGoodIdea]

You are so welcome! Glad it helped👍

[@kimberlyrogers9953]

Great idea ! Thank you

[@wadeconney6507]

Great idea! Love these kinds of fixes. Like insulting window shades, and all. But what about trapping moisture in between the wall and foil? Just wondering. Thank you!

[@naubaucat]

Great idea, and I will try.

[@K2Kumasi]

❤ thanks I’m heading to the store now

[@altayzafer]

wow!! what a good job done here! i could never do this project alone... welldone Tuba 😊

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Thank you altayzafer I appreciate your comment❤️

[@altayzafer]

@@WadaGoodIdea 🥰

[@lilianaj123]

This is a great idea!!

[@rogerbranch9248]

Looking amazing

[@nancywebb6549]

I used this on my attic pull down stairs. They are right above my thermostat. My gas bill seems to prove that it helps.

[@anniehills3580]

Very clever and good work, profesional😊

[@ChelseaPensioner-DJW]

Here in the UK, we have PIR insulation and Plasterboard (gyprock board) combined, it can be stuck directly onto the wall with no vapour barrier needed, a must for the older 19th century terraced housed we have here.

[@freedomofreligion3248]

To add an air space between Reflectix & the drywall, tack on furring strips (1/4"), then adhere or tack the foil stuff to the furring strips. Is REFLECTIX the best product for this? Please advise.

[@Thomas-se3tb]

Great idea. How about 1/2 inch ones? Also, Don’t you need it to be up against the wall though so it stops the cold from coming in?

[@marliesyanke4580]

It looks good, great idea.

[@wideawake8415]

I like it. I'm gonna do this. My bedroom wall and closet r freezing cold.

[@CAcutie1978]

Very nice job!!

[@patriciaharmon1215]

Thank you I'm going to do my whole sunroom in this material

[@garyr7027]

Good job, looks nice.

[@icsfreedom2007]

Excellent job Thank you

[@SledDog5678]

Great job!!!👍

[@crystalwebb5725]

I love reflectix and have used it so many ways. Im pretty sure there is going to be mold. I did have atleast. It does make things more heatable. Thx for the idea.

[@onmyworkbench7000]

I have a metal building with sheet metal on the out side and on the inside, when the building was being built the builders put this insulation on the outside of the frame then put the sheet metal over the insulation. My wife and I installed the sheet metal on the ceiling and the inside walls but before we installed the sheet metal on the walls we installed it over the frame the put the sheet metal over top of the insulation and it is working great. In the U.S. that type of insulation is call dubble bubble insulation.

[@LionsTigersBears]

Great ideas

[@user-su5ft8lc9q]

Very smart and enterprising youn lady.!!!

[@pattyharris1962]

Really good information

[@movieclipz1441]

Simple yet effective ❤️

[@hope2029]

Looks great! Will try the paper over my existing reflex stuff. Really makes a difference. What brand is the wall paper? The nail setter--- wondered what those things were for😁 learn something new every day!!

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Thank you fly 202! Wallpaper is from Amazon its Yancorp brand!

[@kathydoucette1381]

Looks great

[@steventripp4530]

Looks great .

[@iwrist313]

Great job at concealing the insulation. Would love to hang out with you to learn more.

[@RM-lj8bv]

Wow this is what I have been wanting, my flat is freezing in the winter.

[@WadaGoodIdea]

Perfect! Do it! You will be happy!

[@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885]

we also put two layers of plastic window insulation up! In my cold state the phrase is "comfort over fashion" thanks

[@andriedemetriou3113]

Looks good. 😊

[@VICIOUSX888]

Love ur video. Thank you so much

[@brianchill]

Nice video! I love how you concealed the insulation. Does this also work for Summer? and Reduce heat coming through walls? Thanks for sharing!

[@JayP-kd5rc]

Any layers you add like that would reduce both the cold in winter and the heat in summer.

[@Pallidus_Rider]

I made myself a Reflectix hat and cape to keep myself warm. Looks funny, but keeps myself warm. 👍🤫👍

[@stevemellinger3776]

Looks great🥺

[@theresamoore2436]

Thank you, excellent 👍🏽

[@sweetmother2406]

I think it’s very clever!

[@davidw460]

For moisture that condenses out of warm room air onto the cold wall surface - covering that wall means the space behind must be air tight so there can’t be a stream of warm room air feeding moisture to the area, which seems to have been accomplished here (?).

[@shonuff5806]

I'M ON IT!

[@brittalbach416]

cool, thank you for this video, Tuba

[@terencejamesmusic4126]

Thank you.