How To Insulate Walls
Installing Prodex Total Insulation in your walls helps reduce heat transfer, lowering the energy required to heat and cool your home. This reduces the workload on your heating and cooling systems, potentially lowering energy costs and extending equipment life. In new construction or when replacing an existing system, the improved thermal performance may also allow an HVAC professional to specify smaller, more efficient equipment.
Use: Prodex 48 Inch, Fast Action, 62 Inch Fast Action, 10M, 72 Inch, White, 24 Inch, 16 Inch, Rustic, Reflective Bubble Reflective or Foil Fiberglass Vinyl
Equipment checklist: Reflective tape, double sided tape, utility knife and staples or screws - Refer to application.
Prodex (New Install) Over Stud:
- Staple or screw to affix insulation to wall before installing your studs.
- To improve performance, push insulation in to create air-gap (1+ inches).
- Tape seams with reflective tape or use 10M or Prodex Fast Action to avoid seam tape.
- Attach your drywall (optional)
One Layer Under Stud:
Screw or staple the insulation to underside of purlins.
Two Layers Over/Under Stud:
- Staple or screw to affix insulation to wall before installing your studs.
- To improve performance, push insulation in to create air-gap (1+ inches).
- Tape seams with reflective tape or use 10M or Prodex Fast Action to avoid seam tape.
- Roll insulation perpendicular to and over studs.
- Tape seams with reflective tape or use 10M or Prodex Fast Action to avoid seam tape.
- Screw or staple insulation to underside of purlins.
Two Layers - One Layer Between and One Layer Under Studs:
- Depending on your stud spacing, staple one layer of Prodex 24 Inch or 16 Inch insulation between studs.
- Staple or screw larger roll (Prodex 48 Inch, Fast Action, 62 Inch Fast Action, 10M, 72 Inch, White or Rustic) under stud (optional).
Drywall - No Problem :) If you wish to add drywall. Attach it to the underside of your stud as if the insulation were not there. The Prodex Total roll will smash between the drywall and the stud.
