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Cape cod house attic insulation.
Cool vent a rigid insulation panel composed of polyisocyanurate foam core from hunter panels is manufactured as a ventilated nailbase roof insulation panel.
This creates triangular attic spaces behind the kneewalls.
I have already re insulated w r 13 vapor barrier fiberglass and added new drywall to the 1st floor.
Because it s hard to insulate these areas many capes leak heat at the eaves a recipe for ice dams.
Kneewalls against the sloped ceilings.
Many of the post war cape cod houses are narrower and are much tougher to work in.
Sep 20 2015 i am in the process of remodeling the attic area of my 1 1 2 story typical cape cod home located in chicago.
In our illustration as shown the closed cell solid foam foil faced high r insulation is itself a vapor barrier with a perm rating close to zero.
About 650 per floor sq ft cape cod on long island built in 1956 w 2 x 4 16 oc construction.
In my case i thought that insulating the knee wall attic floor r 60 and knee wall itself 2 of taped iso was preferable because it allowed for higher levels of insulation than just filling the rafter cavity.
The 2nd floor has 2 bedrooms separated by the stairs in the center of the house.
It was built sometime in the 50 s and.
Older cape cod style homes may be charming but they are often poorly insulated.
Most have second floor bedrooms with 4 ft.