animesuperj
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Question on insulting walkout basement for arcade build
I finally finished the construction on my walkout basement, and now need some help with the insulation. I've looked online, asked people, went to Home Depot; and can't figure out the proper way to do this.
I've attached some pics from google sketchup of how the room is layed out. The area with the OSB is the area I need insulated. This was the newly constructed area. That area is the only part of the room that is studded. The rest is underground. The wall that has the ramp is concrete brick, and the remaining two walls are fieldstone (the walls that don't have windows/doors on it).
Since it's a walkout, those are exterior walls; however the rest of the walls face the ground or the interior to the rest of the basement. With the studded walls being exterior, do I need to put a vapor barrier on them, the insulation? Put ridged foam, then insulation? This is the area that I'm confused. I eventually would like to drywall the studded area. I'm fine leaving the rest of the basement unfinished, because the fieldstone is a pain to really do anything with.
Also, the ramp leads up to the main level of the house. It's an odd layout, but it works. If anyone can help on proper procedure to complete this, that would be wonderful. I would love to continue working on this room to finish my arcade.
I finally finished the construction on my walkout basement, and now need some help with the insulation. I've looked online, asked people, went to Home Depot; and can't figure out the proper way to do this.
I've attached some pics from google sketchup of how the room is layed out. The area with the OSB is the area I need insulated. This was the newly constructed area. That area is the only part of the room that is studded. The rest is underground. The wall that has the ramp is concrete brick, and the remaining two walls are fieldstone (the walls that don't have windows/doors on it).
Since it's a walkout, those are exterior walls; however the rest of the walls face the ground or the interior to the rest of the basement. With the studded walls being exterior, do I need to put a vapor barrier on them, the insulation? Put ridged foam, then insulation? This is the area that I'm confused. I eventually would like to drywall the studded area. I'm fine leaving the rest of the basement unfinished, because the fieldstone is a pain to really do anything with.
Also, the ramp leads up to the main level of the house. It's an odd layout, but it works. If anyone can help on proper procedure to complete this, that would be wonderful. I would love to continue working on this room to finish my arcade.
