I live in centeral alberta. My house is about 20years old. The basement is unfinished. I would like to start finishing it. To start what is the proper way to insulate the rim joices before I put in the ceiling tile?

Jason

Spray foam. Here's a couple of tips

YouTube - Best way to insulate a basement 800x600 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jSuWbdJy5A&feature=related)

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Most DIYers will have difficulty trying to use spray foam over head on the rim joist. If you look carefully at this video you will see they used what I recommend, unfaced batt insulation shoved up againist the rim. I cut a 2' length of R19 batt and fold it over in half, friction is usually all that's needed to hold it in place.