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    Mar 9, 2009, 08:06 PM
    Inuslating rim joice
    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?

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    Mar 11, 2009, 07:51 AM

    Spray foam. Here's a couple of tips

    YouTube - Best way to insulate a basement 800x600

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    Mar 11, 2009, 10:00 AM

    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.

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