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Spray foam insulation stone foundation.
There are three types of insulation.
Another foam bathtub note the twist in the approach.
The bottom edge of the blanket is fastened along the base of the wall.
For this reason insulation is necessary for stone foundations.
After installing the wall insulation you can frame your new steel stud walls several inches inside the foundation walls.
However it should only be applied by a professional.
Hey folks i ve read in numerous places including this site that you can spray closed cell spray foam insulation over field stone basement walls to insulate them.
The blanket is loose flexible enough to fit over the irregular stone surface.
Then you can put walls up with metal studs to finish your basement.
Everything i am reading is saying to never insulate a stone foundation from the inside.
1 normally you have to repoint the walls every 25 or so years.
This insulation treatment will be less expensive than spray foam.
The cleverness of this detail is that a granular drainage layer under the foam insulation and yet to be cast slab has been replaced with a inch drainage mat that extends up the walls about a foot.
Spray insulation is the best option if your stone foundation is uneven and has moisture problems.
The inch mat does what 4 inches of stones used to do.