Foam in place insulation is sprayed into spaces between the joists and goes around venting pipes and electrical work.
Under concrete floor insulation options.
Insulating concrete slab floors timber frame floors are typically insulated with polystyrene boards or sheet insulation made from glasswool fibreglass wool polyester wool polyester mix and mineral wool.
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Although building codes differ by region builders typically use r5 and r10 insulation under the concrete slab but floors insulated with r20 contain the heat in your basement far better than those insulated with lower r values.
The most expensive option.
Concrete slab floors are typically insulated with polystyrene board.
It is the longest lasting and the highest r value insulation that can be put into place.
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Another option for insulating your concrete floor are some more flexible materials such as knauf rock wool insulation slabs or rockwool insulation slabs which also offer a level of sound insulation apart from known as being great and versatile insulators.
Underslab floor insulation rockwool rigid stone wool boards used as a continuous layer of insulation under a concrete slab can provide the thermal efficiency and mechanical properties required as an alternative to rigid foam.