nafischer90
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Hello,
My home has a main area built of brick (circa 1900). A block addition was built in 1969 consisting of a living area making the first floor an L shape. This living area had some pretty ugly paneling along 2 walls which I have removed. The third wall is a brick fireplace. Behind the paneling is some Sheetrock in poor condition I will also remove. The Sheetrock is attached to the wall with 1x2 furring strips and in between the strips is what looks like regular old Styrofoam (.75"). The room is therefore pretty poorly insulated and gets cold quickly if the heat is turned down. I am thinking of adding 2" foam board insulation (R10) to the inside of the wall and then attaching new Sheetrock over this.
Is this a sound plan and would the insulation in the one room on 2 walls be worth it?
The rest of the house (brick area) is also quite drafty and my plans are to work on making the windows more airtight over this summer. I will also add blown cellulose insulation in the attic spaces both above the main area and the addition.
In the attached picture the red lines are where I plan to install the insulation
My home has a main area built of brick (circa 1900). A block addition was built in 1969 consisting of a living area making the first floor an L shape. This living area had some pretty ugly paneling along 2 walls which I have removed. The third wall is a brick fireplace. Behind the paneling is some Sheetrock in poor condition I will also remove. The Sheetrock is attached to the wall with 1x2 furring strips and in between the strips is what looks like regular old Styrofoam (.75"). The room is therefore pretty poorly insulated and gets cold quickly if the heat is turned down. I am thinking of adding 2" foam board insulation (R10) to the inside of the wall and then attaching new Sheetrock over this.
Is this a sound plan and would the insulation in the one room on 2 walls be worth it?
The rest of the house (brick area) is also quite drafty and my plans are to work on making the windows more airtight over this summer. I will also add blown cellulose insulation in the attic spaces both above the main area and the addition.
In the attached picture the red lines are where I plan to install the insulation