I Saved $5,000 Insulating My Basement - How to Insulate Basement

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[@enochbenoit3111]

Thanks for adding the part about wearing the proper PPE. It's an easy step to forget.

[@ryanscottlifts]

Yep! I'm glad I didn't hit myself in the eye with concrete haha

[@mleachx1]

Dang i do a ton of diy and it legit never occurred to me to format Excel squares into square foot blocks. Thanks for pointing that out in your video, I'll def be using that tip now

[@ryanscottlifts]

It's great. I have used it before to provide an engineering drawing for a part I needed made and given the excel file to an actual engineer to put into CAD. He said it was a really cool way for anyone who doesn't know CAD to speak their language.

[@scottallender2934]

Can't wait to see it all finished!

[@andrewbeetz2196]

That's gonna be such a huge amount of living space, excited to see the progress, the excel tip was great!

[@ryanscottlifts]

Thanks man!

[@MrDaveELsouth]

Well done! As one who has been down this road, planning is everything. Might take longer for the savings and pride in the work is priceless. This will look fantastic once finished.

[@ryanscottlifts]

Thanks brother!

[@MamaManifestsFreedom]

It’s looking so good!!! I’m seriously impressed!! ❤

[@ryanscottlifts]

Thanks! Are you single?

[@marclozano3461]

Congrats from Spain, hope to see more about your project!

[@ryanscottlifts]

Thank you! Framing videos next!

[@enochbenoit3111]

This is definitely giving me some inspiration to finish my garage and basement.

[@ryanscottlifts]

Let me know my man

[@Dorchwoods]

Doesnt the foam board act as a vapor barrier as well?

[@toddcancompute]

Are you going to insulate/air seal your rim joist? Or are they already done? I used rigid and spray foam to seal them up. Many videos on how to do this.

[@ryanscottlifts]

When they built the house, the rim joists were already sealed up and there is insulation up there, to code. I watched the same videos but determined I should be all set!

[@jeffdodge1913]

Beast mode man. Drywalling isn't for the weak.

[@ryanscottlifts]

Framing all done too....video coming soon haha

[@jeffdodge1913]

@@ryanscottlifts when's the inaugural party?

[@ryanscottlifts]

@@jeffdodge1913 hopefully June??

[@rroosenFB]

Better used some PU-foam glue to glue those iso panels to concrete, works faster and glues better

[@ryanscottlifts]

This seemed to work. I went to pull a few panels off to check them and I couldn't get them off without breaking the boards.

[@rroosenFB]

@@ryanscottlifts once they are hard ofcourse but at 10:14 in your video you see that panels that were put to the wall a short time before came back loose again and you push against them a second time. With pu foam glue you wont have that.

[@ryanscottlifts]

@@rroosenFB good to know! Thanks for sharing....wish I had known bc that was a pain haha

[@proaudiohd]

Insulation belongs on the outside

[@ryanscottlifts]

Not sure what you're talking about. This is literally the code/correct way to finish a basement

[@ryanscottlifts]

There will be another set of insulation between the 2x4s prior to drywalling

[@Dorchwoods]

He's referring to putting foam board on the outer walls and back filling them in. It literally doesn't matter how you do it, it all works the same (as long as you have the black tar coating on the outer walls in all underground areas). I am also going to be gluing the foam board to my inner basement walls 👍👍

[@ryanscottlifts]

@@Dorchwoods yep. That's how my foundation is.

[@nmore69]

Fellow ct resident !

[@ryanscottlifts]

Thanks for checking out the video!