"Insulation" Build Show Build: Boston Ep. 15

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  • @MegsCarpentry-lovedogs
    @MegsCarpentry-lovedogs Год назад +6

    Steve, so glad you spent time in a few sections of the presentation to discuss the building science of the dew point in a basement wall. Also the condensation issue in a cement basement wall. A cement foundation wall is like a sponge for moisture travel. I was not aware that laying down a light layer of closed cell spray first directly on the foundation wall would help the next thicker layer to adhere, making sure of a lot better contact, thus an impermeable for moisture to pass into the interior side of the foundation wall. Thanks for this! I have bookedmarked this to add to the document I am making for planning for the huge extension planned and discussions with draft drawing person and builder. 🙏🙏🇨🇦

  • @brokenwrench404
    @brokenwrench404 Год назад +32

    Lol, “let’s go find Jesus in the basement” 🤣🤣🤣

    • @jwristen24
      @jwristen24 Год назад +2

      Jesus rose from the basement to the main floor

    • @marshallmcfarland7555
      @marshallmcfarland7555 Год назад +1

      All this time I’ve been looking in the closet

    • @stevenbaczekarchitect9431
      @stevenbaczekarchitect9431 Год назад +2

      Jesus is everywhere!!!

    • @157-40_T
      @157-40_T Год назад

      Since Jesus is everywhere, I hope I can ask him to bring his truck and crew to PacNW!

  • @alvarocarrasco1896
    @alvarocarrasco1896 Год назад +4

    Thanks for highlighting the work of Advanced Insulation. We’ve been working with Jesus and his team for some time now and could not be more pleased with the outcomes. Also thanks for putting in a minority on the show! Massachusetts has an immense Latino/Brazilian labor force culture that are under-represented in social media! This enlightens me! Great Job Steve and Jesus.

    • @scottrodman
      @scottrodman Год назад +1

      Jesus is an amazing guy who has built a great business. He and his team have been wonderful to work with on the house. More to come on insulation! It is really good to see an entrepreneur build a successful business and understand that his customers are his best references for future business.

    • @Crusader1815
      @Crusader1815 8 месяцев назад

      I'm not interested in whether Jesus or whoever is Hispanic. The only question is, are they doing the best work? Specifically pushing "minority owned businesses" always leads to "let's make sure not to hire the White guy." ruclips.net/video/IWZ5KQm12Lk/видео.html

  • @patrickkenny2077
    @patrickkenny2077 Год назад +5

    Great job, Steve; I had a couple questions in my head that you eventually answered in one form or another. I liked the fact that you let Jesus (and his enthusiasm) take lead in describing things and then helped to interpret it into consistent language for your viewers.
    One thing I am curious about though is if there is any risk having both the ZipR9 and the closed-cell foam in places where wood might be islanded between the two; if water somehow does get in there it would seem like it would be unable to dry out. I guess it is low probability, but maybe something like the radiant floor system leaking.

    • @vapeurdepisse
      @vapeurdepisse Год назад

      That makes sense. Builders tend to brush this aside because they're long gone when something like this happens. And IMO it's quite likely because there is no way that zip tape or whatever other system doesn't open up a bit over the long term

  • @bobainsworth5057
    @bobainsworth5057 Год назад +3

    If for some reason in the future you have flooding when you do restoration do you have to take closed cell out? Or do you just take out the bats clean the closed cell and 2x 's and put in new bats?

    • @stevenbaczekarchitect9431
      @stevenbaczekarchitect9431 Год назад

      We would need about 50' of water to flood, but if we did the closed cell is hydrophobic

  • @tracymankey9314
    @tracymankey9314 Год назад +4

    I wish you would do a video on a 5 foot pitch on a house in the attic

  • @tamil1001
    @tamil1001 Год назад +3

    With R-9 continuous on the outside with air barrier established on the outside I feel that adding an additional 2 inches of closed cell results in diminishing returns in terms of performance while adding significantly to the budget. I can understand spray foaming the band joists but I guess it really depends on the budget as well as the climate zone. Interested to hear your thoughts.

    • @dlg5485
      @dlg5485 Год назад +2

      I'm guessing they use closed cell as a backup air/moisture barrier and framing stiffener, as much as for insulation...a 'belt and suspenders' approach. If you're building your dream home and you have the budget, why not go all out? One thing is for sure, this house will be extremely comfortable and quiet.

    • @stevenbaczekarchitect9431
      @stevenbaczekarchitect9431 Год назад +2

      Agreed, we could have just done cellulose in the wall cavity, but the homeowner wanted the extra R-8 in the wall cavity

  • @frobeck1487
    @frobeck1487 Год назад +2

    I like this guy; 100% sure.

  • @tracymankey9314
    @tracymankey9314 Год назад +3

    Very smart man I wish it was code for how you build love your pride

  • @MustPassTruck
    @MustPassTruck Год назад +4

    I guys better go give AC some love now. He's got some projects that need help.

  • @IndyPhil
    @IndyPhil Год назад +4

    What I'm curious about is the Blower Door score. Any plans to let the viewers see how it does?

  • @RealChoice1776
    @RealChoice1776 Год назад

    Big question, I saw a demonstration and Spray in Foam was highly flammable

  • @imdcareys
    @imdcareys Год назад

    Steve, lovin’ the series! My question for you is your involvement after making up the exceptional plans. Are you Managing the GC and others, or are you now more in a Consulting position on this build?

  • @CharlieH_design
    @CharlieH_design Год назад +1

    So why do you put closed-cell foam at the band joist? You have the R-9 Zip that goes over the wall. How is the band any different than the wall? I was trying to go spray foam free but I saw lots of people spay foam and was unsure if people were copying others.

  • @MrCannonls
    @MrCannonls Год назад +1

    Why not do any exterior insulation against the foundation wall? Maybe xps boards that you backfill up to?

  • @vapeurdepisse
    @vapeurdepisse Год назад +3

    I've seen another company inject into 100 year old brick veneer walls and I'm not sure that's a good idea. Curious as to whether injecting in an old brick veneer wall is a good idea?? I have big doubts.
    On second thought maybe they were injecting something else like cellulose. It was a small hose coming out of a truck and into a window, with pneumatic noises on interval.

    • @stevenbaczekarchitect9431
      @stevenbaczekarchitect9431 Год назад +1

      I have doubts too.......there are companies working on an injectable foam insulation

    • @vapeurdepisse
      @vapeurdepisse Год назад

      @@stevenbaczekarchitect9431 I guess I was thinking more in terms of dew point and potentially rotting the structure by injecting something without keeping an air gap between brick and insulation. I need to speak to a building science consultant in the Boston region... Got some good names?

    • @vapeurdepisse
      @vapeurdepisse Год назад

      ​@@HarmonsHarborOn second thought maybe they were injecting something else like cellulose. It was a small hose coming out of a truck and into a window, with pneumatic noises on interval.

  • @davidcavanaugh9183
    @davidcavanaugh9183 Год назад

    Why did you vent the slope? I would assume there is no mechanicals or ducting. From what I understood from previous videos a conditioned attic is better.

  • @speciesofspaces
    @speciesofspaces Год назад +2

    I'd also be curious to know the current state of the chemistry as far as fire retardants and other unwanted chemicals? The off-gassing even with an ERV seems undesirable.

    • @dlg5485
      @dlg5485 Год назад +3

      I don't know the details, but I've seen builders use closed cell foam that they claim to be "green" with no extended off gassing. I'd be interested to learn more about such a product.

    • @stevenbaczekarchitect9431
      @stevenbaczekarchitect9431 Год назад +1

      @@dlg5485 yes, I am told, as I have no testing equipment, that after about 24-48 hours the closed cell is pretty much inert

    • @speciesofspaces
      @speciesofspaces Год назад

      @@dlg5485 years ago when I looked into SIP panels I had the same issue. The chemicals in the products were often not good and fire retardant was one of them. Oddly enough at that time a "green building material" had to do more with energy efficiency than say what it was made of and what was inside it etc. Even if the product on the safety data sheet says there is nothing hazardous in the material I would still check the fire retardant numbers if possible. Manufacturers may still not be transparent about the latter as it is code required. Keeping it simple is still the best building advice. Getting into too many different approaches at once to solve a single problem just doesn't make sense.

  • @benjaminshrimpton1
    @benjaminshrimpton1 Год назад

    Love Steve and Baastan shtick!

  • @mixedbeans
    @mixedbeans Год назад

    For the slope roof are you still doing poly iso on the roof deck?

  • @jeff9774
    @jeff9774 Год назад +1

    Is this house being built for an apocalypse. The insulation specs are crazy

    • @DaniilStanisevschi
      @DaniilStanisevschi Год назад +2

      Crazy today, but in 3 decades the homeowner will appreciate it when climate change is inevitable.

    • @vanoknt
      @vanoknt Год назад +2

      @@DaniilStanisevschi you have to be more specific on this 3 decades! we been told that for the last century! if that were true most of the continents should have been under water by now!

    • @cp37373
      @cp37373 Год назад +3

      @@vanokntyou are objectively wrong.

    • @DaniilStanisevschi
      @DaniilStanisevschi Год назад

      @@vanoknt I am definitely exaggerating the speed of climate change and insulation needs, but insulation that is over spec for very hot / very cold climates will always be a plus. Smaller AC unit and less gas used for heating are the immediate benefits over time. I'm in a 50's build with barely any barriers other than R13 if I'm lucky. Most batts have collapsed inside the walls or gotten moisture damage that has significantly reduced R-value. If I could go back in time and ask for more rigid/moisture-resistant insulation now I would. Obviously, 70 years of building science is night and day.

  • @BirdBuster91
    @BirdBuster91 Год назад +6

    I wish there was more caution and explanation of shifting your condensation point in the wall assembly and making sure the inside face of the spray foam doesn't condensate. Touched on it in the basement but ignored the rockwool reducing face temperature of the foam, along with the house layer. Just flashing it adds more R value of course but without that R9 on the outside runs a high amount of risk of condensation forming on the inside of that spray foam in northern/cold climates. Not everyone is going to go for this bomber approach and could unsuspecting cause themselves a lot of grief. You guys do such a good job discussing topics like this, but I wish you thought more about warning others from making big mistakes by shifting that condensation point. I know its covered in other videos, but honestly ever video you try to showcase a system like this there should be mention and explanation of what to watch out for, links at the very least.

    • @asiridesigns5344
      @asiridesigns5344 Год назад +2

      The ratios for closed cell foam or exterior rigid insulation to prevent condensation are explicitly in the code. For those who don't know, it's 15% outboard or closed cell foam in climate zone 4c, 20% cz 4a/b, 30% cz 5, 35% cz 6, etc. - this is in reference to walls...

  • @alexzapata936
    @alexzapata936 Год назад

    What do you do about roofs that leak with closed cell spray form????

    • @alexzapata936
      @alexzapata936 Год назад

      @johnnymidnight814 rafters are 2x8. From my knowledge it would not be sufficient spacing for open cell or Rockwell.

  • @nickjewell05
    @nickjewell05 Год назад

    So what is the benefit of compressing the cellulose insulation by pumping it into the cavities so tight and compacting with rollers? My understanding was that if you compress insulation, it loses its R value.

    • @AA-we6hx
      @AA-we6hx Год назад

      Cellulose vs fiberglass or batt insulation are very different applications. You are correct with fiberglass or batt insulation uses the air space as the insulator. Cellulose wants to be compacted.

  • @bobjoatmon1993
    @bobjoatmon1993 Год назад +2

    Definitely NOT a fan of blown in cellulose because I've gone into over a dozen houses where it had settled down into the wall pocket over 15 to 20 years and left the top 1/4 to 1/3 of the wall uninsulated. (and the compacted cellulose wasn't doing it right either)

    • @baxt1412
      @baxt1412 Год назад

      Dense pack done right in the walls doesn’t settle. Low density does/can

    • @bobjoatmon1993
      @bobjoatmon1993 Год назад

      @@baxt1412 sorry, I don't think there's enough longevity in houses done that way to prove that yet

  • @rayfedorak4770
    @rayfedorak4770 Год назад +1

    Jesus in the Basement....thought you were referring to some type of subterranean church!

  • @joshmartin8714
    @joshmartin8714 Год назад +1

    Love your stuff Matt. Josh from Australia

  • @jeff9774
    @jeff9774 Год назад +6

    Let’s go find Jesus in the basement 😂

  • @charliehargrave7458
    @charliehargrave7458 Год назад +1

    Why not spray 2 inches of spray foam on the outside of the basement to keep all moisture out of the concrete basement.

    • @firstdaddy
      @firstdaddy Год назад +2

      The water proofing membrane applied to the outside foundation wall is more cost effective and durable than spray foam. It makes better sense to do it the way Steve designed it.

    • @stevenbaczekarchitect9431
      @stevenbaczekarchitect9431 Год назад

      @@firstdaddy Agreed

  • @shane3498
    @shane3498 Год назад

    I don't get using cellulose for walls. It settles and you lose your R-Value at the top of the cavities. Why not use rock wool, or just go more with closed cell? Just trying to understand.

    • @ulisess5732
      @ulisess5732 Год назад

      Cellulose will not settle if you know how to install it properly!

  • @KevinSmith-qi5yn
    @KevinSmith-qi5yn Год назад +2

    Filming blowing cellulose where the worker is in full PPE, and they are talking in no PPE in front of him.

    • @stevenbaczekarchitect9431
      @stevenbaczekarchitect9431 Год назад

      The PPE was when he was spraying foam, the mask does help with dust, but the dust is close proximity

  • @rocdajacable
    @rocdajacable Год назад

    What about the electric i haven't seen any yet ..

  • @brokenwrench404
    @brokenwrench404 Год назад +2

    What happens when your roof leaks for attic spray foam or if termites get between the foam and wood. You lose the ability to see sign of tue mites because they’re hidden behind the foam but with regular insulation the droppings always end up being visible

    • @anonymousf7byyj
      @anonymousf7byyj Год назад

      And damp and mold

    • @rosegold7975
      @rosegold7975 Год назад +1

      It can definitely be a problem because of everything you said. The only thing is preventative maintenance and building correctly. Having a good roof, termite prevention, and yearly inspections can prevent the problems from occurring or getting really bad. If you get a leak, you won't know about it until it's real bad. As for termites, it's possible you will notice but it may end up being real bad before you find out.

    • @vapeurdepisse
      @vapeurdepisse Год назад

      I'm not sure how much more you would see the termites behind your walls if you had a different type of insulation. Unless you meant the basement.

  • @lucassitto
    @lucassitto Год назад +2

    “Oh my god” -Jesus 2023

    • @MyFathersBusinessLLC
      @MyFathersBusinessLLC Год назад

      A man who’s named the most sacred and precious word in the world, casually takes the name of God for insulation. I’m shocked.

  • @drewfoxx4570
    @drewfoxx4570 8 месяцев назад

    Can anyone recommend me some good books on building science for high performance homes?

  • @imwteach
    @imwteach Год назад +1

    This seems like a whole lot of time, labor and materials. Why not just build with ICF?

    • @stevenbaczekarchitect9431
      @stevenbaczekarchitect9431 Год назад +1

      Not even close.......I had it priced here, far more costly, and less effective

    • @imwteach
      @imwteach Год назад

      @@stevenbaczekarchitect9431 How do you measure not as effective? Are you comparing apples to apples?

  • @DaniilStanisevschi
    @DaniilStanisevschi Год назад

    What do you think about having 2+ vapor barriers like on this build? Would that not potentially cause vapor entrapment between the two, and does it matter? How about water leak potential, will a leak eventually permiate and will it rot out the wood in the wall before it can be notoced? Old homes have leaky everything but it also allows them to dry out before serious rot. It's when homes were becoming more air tight that rot became a thing.

  • @bobjoatmon1993
    @bobjoatmon1993 Год назад

    The problem is that insulation is too expensive, the price is set (by all the manufacturers) so it's barely breakeven economical to use it.

  • @hampyonce
    @hampyonce Год назад +1

    "Jesus is just alright with me..." Steve.

  • @highball7347
    @highball7347 Год назад +1

    “I keep referring to him as Jesus over and over so everyone thinks I’m a real funny guy”

    • @stevenbaczekarchitect9431
      @stevenbaczekarchitect9431 Год назад

      maybe a little of that

    • @MyFathersBusinessLLC
      @MyFathersBusinessLLC Год назад

      Thou shalt NOT take the name of the Lord in vain. Imagine all the vanity following the son of that man’s blaspheming mother…

    • @highball7347
      @highball7347 Год назад

      @@MyFathersBusinessLLC yep. Not calling anyone Jesus. And I have nothing but the up most disrespect for anyone that wants to be called that.

  • @vapeurdepisse
    @vapeurdepisse Год назад

    Another 5 mil project 😵‍💫

    • @dlg5485
      @dlg5485 Год назад

      Nonsense. This is clearly an expensive house, but it's nowhere near 5 mil.

    • @scottrodman
      @scottrodman Год назад

      I can guarantee that you have massively overstated the cost, thank goodness. The goal is to reduce the incremental cost of building more efficient homes as more contractors gain experience and many of these processes become the norm.

    • @vapeurdepisse
      @vapeurdepisse Год назад

      This is Boston guys... You have no idea. A 300k house in Texas is 2 mil here. Developers buy 1 mil houses to raze down and build new. We're not in Kansas anymore...

  • @157-40_T
    @157-40_T Год назад

    Do they make flame retardant cellulose?

    • @DTWCT
      @DTWCT Год назад

      Pretty sure all of it is

  • @jeffersonoliveiraUSA
    @jeffersonoliveiraUSA Год назад

    I like these videos, my question is why did you guys start the video, talking yelling!!!!

  • @darenbloomquist3784
    @darenbloomquist3784 Год назад +6

    Cheers from New Mexico. OMG. Steve, please say Jesus' name correctly. His name is HaySoos...not JeeSus.

    • @T12i99iN
      @T12i99iN Год назад +4

      I was thinking the same thing…lol

    • @jennifernebraska9728
      @jennifernebraska9728 Год назад

      Please be respectful and please let me know when a show without this person is on as I choose not to promote this attitude.

    • @darenbloomquist3784
      @darenbloomquist3784 Год назад

      @@jennifernebraska9728 I don’t think it is a disrespectful thing on Steve’s part. It is just ignorance. I grew up in MN and have lived in New Mexico for over 30 years. Steve is a brilliant architect. Jesus should tell Steve how to pronounce his name but I don’t think he would feel comfortable doing so with a contractor.

    • @alejandroruiz1486
      @alejandroruiz1486 Год назад

      The guy’s Brazilian or Portuguese.

    • @leestebbins5051
      @leestebbins5051 Год назад +1

      Do we really know the correct pronunciation? Is it germane to the topic?

  • @AleksLazar
    @AleksLazar Год назад +1

    What about toxicity with this foam over time

    • @SubliminalMessagesTV
      @SubliminalMessagesTV Год назад +3

      Let thee next generation deal with all that humbug 😅

    • @MyDogmatix
      @MyDogmatix Год назад +6

      Only time will tell.
      so much foam, what happens to all this foam when this house goes to the dump? We need materials that are recyclable or reusable as other products. My weak understanding of foam and all petroleum products is that they degrade and become brittle over time. Someone please inform me if I am wrong.

    • @publicmail2
      @publicmail2 Год назад

      @@MyDogmatix dump? who cares..

    • @MyDogmatix
      @MyDogmatix Год назад +3

      @@publicmail2 right. That’s the problem. Because no one cares about basting every scrap of wood in petroleum products that just break down over time and seem to do a good job of getting everywhere and it’s not good for our long term survival of our status quo in this world. Just because some guy says 100% all the time and “this is the right way to do it”…doesn’t mean it’s a great product.
      Other types of spray foam hightlight these problems just as well; like using spray foam (I know its a different product, but it has the same problems over time)
      into the ground to lift a sinking exterior slab, because why? we're too lazy/cheap to break the concrete, fix the problem and have a longer lasting solid product. This is a big problem in our world.
      Basting our houses in foam, is not the answer to all our problems.
      Creating things that last a lifetime, or many lifetimes is the way to go. But using products that are made out of recycled plastic bottles, just fools us in the present and destroys the future.
      Do you have kids? I do. And I spend a lot of my building experience, and design time, trying to think of ways to use and reuse things to try to limit the amount of foam I use, instead of using it everywhere.
      Our children and our childrens, children deserve better. Just because most of us reading this will be dead or too old to care, in 30-50 years, is a poor excuse to not think far into the future ( as if 50 years from now is far in the future)
      Bottom line is, I’ve not heard a good enough excuse for using this amount of spray foam…everywhere, to convince me that this is a good idea. Prove me wrong and tell me these materials don’t break down like my cheap plastic hose. All plastic is different, but I have yet to hear a good enough excuse for this much spray foam everywhere. We Got to think longer term and not just about our annual bottom line.
      Insulators love it. It is easier for them. These are not necessarily the right people to be answering these questions though as they love these products and it makes their old job very easy.

    • @brokenwrench404
      @brokenwrench404 Год назад +1

      @@MyDogmatixI use to use the great stuff foam around the exterior of a 100 year old ranch house to plug all kinds of different holes and cracks.
      Within 4 mild coastal SoCal summers that stuff was gone. It becomes like a tortilla chip and breaks apart

  • @JM-nd3ps
    @JM-nd3ps Год назад +3

    Basement Jesus!? When did this become the Angry Cops channel?

  • @demetriuscassidy3702
    @demetriuscassidy3702 Год назад +7

    why do you keep butchering the guys name

    • @brokenwrench404
      @brokenwrench404 Год назад +4

      Seems more like a joke than anything else

    • @godknowsimstupid7848
      @godknowsimstupid7848 Год назад +4

      It comes off as either ignorant or belittling, neither are a good look......unless he actually goes by that pronunciation then who knows.....

    • @jeff9774
      @jeff9774 Год назад +1

      Could be like the name Jorge. Most people name Jorge go by George.

    • @cp37373
      @cp37373 Год назад +3

      @@godknowsimstupid7848calm down the prejudice.

    • @stevenbaczekarchitect9431
      @stevenbaczekarchitect9431 Год назад +3

      That is what he told me, that it what I call him.

  • @nolancraw
    @nolancraw Год назад

    Hhhhhhhundred percent 😂

  • @stuartkorte1642
    @stuartkorte1642 Год назад

    Pronounced “hay-sus”

  • @larrytinnin3357
    @larrytinnin3357 Год назад

    You guys have to take care of your bodies the way you do a homes……

  • @MrMinnesota99
    @MrMinnesota99 Год назад

    Poly-iso spray foam and sheet have poor r-value in cold climates. BS r-value ratings at 70 degree f. don't apply to real houses

  • @Fedgery007
    @Fedgery007 Год назад +2

    No way I’m using spray foam in my next house!

  • @zednott
    @zednott Год назад

    big men should not ware low cut jeans.

  • @apollossevere8602
    @apollossevere8602 Год назад

    Change your name bud …