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Posted by sid on May 8, 2008, 11:58 am
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> > on 5/8/2008 9:37 AM sid said the following:> Finishing the basement of a=
condo. =A0I intend to insulate the outside
> > > walls, but do I need to insulate the inside walls ? (the walls between=
> > > units), they are not cinder-block, they are poured.
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> > > Sid.
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> > The outside of the basement is already insulated, with dirt.
> > I insulated my poured basement walls with studs, insulation and sheetroc=
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> > The average year round temps down here, without any heat supply, is
> > between 62-75=BA F.
> > I do have the oil boiler and propane water heater down here, which
> > supplies a little heat in the winter, and the house AC helps cool it in
> > the summer, since cool air flows downward.
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> > Bill
> > In Hamptonburgh, NY
> > To email, remove the double zeroes after @
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> Dirt is not insulation, my freeze depth is 3.5ft, dirt transfers cold.- Hi=
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I insulated the outside wall with 1" foam board. My thought is that my
neighbors side of the common wall is heated to at least 60-65F. Do I
really need a lot of insulation on common walls, even if they are
poured ?
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