What is the best Insulation? (Part 1)

Jake Bruton of Aarow Building in Kansas City and Columbia Missouri discusses the pros and cons of many different types of insulations in the USA market place today. What is the best type of insulation? It depends on the location of the install in the building, your budget, views on environmental impact, installers available, and a whole hose of other variables. There really isn’t a best product but this video will provide you with a criteria to better understand the choices available.
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[Elioamerica]

rockwool is the best for me, i did my own test, this staff dont burn and is water repellent, i bought a 62 year old house, i'm updating with rockwoolI, put it on the inside walls too, this keep the rooms very quiet

[buddymack]

I've done something that works well in older homes: Spray foam to seal all the gaps in the wall between OSB, studs, bottom, and top plates, then apply the rock wool insulation. This way, you block out all the critters and drafts. Getting even more mileage out of your wool is to seal off those gaps, which also helps seal out sound. Win-win

[Republicanmouse]

For my pole barn (metal building) spray foam was fantastic. Great insulation and eliminated all air leaks. (I had to put in an air exchanger to make sure the forced air furnace would work properly.). But for my home I used fiberglass. R13 in the 4” walls and 24” of blown in fiberglass in the attic.

[dneff]

Rockwool seems to be the way to go. Iam still not sold on sprayfoam. Cost is alot more and i hear about it being mixed incorrectly causing alot of issues in homes. Id go with rockwool in a 2x6 wall and spray in cellulose in attic at this time. Plus most of your heat loss is cheap windows, doors and not enough insulation in attic since heat rises!

[mjoelnir]

The best insulation for a wooden hause is stone wool, it does not burn, it is used to increase fire protection.. Do not use an insulation that will burn and or when burning or melting produces toxic fumes.
The second advantage of stone wool is, that getting wet it keeps it´s shape and can dry out. It is not susceptible to critters. Otherwise it is a really good insulation in regards to heat and very good against sound.
Blown in insulation should not be used in a new house, you can close cavities after filling them.

[horizonhb]

Thank you for all the comparisons, they're really good. I encourage you to look into the toxic aspect of the various products and the need for increasing the air exchange by up to threefold to meet indoor air quality standards. One of the other big issues OSB flooring out gassing. Any research you could

[MakingBusinessesBetterAgain]

would have been amazing if you walked up to what you used in each section and spoke directly on why you used that product specifically in that home, great video though

[jefferyshall]

The “cellulous” (shredded newspaper) is that in walls it will settle over time after many years of you opened those walls there would be an empty hall at the top.

[johnakagi]

This is the most info. I’ve heard specifically on building applications. Very good!!!

[Jared_Albert]

Very interesting and informative thank you. I’m in zone 4 so it may not be as applicable as way down there where it’s warm

[armandoyourpersonaljeweler]

We are Doing open cell spray foam on exterior walls and attic. Rockwool on interior walls.

[doozeruk]

Good info and enjoyable... Surprised to hear the talk about the environment, I've just come back from the States on my first ever visit and can't believe what measures we take in Europe to help save the climate over the US... To be honest, seeing what little care there is, made me feel like not bothering at home anymore!

[robertgates-vgey]

i have a 12 bt 30 shead and can not get under the floor what can i put on the top of floor to
insulation

[fayee]

Excellent presentation. Thank you for the information much appreciated❤

[victorianantiquities]

Spray foam is a garbage product that 'may' be ok in a new house designed with proper air exchange, but it is definitely not recomended for any old house. The product overinsulates the envelope and traps moisture leading to rot and mold. This is a big problem in the UK where it has been widly used and there are over 250, 000 houses that are not mortgageable becaiuse lenders will not wrrite mortages on them becauise of these problems. Here in the states we are seeing the same issues and many insurers will not insure homes if this prodict is used in roofing systems. Please educate yourself to the very real problems with this product.

[glamptribe]

Excellent info. So thorough and professional. Thank you both for taking the time to do this.

[ODowney]

Here in EU it’s getting difficult to find home insurance if house has spay on foam. Primarily because inspectors cannot verify if there is mold or mildew issues unseen under the foam. So homeowners beware.

[chriscallaway]

Best? Dense Fiberglass, or Closed Cell Foam. Based on my insulation experience since 1966.

[Dancing_Alone_wRentals]

Could you apply two layers of the poly-iso and not have a problem with the foil faces causing a vapor barrier? ( Two sheets of 1" )
tHanks again for the video!

[fnfnjyk]

Neopor graphite infused polystyrene (GPS) what's missing from the discussion. The vast majority of residential builders are still using 2x 4 and r-13 insulation😢