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New construction and remodels

Insulation for new builds and remodels

Batts in the walls, vaulted ceilings and floors. Blown in attics. Foam where it makes sense, from under the slab up. Builders and owner builders.

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A framed bonus room on a new build before insulation
A new build bonus room, framed and ready for insulation.

What goes where

  • Walls: fiberglass or rock wool batts, or closed cell foam, or flash and batt.
  • Vaulted and cathedral ceilings: batts or foam.
  • Attics: blown fiberglass or cellulose to full depth.
  • Floors over garages and crawl spaces: batts or foam.
  • Under the slab and foundation: foam before the pour.

Rock wool or fiberglass

Both come as batts and both work, and we install both. Matt Risinger, builder and host of the Build Show, walks through why he chose rock wool for his own house in 7 reasons I used Rockwool insulation at my house.

Code

New homes in Ohio are built to the 2019 Residential Code of Ohio, based on the 2018 IRC and in effect since July 1, 2019 [1]. Its prescriptive table calls for R-49 ceilings, R-20 (or R-13 plus R-5 continuous) in wood frame walls, R-19 floors in climate zone 4 and R-30 in zone 5, and R-10 continuous or R-13 cavity insulation on basement and crawl space walls [2]. We build to what your plans and your inspector call for.

Upstairs framing on a new build, ready for insulation
Upstairs framing, before insulation.
New framed walls filled with closed cell foam between the studs
New walls in closed cell foam.
A framed bonus room with knee walls on a new build
Knee walls in a bonus room.
Foam sprayed over the ground inside new footers before the slab
Under the slab, before the pour.

Questions about this job

What do you install on new builds?

Fiberglass and rock wool batts in walls, vaulted ceilings and floors, blown fiberglass or cellulose in attics, and spray foam where it earns its cost, including under slabs before the pour.

Do you work with builders?

Yes. Builders and owner builders both. Send the plans or the square footage and we price it from there.

What R-values does the code call for?

New homes in Ohio are built to the 2019 Residential Code of Ohio, based on the 2018 IRC and in effect since July 1, 2019 [1]. Its prescriptive table calls for R-49 ceilings, R-20 (or R-13 plus R-5 continuous) in wood frame walls, R-19 floors in climate zone 4 and R-30 in zone 5, and R-10 continuous or R-13 cavity insulation on basement and crawl space walls [2]. We build to what your plans and your inspector call for.

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Sources

  1. International Code Council. Ohio code listing: 2019 Residential Code of Ohio, 2018 IRC amended, effective July 1, 2019.
  2. Ohio Board of Building Standards. Residential Code of Ohio, Chapter 11 Energy Efficiency (rule 4101:8-11-01, effective July 1, 2019), Tables 1101.7 and 1102.1.2.