How To Insulate The Floor Of A Cabin

A recap to my first video on the method i use for insulating the floors of my off grid cabins.

How to insulate the floor of a cabin.

These are some of the basic options you will find to use as floor insulation for your log cabin. Via air gaps in the walls. Insulating your log cabin s floor can save up to 20 of your annual heating costs when fitted properly and combined with the finished floor. You may also be interested in this post on double glazing r and u values and log cabin thermal.

I would also try to nudge you to insulate the roof as well. The solid logs allow for very little airflow in and out of the cabin. Place the batts against the underside of the floor then cover with the hardware cloth securing it to the joists with a staple gun. A well built log cabin can actually be more air tight than most stud frame homes.

This size of metal screen should be small enough to keep out nuisance animals such as mice. A closer look at the primary equipment. Approximately 70 of heat escapes through the floor and roof it is therefore essential to insulate them well. Again i recommend you talk with your contractor about the best way to insulate your cabin floor to make sure you re not losing a lot of heat that way.

It will provide additional insulating value for not too much more than what would be invested in the r30 insulation. The air space above the 9 1 2 inch insulation in the 12 inch joist cavity will help provide a warm floor inside the cabin. Directly beneath the flooring and between the joists fit foil backed insulation boards for example 25mm or 50mm celotex a compressed foam material between silver foil. Alternatively you could fill the cavity completely using r 38 faced batt insulation.

Cover your insulation with 5 mm 1 4 hardware cloth. The primary choices for today s discussion are the floor insulation options you can find at your disposal. But you will find insulating concrete as well. The two areas i would absolutely recommend insulating are your floor and roof.