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rhizomatic · 07-25-12, 06:59 PM

The spacing between the subfloor supports is 14" wide by 5.5" deep. In local stores I can buy R-13 faced 15" x 3.5" today in good quantity and get started. I can also probably order Owens Corning R-22, 14.5" wide by 5.5" thick and have it delivered to my local Home Depot, but I imagine there would be a little compression to secure the insulation into a space exactly as deep as the insulation is thick. I would lose one or two points in R value, no?

07-25-12, 06:59 PM	#12
rhizomatic Helper EcoRenovator Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Southern California beach town Posts: 45 Thanks: 22 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Subfloor insulation order needs comment The spacing between the subfloor supports is 14" wide by 5.5" deep. In local stores I can buy R-13 faced 15" x 3.5" today in good quantity and get started. I can also probably order Owens Corning R-22, 14.5" wide by 5.5" thick and have it delivered to my local Home Depot, but I imagine there would be a little compression to secure the insulation into a space exactly as deep as the insulation is thick. I would lose one or two points in R value, no?