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Old 02-17-11, 08:59 AM   #8
Ryland
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Originally Posted by Higgy View Post
Ah ok. That's cool. So could I still add insulation over top of that ICF from the inside of the house or is that not smart? I just felt like the basement's in the ICF homes were colder then the basments in the regular cement foundation with R24 batt insulated walls.
You can still add insulation to the inside, it's just that adding it to the outside gives you a slight benefit, you also don't loose space on the inside, below grade foundation walls are also most likely IFC's that have less foam in them so that they can stand up to the backfilled dirt better.
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