How To Insulate Old House By Removing The Shiplap Siding

The old siding will either be removed or covered up in the process making it easy to add insulation a number of ways.

How to insulate old house by removing the shiplap siding.

In the 80s the home owners stuccoed the house against the clap boards without a wrb. There is no better time to add insulation to the walls of an existing home than when new siding is installed. I live in a 120 year old house in climate zone 4a. This article hits near home for me as i m evaluating my old house reno.

Throughout most of the house the shiplap was nailed to the outside of the exterior walls and the inside was lath and plaster. In the stairwell to the basement which runs along an outside wall the shiplap is attached to the inside of the exterior wall and the outside only has the thinner wood siding. Adding insulation to the walls of an old house without any other precautions can result is rotting walls full of mold under certain circumstances. 3 ways to insulate siding and reduce home energy loss.

The house is drafty in the winter with drops of 10 20 between thermostat and walls in quite a few places. My plan is to remove everything down to the studs i m cleaning out the old blown in insulation and in some cases fiberglass insulation that was installed backwards when the house was resided back in the 60s plus rewiring and installing new insulation.