September 8, 2009

Insulation can be one of the biggest home improvements that you can do on your existing home and your new home to make it more energy efficient. In the Scheller home we chose to do a insulation system called BIBS.

A more technical name for this may be Optima Fiberglass, but we choose to call it BIBS for installation reasons. We first seal all the exterior sheathing to the stud with a bead of foam insulation. This helps ensure the possibility of any air infiltration. The second thing we do is put a breathable netting over the stud that is pulled tight and stapled every half inch or so. This why it is called BIBS! We then blow that stud cavity full of fiberglass insulation to a recommend density that will achieve an R-23 value in a 2 x 6 wall.