Cape Cod Style Home Knee Wall Space Insulation in Adams, MA

Challenge

Do you own a cape-cod style home and experience dusty knee wall spaces that are too hot or cold and unsuitable for storage? 

The second floor of a cape cod style home suffers from inadequate insulation, and air leaks from the soffits into poorly insulated knee wall spaces. This results in cold drafty rooms in winter that are harder than necessary to heat, and hot rooms in the summer as roof heat radiates in unchecked. Knee-wall spaces that are not looked at can be dusty too cold or hot and not suitable for storage.

Solution

With this Job, done rooms are more comfortable and the knee wall spaces will be suitable for storage.

This home in Adams, MA had this problem and was ready to fix it and make a homeowner happy. First, our SilverGlo foam insulation panels are installed on the bottom of the rafter in the knee wall spaces and the ceiling joist bays are blocked and sealed with foam to stop air leakage. Then the roof slopes are densely packed with TruSoft cellulose insulation to stop airflow and insulate. Finally, the flat ceiling is insulated with TruSoft cellulose insulation. 

The results are that rooms are more comfortable all year and need much less heat and air conditioning. Drafts are eliminated as knee-wall spaces are airtight and clean spaces are airtight and clean and suitable for storage. Summer roof heat is far less.