Fit the insulation pieces into the joist bay with the paper facing up toward the living space.
How to install insulation in floor joists.
Start at one end of the floor joist where it joins the vertical support wall.
4b slab floors built directly on the ground.
When you re using fiberglass batting insulation material run it about 6 inches or so onto the crawl space floor.
Paper facing provides a moisture barrier and is always placed facing the space that is warmer in.
The sill plate is the first piece of framing lumber and it runs on top of the crawl space wall.
Install the insulation with the vapor barrier facing up toward the heated living area of the house.
Cover the walls with insulation from the sill plate to the plastic covered dirt floor.
It is important to secure insulation and cover it with a vapor barrier in order to prevent moisture and the mold that often follows close behind.
In older homes where the spacing of the floor joists varies you may need to cut the insulation to width as well.
If the insulation is too wide for the space cut it.
Measure between joists if insulating a floor or attic or studs if insulating unfinished walls to find the correct width for the insulation.
Hold the insulation in place from below using insulation support wires or by stapling chicken wire to the bottom of the joists.
In crawlspaces and basements make sure there are no cracks in the foundation.
Insert the insulation into the space between the joists carefully.
If you re insulating framed walls make sure the insulation is the correct thickness for your wall studs.
Also insulate 4a any portion of the floor in a room that is cantilevered beyond the exterior wall below.
If the crawl space is ventilated which is ideal because it aids in the elimination of moisture then fiberglass insulation can be easily installed under the subfloor between the floor joists.
Install the insulation with the paper vapor barrier facing up toward the heated living space and make sure the insulation fits tightly between the joists.