How to Insulate a Basement Wall

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If you want to avoid moisture problems and mold, choose your insulation materials carefully

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Here at GBAGreenBuildingAdvisor.com, we regularly receive questions from readers about the best way to insulate a basement wall. Since these questions pop up frequently, it's time to pull together as much information as possible on this topic.

In this article, I'll try to explain everything you always wanted to know about insulating basement walls.

[1]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Interior basement wall insulation.jpg (Photo of Andy Engel installing EPS insulation on the interior of a basement wall)
[2]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/musings/how-insulate-basement-wall
[3]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Interior basement wall insulation detail.jpg (Detail showing retrofit insulation on the interior of a basement wall)
[4]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/Thermomas 6.JPG (Photo of a Thermomass wall)

URL: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/musings/how-insulate-basement-wall