I would like to get some opinions on an insulation aspect:
I have a full basement cinderblock walls that is not insulated (NC-30 is there). I was wondering if it would help the overall temps in my house if I insulated the ceiling in the basement. When you look up it is just open floor joist and subflooring. The walls of the basement are not insulated and I dont really want to insulate them att. But was thinking about getting rolled insulation and doing the ceiling. You guys think it would be a good ROI? Also my insulated heating ducts run between the floor joinst to the rooms upstairs coming off the main duct (supply end) external temp of the ducts, via IR thermometer, are about 72-74 degrees. The external temp at the discharge end is 66-70*. This was all done in the basement not the acutal discharge vent in the rooms upstairs. You think that temp drop is also equating to heat loss in the duct? I was thinking about enclosing the heat duct runs between the floor joinst.
I have a full basement cinderblock walls that is not insulated (NC-30 is there). I was wondering if it would help the overall temps in my house if I insulated the ceiling in the basement. When you look up it is just open floor joist and subflooring. The walls of the basement are not insulated and I dont really want to insulate them att. But was thinking about getting rolled insulation and doing the ceiling. You guys think it would be a good ROI? Also my insulated heating ducts run between the floor joinst to the rooms upstairs coming off the main duct (supply end) external temp of the ducts, via IR thermometer, are about 72-74 degrees. The external temp at the discharge end is 66-70*. This was all done in the basement not the acutal discharge vent in the rooms upstairs. You think that temp drop is also equating to heat loss in the duct? I was thinking about enclosing the heat duct runs between the floor joinst.