Timeline for Why is our addition so much colder than the original house?
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| Jan 23, 2023 at 3:52 | history | edited | SOHR | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 22, 2023 at 6:08 | comment | added | SOHR | Insulation above the joists is an excellent installation practice! As long as it is installed perpendicular and over the first layer located in the cavity. | |
| Jan 21, 2023 at 18:17 | comment | added | isherwood | It's an incorrect knee-jerk assumption that insulation above the joists is inherently wrong. It was done that way to take the lower R-value wood out of the system. If it was done well (no open cavities at the outside of the area) it's just fine. | |
| Jan 21, 2023 at 17:35 | history | edited | SOHR | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 21, 2023 at 7:00 | comment | added | Armand | In addition to Newton's Law (conduction/radiation), in HVAC convection (air movement carrying heat) is often a more important practical issue. Much depends on the air flow above the OP's ceiling, which we haven't been told or shown much about. | |
| Jan 21, 2023 at 6:45 | history | answered | SOHR | CC BY-SA 4.0 |