Installing Knee Wall Attic Insulation
The advantage here is that your knee wall is probably already insulated this way so it s just a matter of buying some foam so cheap.
Installing knee wall attic insulation. One of the best methods is rigid foam board with sealed joints over insulation in the knee wall. Bring the attic inside insulating between the rafters simplifies the air sealing details. This is not very easy in most of the older houses we work on because the hatches and attics are too small to get rigid foam board through. 7 staple the edges of the facing into each of the studs.
Here are the three keys to sheathing an attic kneewall properly. More details online 1. Keep the attic outside insulating a kneewall and the attic floor behind the kneewall is possible but tricky. The disadvantage is that it would be very very hard to reach the desired r value from r 49 to r 60 depending on climate for attic insulation.
Verify insulation material is the correct width and r value. Knee walls installing batt insulation. Cover the whole wall. Now that the kneewall is.
Verify that top bottom plates and a fire rated rigid backing have been installed. Seal all the edges penetrations and seams. There are as many ways to do it as there are people who do it. Sheathe the kneewall during framing.