Have you been brainstorming home upgrades that you can do yourself to enhance your home’s value and maximize your home appreciation? If so, adding InSoFast basement insulation to your Wichita, Kansas home is a project that you can take on yourself and finish within a short period of time. The results will include more usable space within your residence, a more comfortable interior, lower utility bills, and even less noise within your home.
Closed-cell Expanded Polystyrene foam, injection-molded into our patented and patent-pending panels, InSoFast insulation panels are produced in the United States and shipped directly from our factories in Massachusetts, Idaho, and Minnesota to project sites throughout the Lower 48. If you prefer shopping in person, you can visit your local Menards location on Maize Road or N Toben Street right here in Wichita.
Making the Most of Basement Space
A basement transformation basically adds square footage to your home, and the ease of installing InSoFast insulation makes it difficult to find an excuse to not complete the project.
How you’ll use the space will guide your project. Consider the benefits of having a playroom with quality insulation. The toys will be contained within one room, and extra insulation will stifle the racket. You could save a ton on gym fees by installing a home gym for the family, or the family could welcome tenants or family members with a lower level apartment. No matter how you plan to use the space, InSoFast insulation panels will help you reach your goals faster, easier, and within your budget.
Insulation Products Not to Choose
Basements must have the best quality insulation to overcome the dampness, cold, mold, and mildew often found in these spaces.
The conventional insulating material is fiberglass. Available in practically any hardware store, this product may be the cheapest and most commonly used, but it’s not ideal. Wood frames that support insulation deteriorate and invite pests, and the insulation becomes useless for anything other than growing mold and mildew if it gets wet.
You might also consider spray foam insulation, but it’s expensive, messy, and definitely not DIY-appropriate. If you want a project you can perform independently, avoid spray foam insulation.
InSoFast insulation panels can provide coverage similar to spray foam without professional intervention or great expense. Our panels are made of closed-cell, non-porous EPS foam connected into a wall system.
Panels of InSoFast insulation connect at tongue-and-groove notched alignment edges into continuous insulation systems. Each panel is 2’x4’ and has special features that facilitate construction.
The 2.0 Flat Panel has base level insulation coverage. It’s 2” thick with an R-8.5 resistance to thermal energy loss that outperforms competing insulation labeled as R-13. The 2.5 Flat Panel is 20% stronger, ½” thicker, and R-10.5 insulating. It outperforms fiberglass insulation labeled as R-15.
Additional features common to InSoFast insulation panels facilitate other construction processes:
- Rot-resistant framing
- Service channels
- Lightweight, stackable design
- Drainage channels
- In-line with all base energy codes
The rot-resistant frame formed by the embedded studs coming together is strong and stable. It is adequate for the purposes of attaching the panels themselves and supporting drywall and mounted accessories.
Insulation for your basement can make or break your remodel. Click here to buy InSoFast online at Menards and select the store you wish to pick it up at, whether it’s in Wichita, Kansas, or another Menards location.
