what is the batt bracket best used for?

The InSoFast Batt-Bracket is best used for exterior wall and roof assemblies to mount continuous mineral wool, wood fiber or any dense batt insulation while eliminating thermal bridging and creating a ventilated rainscreen gap.

Exterior continuous insulation is required across most climate zones under modern energy codes, but rigid foam panels can trap moisture and drive up material costs. Batt-Brackets allow builders across the United States and Canada to run vapor-permeable batt insulation continuously on the building exterior at starting costs of $0.89 per square foot.

If you only do one thing: Specify steel-stud-width batts (16¼ inches or 24¼ inches wide) to achieve a tight friction fit between brackets without thermal gaps or slumping.

• Target Applications: Engineered specifically for exterior walls and roof assemblies requiring continuous exterior insulation (CI) and secondary rainscreen drainage.
• Bracket Depth and R-Values: Available in 3.5-inch (R-13 to R-15), 5.5-inch (R-19 to R-24), and 7.25-inch depths to meet regional energy code thermal minimums.
• Insulation Compatibility: Secures high-density batts including mineral wool, fiberglass, and wood fiber without requiring rigid foam board or specialized adhesives.
• Thermal Bridge Elimination: Suspends batts off the structural framing, breaking the conductive heat path through exterior studs to maximize the effective R-value of the wall.
• Box Coverage and Spacing: Delivers 77 to 97 square feet of coverage at 16-inch on-center spacing or 116 to 136 square feet at 24-inch on-center spacing, starting at $122.21 per box.
• Integrated Rainscreen: Establishes a built-in ventilated drainage space between the insulation layer and exterior cladding, allowing bulk water and moisture vapor to escape.

• Watch out for: Using standard wood-stud-width batts (15¼ inches wide), which leave a 1-inch thermal gap between brackets and degrade insulation performance.
• Watch out for: Specifying Batt-Brackets for spray foam or blown-in dense-pack insulation, which require InSoFast X-Brackets instead.
• Watch out for: Omitting a vapor-permeable water-resistive barrier (WRB) behind the bracket installation, exposing structural sheathing to moisture damage.

Calculate total exterior wall square footage and framing layout spacing to determine bracket box counts, then order a sample pack or request a project quote online.

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