I m thinking about adding 2 inches of rigid foam over the studs leaving the fiberglass in place.
Rigid foam insulation electrical wiring.
Most homes are insulated using batt or roll insulation.
Mask the front of all electrical boxes panels and equipment to avoid foam migration into unwanted areas.
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With my friend s basement i plan to use grooved 1 or 1 5 rigid foam board.
After the wiring is in place the insulation can be laid in.
As it is industry groups have conducted several decades of extensive testing finding that spray foam insulation does not affect electrical wiring when safely applied and installed.
What do i do about the wiring in those wall cavities.
This is for fire safety.
They re not knob and tube.
Unfold the paper tabs running along the length of the batt.
With this approach my big question is.
If your home was wired using a now obsolete methodcalled knob and tube wiring the national electric code forbids the installationof loose rolled or foam in place insulation if the insulation would surroundthe wires and prevent heat dissipation from the electrical conductors to a freeair space.
Is it safe to encase them with insulation.
Another aspect of spray foam insulation with respect to electrical wiring is its capacity to block moisture a definite advantage with electricity.
Standard one half inch sheet rock will follow.
Push the insulation batt back into the wall with the cut line aligned with the electrical wire.
All was code compliant so i am reasonably fluent in household electrical wiring.
Other options such as spray foam or loose insulation are also a possibility but in all cases the insulation needs to be installed after the wiring is done.