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R value concrete walls.
Concrete and block walls.
For example if you have a type of insulation that has an r value of r 5 per inch of thickness you will need a depth of 6 inches of this insulation installed in your attic to reach r 30 if you live in zones 2 or 3.
8 thick concrete slab or foundation wall has an r value of about 1 04 30 while lightweight aggregate filled 8 thick concrete has an r value of about 2 18 30.
Concrete block wall with air in cavities r 2 0.
R value is a measure of insulation s ability to resist heat traveling through it.
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Above grade concrete wall including inside and outside air films r 1 2 for 6 inch r1 4 for 8 inch.
The r value of an uninsulated 8 inch thick basement wall built using normal weight concrete is 1 35 based on data from the 1993 american society of heating refrigeration and air conditioning engineers handbook.
Concrete block makes a cost effective and structurally sound wall but it has little thermal resistance.
The table below shows what levels of insulation are cost effective for different climates and locations in the home.
By doubling the thickness of the wall to 16 inches the r value only increases by 0 50.
The higher the r value the better the thermal performance of the insulation.
R value of building materials material r inch r thick ness fiberglass inch 3 00 1 inch 4 00 inch 6 00 extruded polystyrene inch 3 75 1 inch 5 00 1 inch 7 50 foil faced polyisocyanurate inch 5 40 1 inch 7 20 1 inch 10 80 siding materials hardboard inch 0 34.
Concrete block wall with perlite in cavities r 2 9.
These r values are a sum meaning this should be the total r value once you add up the entire depth of insulation.
The iecc prescriptive r value table calls for continuous insulation on concrete masonry and other mass walls.
Typical residential weight concrete 8 wall r 2 5.
This is a huge difference and essentially comes down to astm c518 being a theoretical maximum based on a steady state thermal test of only a portion of the door panel.